One prompt, under $1: coding agent builds a full Django to-do app in 5 minutes
Al_Grigor · x · 2026-09-19
The author demoed a coding agent building a complete Tailwind-styled Django to-do app from a single prompt in under 5 minutes for less than $1: generating project structure, creating the Todo model with migrations, implementing add/delete/list views, producing responsive templates, and verifying it runs.
A companion guide covers how function calling works, tool schemas and descriptions, system prompt engineering, with full Python code using toyaikit.
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