I have a confession: I’m not a developer. > Like many people here, I’ve been blown away by Cursor, Bolt, and Codex. But as a non-technical person, I quickly hit a wall. It wasn't that the AI couldn't code—it was that I didn't know how to describe what I wanted. > I would give a 1-sentence prompt, get a broken app, and then get stuck in a "bug-fixing loop" because I hadn't defined the logic, the database schema, or the edge cases properly. I had the vision, but I lacked the "Technical Grammar" to communicate it.
I built https://ideaforge.chat to solve my own problem.
It acts as the "Technical Co-founder" or "Product Manager" I didn't have. Instead of me struggling to write a prompt, the tool interviews me. It asks the questions I didn't know I should be asking (e.g., "How should we handle session persistence?" or "What's the data relationship between X and Y?").
How it works for me:
I chat with IdeaForge about my "napkin sketch" idea.
It grills me on the details until the logic is watertight.
It generates a structured Markdown specification.
I paste that spec into Cursor/Codex.
For the first time, I’m actually building tools that work on the first try. I’m sharing this today because I think there are many other "dreamers" who are just one clear specification away from their first functional MVP.
I’d love to get the perspective of the experienced engineers here: Does the output look like something you’d actually want to receive as a dev spec?
Thanks for letting me share!
I use another GPT to turn that spec into a development plan for Codex that I include in AGENTS.md. (https://chatgpt.com/g/g-698a6ee58aec8191ba1e3b520b13b5e7-dev...)
I'm curious what advantages this product offers vs. using a prompt?
Guided Extraction vs. Open Chat: Custom GPTs can sometimes drift or get 'lazy.' IdeaForge uses a specific Socratic interview logic designed to pull out the 'unknown unknowns' (like edge cases and data relationships) that users often forget to prompt.
Optimized for Codex Context: The output isn't just a summary; it’s a structured specification specifically formatted to minimize hallucinations when pasted into Cursor or Codex.
Zero Context Switching: Instead of jumping between an 'interview GPT' and a 'dev plan GPT,' IdeaForge handles the entire pipeline in one specialized UI, ensuring the logic remains consistent from idea to spec.
Lower Barrier: No ChatGPT Plus subscription required for your end-users to get high-quality technical specs.
I'd love for you to run one of your existing ideas through IdeaForge and let me know if the resulting MD is more 'executable' than your current workflow
However you have no privacy policy or about page. I don't think I'd want to use a remote tool without one, otherwise how do I know you're not going to run away with my idea?
I have nothing against AI-coded projects, but please do the bare minimum of filtering when interacting with people.
It feels weird to be talking direct to LLM.
If you don't do this, LLMs tend to make a lot of asumptions on their own without telling you.
It works for pretty much anything. Like medical advice: "What questions do you need to ask to diagnose my headache". Or practical help: "what questions do you need to ask to help me hang this mirror on the wall"