Practical PKM What Vibe Coding 6 Apps in a Week Taught Me About PKM
Feb 23, 2026
A week of vibe-coding spawned a string of tiny, personal apps from a Jeopardy-style game to a custom feed reader. Tools for clipping, social carousels, framed screenshots, and meeting transcripts show a do-it-for-me approach to productivity. The conversation explores building lightweight, responsible no-code/code hybrids and why broad PKM skills beat specialized coding in an AI world.
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Built A Jeopardy Board In 30 Minutes
- Unknown Host vibe-coded a Jeopardy board app in ~30 minutes to use at his pastor's birthday party.
- He iterated with Claude to craft category questions and built a click-to-reveal board for people to buzz in with the correct question.
Feed Deck Aggregates All My Feeds
- Unknown Host built Feed Deck to aggregate Blue Sky, Mastodon, YouTube, Reddit, and RSS into one timeline for quick browsing.
- It shows unread counts, preview (Tab), and sends items to Instapaper (S) so he only saves what grabs his attention.
Custom Tools For Content And Screenshots
- He built several workflow tools: Readwise-style quote sharer with ratings, a carousel generator for LinkedIn/Instagram, and a device-framed screenshot tool tailored to his devices.
- Each tool simplified repetitive content tasks by using templates and focused device/gradient options he prefers.