@filatov.design 👇🏻 Comment “App” and I’ll send you the full breakdown + the exact prompt I used
I built my personal training app with a built-in AI assistant that criticizes everything I do. In just two hours, using the new Cursor. Here’s exactly how 👉🏻
Started with plan mode — described the whole app in one prompt, and Cursor mapped out the entire architecture before writing a single line of code. Then multiple agents started building in parallel while I went for a run.
The app has real interactive charts powered by my actual Garmin data, a brutally honest AI coach connected via API, and a clean iOS-style dashboard. I went through a neo-brutalist design phase first — bold shadows, raw typography. Wasn’t the vibe. One prompt later, Cursor rebuilt the whole UI.
Two hours. Zero code. Just knowing what I wanted to build.
@trycursor #cursor #CursorCreator #AI #design #nocode buildinpublic webdev AItools designtools
Creator builds running app with AI.from @filatov.design
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Overview
The creator documents how he built a personalized running tracker app in two hours using an AI tool called Cursor. He explains his motivation (training for a half-marathon), demonstrates the process of planning the app's functionality, shows the AI building the code while he goes for a run, and details the design iterations from a neo-brutalist style to a cleaner final UI, all powered by his real Garmin data. He concludes by showcasing the final app and its "roasting" AI coach, then provides a call-to-action for viewers to get a full breakdown.
I built my personal training app with a built in AI assistant that roasts every run and gives brutally honest feedback in just two hours using the new worse.
Visual hook · 15%
Creator at a desk holds a phone directly up to the camera, showcasing an app interface, immediately followed by a full-screen view of the app's data visualization.
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Hook template
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I built a [custom tool or app] that [delivers brutally honest or unexpected outcome] in just [short timeframe] using [AI tool or method].
— I built a custom budget tracker that roasts every impulse purchase and shames you into saving in just three hours using Claude.
— I built a personal nutrition app that calls out every cheat meal with zero mercy in just one afternoon using Cursor.
— I built a study planner that tears apart your revision schedule and rewrites it from scratch in under two hours using ChatGPT.
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Hook and payoff
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
An 'Impossible Feat' hook that combines a desirable outcome with a shockingly fast/easy method, creating immediate intrigue and a 'how-dunnit' question.
Payoff
A final reveal of the polished, completed project, tied back to the initial motivation, followed by a universal promise that extends the specific success to the viewer's own potential projects, leading into a direct call to action.
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Narrative framework
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Effortless Creation Blueprint
Demonstrating the creation of a complex, high-value asset in an impossibly short time using a specific tool, by framing the process as a simple description of the desired outcome.
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The Relatable Quest
Establishes the personal motivation and a clear, understandable 'why' behind the project, making the creator's goal relatable to the audience.
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The Automation Spectacle
Showcases the core value proposition by contrasting the user's simple, non-technical activity with the tool's complex, automated work happening in the background. This is the 'magic' moment.
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The Functional Proof
Presents the first tangible, working version of the creation, validating the tool's basic capabilities and proving the initial claim is possible.
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The Aesthetic Conflict & Effortless Pivot
Introduces a minor, solvable problem with the initial output (e.g., the style isn't right) and immediately demonstrates how the tool resolves it with minimal effort, highlighting its power for iteration and refinement, not just initial creation.
Themes
AI-powered creation
No-code development
Building in public
Fitness tracking
Techniques
Voiceover narration
Montage editing
Screen recording
B-roll
Trends
AI tools
Creator economy
Post caption
👇🏻 Comment “App” and I’ll send you the full breakdown + the exact prompt I used
I built my personal training app with a built-in AI assistant that criticizes everything I do. In just two hours, using the new Cursor. Here’s exactly how 👉🏻
Started with plan mode — described the whole app in one prompt, and Cursor mapped out the entire architecture before writing a single line of code. Then multiple agents started building in parallel while I went for a run.
The app has real interactive charts powered by my actual Garmin data, a brutally honest AI coach connected via API, and a clean iOS-style dashboard. I went through a neo-brutalist design phase first — bold shadows, raw typography. Wasn’t the vibe. One prompt later, Cursor rebuilt the whole UI.
Two hours. Zero code. Just knowing what I wanted to build.
@trycursor #cursor #CursorCreator #AI #design #nocode buildinpublic webdev AItools designtools
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my personal
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with a built in AI assistant
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that roast every run
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and gives brutally honest feedback
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two hours
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using the new Cursor
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here's exactly how
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I'm training for my next half Marathon race
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a personal tracking app
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went for a run while it worked
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interactive graphs
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my real Garmin data
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neo brutalist style
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my Half Marathon is August 29th
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my AI coach is already judging me
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if you can describe it, Cursor builds it
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and I'll send you the full breakdown
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This video is sponsored by Cursor.
Transcript
I built my personal training app with a built in AI assistant that roasts every run and gives brutally honest feedback in just two hours using the new worse. Here's exactly how. I'm training for my next half marathon race this August and needed a personal tracking app with a built in assistant and all my stats. So I opened Cursor and yes plan mode to map out all the functionality. Multiple agents started building in parallel. Composer handled all the logic. And as a designer who can't code, I did the only logical thing, went for a run while it worked. Cursor built a first concept with all the functionality I needed interactive graphs and a built in AI assistant that I connect through API. I then downloaded my real Garmin data straight from my watch and dropped it into the app. Better a few design iterations I first got this No Brutalist style Bold shadows, raw typography, red accents on every chart. Everything worked, but it wasn't the vibe. So I described a cleaner direction rank Cursor rebuilt the whole UI in minutes. My half marathon is August 29. My AI coach is already judging me. If you can describe it, Cursor builds it. Comment app and I'll send you the full breakdown.
