An hour-long walk of thinking out loud, turned into structured notes
They go on hour-long walks and just talk. A voice memo app they vibe coded sends the transcript to Claude Code, which turns it into structured notes. Some bugs, but it works.
Done withClaude CodeSpotted· by HN user melvinroest· Oct 15, 2026
Result Nearly 20K lines, vibe coded
“So basically a way to just go on an hour long walk with myself, spit everything from the top of my dome stream of consciousness style, and then have Claude structure whatever I said.”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
Built a voice memo app much like Apple’s. The memos go to iCloud, and Claude Code turns the transcripts into structured notes that the app displays. They vibe coded it, and it’s approaching 20K lines including tests.
How it went
It works quite well: they can go on an hour-long walk, think out loud, and have Claude structure what they said. There are some bugs that will need real engineering, but the experience works.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Here's the transcript of a voice memo I recorded on a walk: [transcript]. Turn it into structured notes: a one-line summary, the main ideas grouped by topic, any decisions or to-dos with owners and dates, and open questions. Keep my wording where it matters, cut the filler, and don't add ideas I didn't say.
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