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Fork the repo
Use the open code as a starting point. You do not need permission.
Open source for local democracies
Fork Brief-nach-Berlin for your country
Brief-nach-Berlin is a German civic tech tool. People enter a postal code and a concern, then get a draft letter to the right political representative. The code is open. If you want to build this for another country, start with data, institutions, language and local testing, not with a straight translation.
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Copy the prompt
Ask your LLM to read `ADAPT_TO_YOUR_COUNTRY.md` and write a local plan first.
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Localize with people
Validate representatives, language, design, and political incentives with people on the ground.
Start with this prompt
Paste this into Codex, Claude, Cursor, or your GSD setup. It starts with planning, not code.
You are working in a fork of https://github.com/tholo91/brief-nach-berlin. First read: - README.md - ADAPT_TO_YOUR_COUNTRY.md - web/src/lib/generation/generateLetter.ts - web/src/lib/lookup/plzLookup.ts - web/src/lib/config.ts - web/src/lib/contact.ts Goal: Create LOCAL_ADAPTATION_PLAN.md for adapting this project to [COUNTRY/REGION]. Use the GSD framework if available: https://github.com/gsd-build/get-shit-done If GSD is not available, create the same structure manually. The plan must include: - MUST / SHOULD / OPTIONAL tasks - local data requirements - representative lookup strategy - AI provider setup - output language and official-language decisions - email setup - domain setup - design localization - political letter prompt changes - local validation test cases Do not start coding yet....
Building a real local version?
Send me the country, the main language, and the data source you would start from. If you know someone local who should see this, introduce us.
