Alpha Thinker

Lightweight project planning app with iterative question-and-answer synthesis. Helps users plan projects through structured and iterative analysis of their project ideas.

Alpha Thinker is available in two versions:

• Alpha Thinker Edge: Powered by a local nano-LLM for automated question generation and synthesis.
• Alpha Thinker Lite: A lightweight version using a fixed set of seed questions and user-driven manual planning.

Building

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK: Required for the frontend.
• JDK 21: Required for the KMP shared module and Android app.
• Android Studio / Xcode: For platform-specific builds.

Setup Instructions

To get the application running, simply execute one of the following commands from the root directory:

./gradlew runWeb
./gradlew runDesktop
./gradlew runAndroid
./gradlew runIos

Note: using gradle to launch flutter means the flutter TUI won't be responsive even if it displays its run key commands.

Build Details (Optional)

For developers who need more granular control, the following tasks are available:

• ./gradlew :shared:assemble: Builds the KMP shared module.
• ./gradlew run: Runs the full application.

Configuration Notes

• Flutter Engine Version: The shared module requires a specific flutter_embedding_debug version that matches your local Flutter SDK's engine version. This is tracked in gradle/libs.versions.toml under flutterEngine. To update it to match your local SDK:

  cat $(flutter doctor -v | grep "Flutter SDK at" | awk '{print $4}')/bin/internal/engine.version

  Then update flutterEngine and the flutter-embedding library entry in libs.versions.toml.

Design Documentation

See PRD.md for product requirements. See ENG-DESIGN.md for architecture, data model, LLM interface, and implementation details.

Implementation Progress

See IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.md for the project roadmap and status.