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This writeup is a placeholder. Botboy is a side project and the details here are invented while I write up the real story. Most people meet a tool before they understand why it exists. So before the how, here is the why: Botboy is a small automation helper that runs a task for you.
The problem
There was a job I kept doing by hand that a machine should have been doing all along.
- The thing I kept repeating manually
- The gap where existing tools stopped short
What it does
Botboy takes an input, does the work and hands back a result, so you do not have to babysit it.
- Runs on a trigger so the task happens without you starting it
- Handles the boring middle that used to be manual
- Reports back so you know it worked
Who it’s for
| Audience | Why they’d use it |
|---|---|
| People with a repetitive task | Botboy runs it for them |
| Tinkerers | It is easy to bend to a new job |
A quick look
Here is roughly what using Botboy looks like:
botboy run taskWhy I built it
I wanted to stop doing a repetitive job by hand and learn a bit more about automation along the way.
Where it’s headed
Right now it is an early project that I use myself. Next up is smoothing the rough edges.