Helperee.io
From PDF chat tool to AI agent development platform—a personal laboratory for exploring agentic AI approaches to create useful workflow automation solutions.
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The Evolution
Helperee.io began as a learning exercise. A simple tool for uploading PDFs and chatting with an LLM about their contents. While that functionality has become commonplace across all major LLMs, it served as the perfect foundation for understanding LLM capabilities and limitations.
Rather than abandon the project, I recognized its potential as a testing ground for more specialized AI agents. The platform now serves as my personal laboratory for exploring agent patterns that solve specific workflow pain points, before they become mainstream solutions.
Current Vision
Transform helperee.io into a comprehensive platform for rapid agent prototyping and iteration. Each agent focuses on solving real workflow automation challenges, with the flexibility to quickly test, refine, and deploy new approaches to AI-powered productivity.
Project Details
Personal R&D Platform
Active Development
Ongoing (Started 2023)
Active Agent Development
Project Management Agent
An AI-powered project manager that transforms casual conversations into structured project workflows. Takes chat discussions and automatically creates tickets in task management tools like Jira, then maintains project momentum through intelligent follow-ups.
Current Capabilities
- • Chat-to-ticket conversion
- • Jira integration (built)
- • Task breakdown and estimation
- • Timeline tracking
In Development
- • Automated team follow-ups
- • Project summary generation
- • Multi-platform integration
- • Deadline risk assessment
Data Contract Agent
An intelligent data management system that processes Swagger-type API documentation and maintains an up-to-date data catalog with contextual semantic layers. Bridges the gap between technical API specs and business understanding.
Planned Features
- • Swagger/OpenAPI parsing
- • Automated schema analysis
- • Business context mapping
- • Data lineage tracking
Vision
- • Self-updating data catalogs
- • Semantic layer intelligence
- • Cross-system data mapping
- • Compliance monitoring
Technical Approach
Agent Architecture Philosophy
Built with modularity and rapid iteration in mind. Each agent follows a consistent architecture pattern that allows for quick prototyping while maintaining the flexibility to integrate with various external APIs and services.
The platform serves as both a learning tool for understanding LLM integration patterns and a practical testing ground for workflow automation concepts.
Integration-First Design
Each agent is designed with real-world integration requirements in mind. Starting with the Jira integration for the project management agent, the platform prioritizes connecting with existing business tools rather than creating isolated solutions.
This approach ensures that prototypes can quickly become practical tools that fit into existing workflows.
Iterative Learning Laboratory
The platform embodies a continuous learning approach—each agent development cycle teaches new patterns about AI integration, user experience design, and workflow automation that inform future projects and professional work.
Future Vision
Transform helperee.io into a comprehensive agent development platform where new workflow automation ideas can be rapidly prototyped, tested, and refined. Each agent represents an exploration of how AI can solve specific business process pain points.
"A personal R&D lab that bridges the gap between AI curiosity and practical workflow solutions—showing both technical depth and product thinking."