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7 points by tonerow 3 months ago · 2 comments

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tonerowOP 3 months ago

Hi all, I built this as part of my fellowship research — it’s a tiny tool called Prune

The idea is simple: you start with a single sentence (a claim, assumption, or half-formed thought). Prune asks a gentle question, then offers branching rewrites. You prune, merge, or refine, and bit by bit your sentence gets sharper.

It’s closer to a journaling tool than a productivity app — but I’ve found it surprisingly good for surfacing hidden assumptions and clarifying ideas I thought were obvious.

Would love feedback on: - When it feels useful vs. when it falls flat - Features that would make it more than a toy - Whether you’d see yourself using this for work/thinking

Live demo here: https://www.prune.quest

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