Digg Sidekick Build Notes Day 0+1

Project: Digg browser extension
Build time: ~1:15 hour
Status: Functional prototype, Chrome Web Store pending

Repo: https://github.com/timmolter/Digg-Sidekick

Build Process

Started with a single AI prompt from DeepSeek to Opus that generated a complete, working extension. Keyword filtering worked immediately. Ran security audit with Opus, fixed XSS vectors and input sanitization. Tested, added screenshots, published repo. IDE: VSCode + Copilot with Claude Opus 4.5.

Current State

Extension filters Digg stories by keyword, stores preferences locally, has basic popup UI. Security-reviewed, no external dependencies. Digg team gave approval.

Immediate Needs

• Manual test of all filtering modes (hide/show)

• Better icon (current is placeholder)

• Community input on OSS license

• User feedback on real usage

Top Community Feature Requests (from Digg thread)

1. GIF hiding in comments - Auto-collapse or minimize GIFs

2. Expandos - Inline media expansion like RES

3. Search filtering - Exclude keywords from search results

Open Collaboration

License selection, icon design, feature prioritization, and cross-browser testing all open for community input. Project is public on GitHub for PRs and issues.

Lesson

AI can ship a functional browser extension in one prompt, but security review is essential. Simple MVP with core filtering was easy to create using AI. Important to build in security and sanity checks at all steps.

Next: Complete testing, implement top requested feature (GIF handling), gather community feedback.