Building a Custom AI Agent That Answers Questions by Analyzing GitHub Code
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Summary
The article describes building a custom AI agent that answers questions about the author's work by directly analyzing their GitHub code repositories, rather than just rephrasing resume content. The author explains their motivation for creating a more substantive alternative to typical portfolio chatbots, details the technical architecture using a $7/month VPS and IRC server, and discusses security considerations and model selection decisions for this personalized AI assistant.
Key quotes
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Every portfolio site with an AI chatbot does the same thing: feed the resume into a model and let visitors rephrase it. It's a parlor trick. The model can't tell you anything the resume doesn't already say.
I wanted something different. If a hiring manager asks 'how does George handle test coverage?'
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