Show HN: Perplexity Without the Filler(justtheanswer.vercel.app)
justtheanswer.vercel.app
Show HN: Perplexity Without the Filler
https://justtheanswer.vercel.app/
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Appreciate all the feedback! Some updates:
1. Just pushed a version with citations and corresponding sources.
2. Also added the ability to search via URL Params & changed the html input field type to "search". Searching with params will work with any of ?s=, ?search=, ?q=, or ?query=.
3. When it comes to sustaining the app, we do have some ideas we've discussed internally, but as of right now we have a small amount of funding which we're relying on. Our main focus at the moment has been building a version of this that we prefer using over existing products. If anyone has ideas or suggestions on how to monetize this outside of the traditional options (Ads, Pro plans...), we'd love to hear it!
4. Regarding open-sourcing, we're planning on keeping the product closed-source for now, but the high-level architecture is nothing too complex and is outlined in the post. If anyone has any specific questions though, we'd be happy to answer them.
5. Moving forward, some of the features we plan on adding are shareable conversations & the ability to branch out and edit older messages.
1. Just pushed a version with citations and corresponding sources.
2. Also added the ability to search via URL Params & changed the html input field type to "search". Searching with params will work with any of ?s=, ?search=, ?q=, or ?query=.
3. When it comes to sustaining the app, we do have some ideas we've discussed internally, but as of right now we have a small amount of funding which we're relying on. Our main focus at the moment has been building a version of this that we prefer using over existing products. If anyone has ideas or suggestions on how to monetize this outside of the traditional options (Ads, Pro plans...), we'd love to hear it!
4. Regarding open-sourcing, we're planning on keeping the product closed-source for now, but the high-level architecture is nothing too complex and is outlined in the post. If anyone has any specific questions though, we'd be happy to answer them.
5. Moving forward, some of the features we plan on adding are shareable conversations & the ability to branch out and edit older messages.
Works really well even for breaking news which for perplexity I needed to tell it it was breaking news to go out and get the latest, I suspect that is how pplx keep costs lower than google which serper.dev uses.
When LLM apps like voice assistants aggressively condense I usually have to tell it to expand where detail is necessary.
If you add type="search" to the html input field people can add it to their browser's right click > "search with this engine" feature. so long as https://justtheanswer.vercel.app/?s="who-is-president-of-fra... also works on load
When LLM apps like voice assistants aggressively condense I usually have to tell it to expand where detail is necessary.
If you add type="search" to the html input field people can add it to their browser's right click > "search with this engine" feature. so long as https://justtheanswer.vercel.app/?s="who-is-president-of-fra... also works on load
Awesome, congrats on launching!
I really like that clicking on a hyperlink inlines that message while preserving conversational context. A way to backtrack or edit prior messages would be nice.
One of Perplexity's strengths is the citations it provides, any plans to add that?
How do you plan to sustain this app?
I really like that clicking on a hyperlink inlines that message while preserving conversational context. A way to backtrack or edit prior messages would be nice.
One of Perplexity's strengths is the citations it provides, any plans to add that?
How do you plan to sustain this app?
Great work and it is also something I've been trying to build. Is this open source? Any plans on sharing the high level design?
+1 for adding citations to verify it's not hallucinating.
But great work so far.
But great work so far.
would love to have clickable citations so I could read further into the information provided to verify that it isn't hallucinating information or portraying it poorly
I've been using LLM-powered search engines like Perplexity a lot recently for question answering but had two major qualms:
1. Too much text: I'm already tired of wading through LLM-generated meaningless filler when debugging my code. The last thing I need is more of it when I'm just trying to find a simple answer.
2. The Reddit factor: I've realized that half my search queries have "Reddit" appended to them, especially for experiential questions or recommendations.
This led to Just the Answer. Just the Answer uses GPT-4o to generate a unique search query for each message that is sent, combining your past messages, the current date & time (if relevant), and your most recent message. It then uses serper.dev to run a search for the query, and then if GPT determines that the query is asking about a subjective experience, it runs a parallel one with "reddit" appended and prioritizes those results. Both searches are then condensed into as few words as necessary to get what I need. The search query can be accessed via the link icon on the right of each answer, and the chosen sources can be seen by expanding the answer. This is all served via a NextJS frontend.
In theory, as few words as possible sounded great. In practice however, this meant that I was sometimes left wanting slightly more information, so I added the ability to select follow-up questions and dig deeper into important keywords in the answer just by clicking on them.
Since building this, I've found myself using it more than Perplexity, especially for outing and content recommendations due to the Reddit factor. The Wikipedia-style hyperlink feature has also been enjoyable, as it allows me to build my own personal detailed answer based on my choices rather than just be given an essay from one question—I read, select, read, select, and so on.
One thing I'd like to add is a built-in traditional browser interface that can be opened if needed since it's a pain having to leave the page if you want to access more search results. This would streamline the experience and keep everything in one place.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!