rustic-news

byShivakumar Patil

Build a minimal AI-powered news web app called "Spasta". GOAL: Show clear, short, useful news summaries with minimal API/token usage. -------------------------------------- FEATURES: 1. AUTH - Simple login (email only, no OAuth) 2. NEWS FEED - Fetch top headlines from NewsAPI (limit: 10–15 articles only) - Categories: Tech, Business, Sports 3. AI SUMMARY (LOW TOKEN) - Summarize each article into ONLY 3 bullet points - Max 40–50 words total - Cache summaries (DO NOT re-generate) 4. ARTICLE VIEW - Show summary + "Read More" (redirect to source) - DO NOT generate full article 5. SEARCH - Basic keyword search (client-side filter) 6. BOOKMARK - Save articles locally (localStorage, no DB) -------------------------------------- OPTIMIZATION RULES: - Use short prompts: "Summarize in 3 bullet points under 50 words." - Limit API calls: - Fetch news every 10–15 minutes - Summarize only new articles - No real-time updates - No notifications - No bias detection (skip for MVP) - No heavy AI features -------------------------------------- UI: - Simple clean cards - Title + 3 bullet summary - Dark mode optional - No animations -------------------------------------- TECH: Frontend: - React + Tailwind Backend: - Optional (can be frontend-only) APIs: - NewsAPI - OpenAI/Gemini (minimal usage) -------------------------------------- SUCCESS: - Loads fast - Uses very low tokens - Shows short summaries - Works smoothly