DevRoastify
DevRoastify is a GitHub roast card generator that analyzes a user’s GitHub profile and turns the results into a shareable visual card.
Profiles are roasted using AI, rendered as HTML, and captured as PNG images users can copy and share.
Why DevRoastify Exists
Developers love:
- GitHub stats
- Self-deprecating humor
- Shareable tech content
DevRoastify combines all three into a fun, lightweight project that turns GitHub data into something entertaining.
Core Features
GitHub Profile Analysis
- Fetches public GitHub profile and repository data
- Analyzes activity, repositories, and patterns
- Builds structured context for AI consumption
AI-Powered Roasts
- Uses Gemini API to generate humorous roast text
- Carefully designed prompts to keep content funny, not offensive
- Dynamic roast generation per user
Prompt quality directly impacts output quality.
Card Generation & Export
- Roast rendered as an HTML card
- Puppeteer used to capture the HTML as a PNG image
- Users can copy or download the generated card easily
Designed for sharing on social platforms.
Technical Architecture
Rendering Pipeline
- GitHub API fetches user data
- Structured data passed to Gemini for roast generation
- Roast rendered into an HTML card
- Puppeteer captures the card as a PNG
- Image served to the user for copying or sharing
Tech Stack
Frontend
- React
- Tailwind CSS
Backend
- Node.js
- GitHub API
- Gemini API
- Puppeteer
Challenges Faced
- GitHub API rate limiting
- Prompt engineering for consistent humor
- Rendering HTML accurately for screenshots
- Puppeteer performance and reliability
Key Learnings
- AI prompt design and iteration
- HTML-to-image rendering pipelines
- Puppeteer automation
- Balancing humor with safety constraints
Status
DevRoastify is completed and publicly usable as a fun side project.
DevRoastify proves that small, well-executed ideas can be both technical and fun.