COLLIDER

Find where your dots intersect.

A tool for discovering unique niche intersections by colliding your skills, interests, and market opportunities.

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🚀 Quick Deploy

Prerequisites

• GitHub account
• Railway account (free tier)
• Netlify account (free tier)
• Anthropic API key (get one here)

1. Deploy Backend (Railway)

1. Fork this repo on GitHub
2. Go to railway.app
3. Click "New Project" → "Deploy from GitHub repo"
4. Select your forked repo
5. Choose the backend folder
6. Add environment variable:
   • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = your API key from Anthropic
7. Click "Deploy"
8. Copy your deployment URL (e.g., https://collider-production.up.railway.app)

2. Deploy Frontend (Netlify)

1. Update frontend/index.html:
   • Find line 15: const API_URL = ...
   • Replace with your Railway URL from step 1
2. Push changes to GitHub
3. Go to netlify.com
4. Click "Add new site" → "Import an existing project"
5. Connect to GitHub, select your repo
6. Build settings:
   • Base directory: frontend
   • Build command: (leave empty)
   • Publish directory: .
7. Click "Deploy"

Done! Your COLLIDER is live.

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💰 Costs

• Railway: Free tier ($5/month credit) - enough for ~500 users/month
• Netlify: Free tier - unlimited bandwidth
• Anthropic API: ~$0.01 per collision
  • 10 users/day = ~$3/month
  • 100 users/day = ~$30/month

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🛠 Local Development

Backend

cd backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Add your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to .env
npm start

Frontend

Open frontend/index.html in your browser.

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📁 Project Structure

collider/
├── frontend/
│   └── index.html          # React app (all-in-one)
├── backend/
│   ├── server.js           # Express API
│   ├── package.json
│   └── .env.example
└── README.md

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (inline), Space Grotesk + JetBrains Mono fonts
• Backend: Node.js + Express
• AI: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4
• Hosting: Netlify (frontend) + Railway (backend)

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📝 License

MIT - Use it however you want.

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Built with the DICE Framework (Diverge → Converge → Emerge)