Managing projects in the fast-paced world of software development can be challenging. As a developer, I understand the need for tools that help streamline workflows and make planning more manageable. That’s why I created this platform – a simple yet effective solution built with FastAPI and Next.js, using AI to make project management easier and more efficient.

What is This Platform?

TasksForge platform is designed to help bridge the gap between a rough idea and a detailed project plan. TasksForge leverages the power of Cerebras AI inference platform to deliver cutting-edge capabilities to our users. By integrating Cerebras light-speed AI inference, the platform utilizes Llama 3.1 70B to bootstrap the management of your IT project. By leveraging advanced AI models, it takes brief project descriptions and turns them into actionable task lists. Whether planning software design, mapping out web app features, or tackling complex projects, this tool is here to lend a hand.

Key Features of the Platform

1. AI-Powered Task Generation: One of the platform’s main features is its ability to create detailed task lists from short project descriptions. With it, you can:

Quickly generate a to-do list for your software design process.

Plan out features for your next web application.

Save time and focus on what matters most, while the AI handles the initial planning.

1. Project Insights: To truly understand a project, you need the right insights. This platform helps by providing customizable options to:
2. Highlight the key features of your project.
3. Focus on specific aspects, such as performance, scalability, or user experience.

4. Offer actionable recommendations tailored to your needs.

5. Export to GitHub Projects: Seamlessly export your elaborated projects to your GitHub Projects account. The generated tasks can help you kickstart your idea with confidence and integrate easily into your existing workflow.

Why I Chose FastAPI and Next.js

For the backend, I opted for FastAPI due to its speed and ability to handle APIs efficiently. On the frontend, Next.js was a natural choice for its interactive and dynamic user interface capabilities. Together, these frameworks provide the stability and performance needed to create a reliable application.

How It Works

TasksForge platform is built with a focus on reliability and efficiency, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver an exceptional user experience:

Frontend with Next.js: Handles user interaction and provides a dynamic, responsive interface.

Backend with FastAPI: Powers the API endpoints, ensuring fast and secure data processing.

PostgreSQL Database: Stores generated projects and tasks in a structured and easily accessible format.

Integration with Cerebras AI: Sends API calls to Cerebras to query the Llama 3.1 70B model, enabling precise and powerful task generation, the used prompt.

GitHub GraphQL API: Facilitates seamless export of projects and tasks to your GitHub Projects account, allowing for effortless integration into your development workflow.

Input: Describe your project in a few words. For example, “A platform with real-time chat, analytics, and user authentication.”

Processing: The AI analyzes your input and generates detailed insights and task lists.

Output: You receive a clear roadmap, including milestones, task dependencies, and estimated timeframes.

Export: Export the project and its tasks directly to your GitHub Projects account for seamless integration into your development workflow.

Integration with Cerebras AI: Task Generation with Lama-3.3-70B

Our platform, TasksForge, integrates seamlessly with Cerebras AI, leveraging its powerful hardware to query the Llama 3.1 70B model via API calls. This integration enables highly precise and powerful task generation, helping users refine their project ideas with the assistance of an advanced language model.

To ensure users can only utilize the platform for generating project insights, we have implemented a structured approach to prompt design. The process begins with a system prompt that securely controls and limits the scope of queries to project-related tasks. This system prompts acts as a safeguard, preventing the model from being used for unintended purposes, and ensures the platform is used solely for generating actionable insights.

The user's input is integrated into the prompt as part of a user-specific project description entry. Once the project description is provided, a user prompt is generated to specify the desired template for the output. The model will then generate responses following a predefined structure that suits the user's project needs. This template prompting technique not only enhances the relevance of the output but also ensures that responses are aligned with the intended project scope.

The combination of these techniques the secure system prompt, user project description, and template-driven output, results in a dynamic yet controlled interaction with the LLM, enabling precise, predictable format, and actionable insights for every project.

Benefits for Project Managers, Developers, and Freelancers

For Project Managers: Understand project scope, organize tasks, and communicate plans effectively.

For Developers: Start coding sooner with a clear plan, reducing the chances of miscommunication.

For Freelancers: Present well-documented and organized projects to clients, ensuring clear communication and professional delivery of project plans.

A Tool to Support Your Workflow

TasksForge platform isn’t trying to replace your expertise; it’s here to support you. Whether you’re working on a personal project or collaborating with a team, it’s designed to make things simpler and more efficient.

Roadmap

1: Advanced Prompt Engineering for Task Generation: Improve prompt sophistication to ensure tasks generated align with structured software development methodologies. Integrate UML software design principles, particularly focusing on sequence diagrams, use cases, and user stories, to visually represent task dependencies and processes, this way we will have well-generated documentation at the biggin of the project.
2: Integration with Project Management Platforms: Enhance the platform by integrating with popular project management tools, beginning with Altisan. Future integrations with other tools such as Trello, or Asana will also be considered to offer flexibility for various project teams.

Interested in Trying It Out?

If you’re curious to see how this platform can fit into your workflow, give it a try at TasksForge. I’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. Together, we can continue refining this tool to make it even more helpful.