I Built the “What Should I Build Next? Oracle” – Let Grok Analyze Your GitHub History and Hand You Your Next Million-Dollar Idea
Grok reads your GitHub soul and tells you the five projects you’ll actually finish before abandoning them for the next shiny thing… probably
Every indie hacker has been there: you finish a project, push the last commit, and immediately stare at a blank screen asking yourself…
“OK, what should I build next?”
I got so tired of generic “project idea” lists that I built a tool that actually reads your code soul on GitHub and asks Grok-3 for five brutally specific, monetizable, portfolio-elevating project ideas perfectly tailored to YOU.
The app is called Project Oracle, and it’s already responsible for at least a dozen people abandoning their weekend toys and starting real products.
Official repo (ready to fork and run):
https://github.com/rod-trent/JunkDrawer/tree/main/Project%20Oracle
What It Does (in 30 seconds)
You enter your GitHub token + Grok API key
It scans your repositories (public + private)
Analyzes your top languages, topics, total stars, and recent activity
Sends everything + a battle-tested prompt to Grok
Grok delivers exactly five ambitious, achievable, money-making project ideas for 2025–2026 that:
Stretch you just outside your comfort zone
Recombine your strongest existing skills in new ways
Come with clear monetization paths
Target genuinely underserved niches right now
Real example output someone got yesterday:
# Idea 1: AI-Powered Cold Email OS for Indie Founders
# Idea 2: Local-First Notion Clone that Syncs via Nostr
# Idea 3: Real-time Multiplayer Figma for 3D Scenes
...
People are dangerous with this thing.
Requirements
Python 3.9+
GitHub Personal Access Token (classic token with
reposcope)Grok API key → https://x.ai/api
That’s it.
Install once:
pip install streamlit pygithub python-dotenv requestsHow to Run It Locally (under 60 seconds)
# Option 1 – clone the official repo
git clone https://github.com/rod-trent/JunkDrawer.git
cd JunkDrawer/”Project Oracle”
streamlit run ProjectOracle.py
# Option 2 – zero-clone, one-liner
pip install streamlit pygithub python-dotenv requests
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rod-trent/JunkDrawer/main/Project%20Oracle/ProjectOracle.py
streamlit run ProjectOracle.pyCreate a .env file (or paste tokens in the sidebar):
GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
GROK_API_KEY=xai_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHit “Consult the Oracle” and watch Grok roast then elevate your entire career.
Why This Feels Like Cheating
Generic idea generators give everyone the same todo app.
Project Oracle has actually read your code.
It knows you’re deep in TypeScript + Supabase, sees your half-finished AI agents, notices you have 8k stars on a Chrome extension, and spots that every repo has the word “automation” in it.
Suddenly Grok becomes the world-class co-founder you always wished you had.
The Prompt That Makes It Magical
(You can steal and improve this forever)
You are a world-class engineering mentor + startup founder.
Given this developer’s real GitHub history, suggest exactly 5 ambitious but achievable solo projects that:
• Push them just outside their comfort zone
• Combine their strongest skills in novel ways
• Have clear 2025–2026 monetization potential
• Are genuinely underserved or perfectly timed
Format each idea exactly like this:
# Idea {n}: <Catchy Title>
**Pitch:** (one killer sentence)
**Why it levels you up:**
**Tech stack:** (your skills + 1–2 new tools)
**Money path:**
**First 10 users:**
Go Use It Right Now
https://github.com/rod-trent/JunkDrawer/tree/main/Project%20Oracle
Run it once. I dare you not to start building one of the five ideas immediately.
Drop a star on the repo if Grok tells you to build something absolutely unhinged — I want to see the screenshots.
The oracle has spoken. Your move.