150 points · 1 submission
with Cloudflare
Drill - The Edge-Native Voice Accountability Partner What I built: I built Drill, a high-intensity, voice-first AI accountability partner designed for those who keep pushing their goals to "tomorrow." Drill doesn't just track tasks—it initiates daily voice sessions to challenge your excuses. Problem & Solution: Traditional productivity apps are too easy to ignore. Drill solves the "accountability gap" by using a memory-driven approach. It remembers your exact commitments from 24 hours ago and greets you with: "You said you'd finish the code yesterday, Abhishek. Did you actually do it?" Technology Stack: ElevenLabs Conversational AI: Powers the "Drill" persona. We use Dynamic Variables to inject real-time user context (Past commitments, names, dates) into every session, creating a truly personalized memory-driven experience. Cloudflare Infrastructure: The app is deployed on Cloudflare Pages for edge-speed delivery. I implemented a custom Background Scheduler that monitors the user's schedule at the edge/browser level to fire real system-level notifications and "incoming call" alerts exactly when it's "Drill Time." Frictionless Web-Call: We prioritized a premium web-call experience with physics-based waveforms and live transcript syncing to ensure maximum engagement during the accountability check.
Submitted 2 Apr 2026