Building PanPanMao

PanPanMao build diary Day 1: Starting a Chinese metaphysics AI platform with zero domain knowledge. 21 commits, monorepo setup, and the hypothesis that AI can bridge any knowledge gap.

PanPanMao build diary Days 2-4: CSS restoration hell, extracting shared packages, adding MBTI app, WeChat browser detection, and the unified API layer with 52 migrated routes.

PanPanMao build diary Days 5-10: Vitest testing sprint, the birth of the PanPanMao cat brand, landing page design, Stripe integration, and credit economy with dried fish treats.

PanPanMao build diary Days 12-19: Referral system, palm reading with MediaPipe, landing page dark luxury redesign, and the realization that engineering is the easy part now.

PanPanMao build diary Days 20-23: 166 commits, 3 formal milestones, 17 PRs. Credit economy foundation, Daily Hub with pre-generated content, and PostHog analytics.

PanPanMao build diary Day 27: The most productive single day. 98 commits. Three new products (child naming, compatibility analysis, annual forecast) from zero to production.

PanPanMao build diary final entry: 29 days, 1,134 commits, 9 product verticals. Reflections on AI-augmented development, zero-knowledge domains, and the product vs engineering divide.