Ivan

A common problem when building nutrition apps users take photos in-app, but the image isn't publicly accessible. CaloAI accepts Base64 strings directly, so you can encode the image client-side and send it without needing a storage bucket or signed URLs at all.

AI models kept returning macros that didn't add up mathematically. Protein 4 + Carbs 4 + Fat 9 would never equal the reported calories. I ended up building a double-layer verification guardrail that forces every response to be internally consistent before it's served. Small detail but the kind of thing that breaks user trust silently if you ignore it.

Building CaloAI taught me a lot about what developers actually need vs what I assumed they'd need. Curious if you're building a fitness or nutrition app, what's the one thing that would make integrating a food recognition API an instant yes for you?