https://github.com/owengretzinger/monkey-mind

Pet monkey that provides commentary as you browse the web + social features
https://github.com/owengretzinger/monkey-mind

chrome-extension express mongodb openai react tailwindcss websocket

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Pet monkey that provides commentary as you browse the web + social features

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/owengretzinger/monkey-mind
• Owner: owengretzinger
• Created: 2025-01-18T04:45:50.000Z (5 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-19T11:59:42.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-23T05:39:38.669Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, express, mongodb, openai, react, tailwindcss, websocket
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://monkeyr.us/
• Size: 2.62 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Monkey Mind

**Monkey Mind** is a fun Chrome extension that adds a playful pet monkey to your browser. By selecting different hats, you can give your monkey a fresh perspective on the world! Choose a hat, explore the web, and share the fun with your friends and their monkeys!

### **Features of Monkey Mind**

- **Hats:** Pick from 9 unique hats for your monkey, including a jester's cap, military helmet, or even a girlfriend hat!

- **Perspective:** Each hat alters your monkey’s personality and gives it new opinions, which it isn't shy about sharing.

- **Comments:** As you browse, your monkey will make funny and sometimes judgmental comments about what’s on your screen.

- **Animations:** Watch as your monkey moves around your browser, flails in the air when picked up, or blinks when idle.

- **Interactions with friends:** If you're on the same webpage as a friend using the extension, you’ll both see each other’s monkeys and their hats. Leave a sticky note on the browser for them to see your unfiltered thoughts.

### **Tech Details**

- **Frontend:** TypeScript, React, Chrome Extensions API

- **Backend:** Express, WebSocket

- **Database:** MongoDB

- **AI Integration:** OpenAI

**Monkey design Inspired by** the YouTube channel "Squizzy" and the mantra “Reject humanity, return to monkey.”  

**Music:** Stage 1 - Donkey Kong's Crash Course (Nintendo Land).