Here's roughly how it went — one conversation with an AI assistant, and a working website at the end of it.
You
We keep finding food gone off at the back of the fridge. Could you make us something to track what we've got and when it expires?
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Yes! I'll make a simple pantry list: add an item with its expiry date, and it sorts so whatever's going off soonest is right at the top. Give me a moment…
Created project · shelflife
Set up a database to remember your pantry
Published · live link ready
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Done — it's live at shelflife.onvibe.run. Add a few things from your fridge and it'll start keeping track. Everything's saved automatically.
You
Could the whole household add things too, all sharing the same pantry?
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Added accounts and shared pantry groups. Everyone signs up, joins your group, and sees the same shelves — add milk and your flatmate sees it straight away. Accounts stay private and secure.
Member sign-up & login addedShared pantry groupsUpdated · published
You
Can it actually warn us before things go off, not just list them?
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Now each item turns amber a few days before it expires and red once it's past — and there's an “Eat soon” section pinned to the top so nothing sneaks past you.
Expiring-soon view addedUpdated · published
You
This is perfect, and I didn't write a single line of code.
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That's the whole idea. I can save a snapshot before any big change so you can always roll back, or make you a private copy to try a new look without touching the live one. Just ask. 🙂