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I Let AI Agents Build My Entire Side Project — Here's What Happened

I Let AI Agents Build My Entire Side Project — Here's What Happened

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I had a simple problem: every "free" resume formatter online requires an account, upsells you to a paid plan, or rewrites your content with AI. I just wanted to paste text, make it look decent, and save as PDF. So I did something weird — I let AI agents build the entire thing. The Frustration Here's what happens when you google "free resume formatter": Canva — free to format, $12.99/month to export without watermark Resume.io — free to build, paywall on download Zety — 14-day "trial" that auto-charges Google Docs — actually free but requires opening Google Docs (the horror) Every single one wants your email. Most want your credit card. None of them just... format text and let you save it. The Experiment I gave Claude Code a simple prompt: build a web app where I paste my resume as plain text on the left, see it formatted on the right, and can export to PDF. The result is OhMyDoc . What the AI Built The core flow: Left pane: paste your resume or cover letter as plain text Right pane: in

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