Brainstorm with AI through a mind map.
Quickly switch between LLMs.
Branch off of or merge your ideas.
Collaborate with others on your ideation.

Gagggle

Inspiration

Brainstorming on Miro or FigJam is powerful but still manual. Teams often hit creative blocks, waste time organizing sticky notes, and lose momentum. We wanted that same collaborative flow, but with AI supercharging ideation and helping ideas evolve without friction.

What it does

Generates ideas with AI → Type a prompt and get sticky-note ideas instantly with blazing inference or structured outputs with top LLMs
Expands and combines thoughts → Branch from a note to generate sub-ideas or merge two into a synthesized concept
Collaborative whiteboarding → Add your own notes, edit with teammates, and see live cursors in real time
Boosts brainstorming → Helps individuals and groups push past creative stalls and rapidly explore directions

How we built it

Backend – TypeScript + Node.js + Express, with a GraphStore managing nodes and edges in memory. APIs handle generation, merging, and categorization via Groq and Cohere, and export sessions as markdown.
Frontend – Next.js + React, with ReactFlow for the whiteboard, custom components for prompts and nodes, and Socket.io for real-time sync and cursor sharing. State is managed with React Context.
Stack – TypeScript, Node.js, Express, React/Next.js, Tailwind, Socket.io, Zod validation, Groq/Cohere APIs.

Challenges we ran into

Designing a graph-based structure flexible enough for AI operations and user edits
Managing real-time collaboration smoothly with sockets and multiple users
Getting AI outputs to feel natural inside a visual whiteboard instead of just plain text
Dealing with context window limits for larger sessions

Accomplishments that we’re proud of

Built an end-to-end AI-augmented whiteboard in hackathon time
Integrated Groq and Cohere seamlessly through a modular backend
Achieved near-instant local network collaboration without complex setup
Exported brainstorming sessions into structured markdown for instant sharing
Our gaggle of geese kept flying together the whole time

What we learned

Graph-based representations are a natural fit for AI-augmented brainstorming
Real-time collaboration requires balancing simplicity and performance
AI should enhance, not replace, human creativity
Surprised how fast SOTA inference providers are—special shoutout to Groq

What’s next for Gagggle

Collaboration & Sharing → Add threaded comments and reactions on sticky notes, plus shareable links with real-time sync
Data Import & Export → Support CSV, JSON, and text imports. Expand export options to PDF, images, and direct integrations (Notion, Google Docs)
Cross-Platform Access → Build iOS and Android apps with offline mode and auto-sync
Advanced Idea Management → Tagging, filtering, search, and version history to track evolving ideas
Scalability Enhancements → Move from in-memory GraphStore to a persistent database and adopt CRDT/WebSockets for large-team real-time collaboration