One-shot a cabin planner app that prices materials from your local hardware store
He asked Gemini 4 Argon for an app idea and it built a cabin planner that sources the bill of materials from Depo, his local hardware supplier, with prices and rough dimensions.
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@artisavontis on X · 2026-10-18
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-18.
What they did
He asked Gemini 4 Argon for an app idea and it built a cabin planner that sources the bill of materials from Depo, his local hardware supplier, with prices and rough dimensions.
Result (as claimed)
A working planner from a single prompt.
Tools they used
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: One-shot a cabin planner app that prices materials from your local hardware store What the original author did: He asked Gemini 4 Argon for an app idea and it built a cabin planner that sources the bill of materials from Depo, his local hardware supplier, with prices and rough dimensions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A working planner from a single prompt. Source: https://x.com/artisavontis/status/2111772689845113084 Tools they used: Gemini 4 Argon Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: One-shot a cabin planner app that prices materials from your local hardware store What the original author did: He asked Gemini 4 Argon for an app idea and it built a cabin planner that sources the bill of materials from Depo, his local hardware supplier, with prices and rough dimensions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A working planner from a single prompt. Source: https://x.com/artisavontis/status/2111772689845113084 Tools they used: Gemini 4 Argon Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: One-shot a cabin planner app that prices materials from your local hardware store What the original author did: He asked Gemini 4 Argon for an app idea and it built a cabin planner that sources the bill of materials from Depo, his local hardware supplier, with prices and rough dimensions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A working planner from a single prompt. Source: https://x.com/artisavontis/status/2111772689845113084 Tools they used: Gemini 4 Argon Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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