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Stop Doomscrolling X: I Built a Chrome Extension That Turns Bookmarks into an AI Research Engine

Most of us don't have an information problem anymore.
We have a signal problem.

I used to save dozens of "great" posts on X every week, then never use them again.
So I built Digg X to fix exactly that.

Try it here:


The problem: bookmarks are a graveyard

If you're a founder, marketer, researcher, or builder, your X feed is full of valuable ideas.

But default bookmarks are:

  • hard to search
  • hard to structure
  • hard to reuse

You save a lot. You retrieve almost nothing.

That gap is what Digg X is built for.


What Digg X does in one flow

  1. You bookmark a post/thread on X
  2. Digg X captures and structures the content
  3. It syncs into your cloud inbox
  4. You get AI-ready material for analysis, briefs, and reuse

The goal is simple:
turn passive saving into active intelligence.


Why this is different from "another AI tool"

Most AI tools start with a blank input box.
Digg X starts with your real browsing behavior.

Instead of asking you to create work, it upgrades work you're already doing:

  • saving posts
  • collecting references
  • tracking people worth following

This small UX shift massively reduces friction.


Product principles I optimized for

1) One-click capture or it doesn't matter

If saving takes too long, users stop.
So capture had to feel instant.

2) Resilience over perfect elegance

Social platforms change constantly.
I built fallback paths so extraction keeps working.

3) Signal density > feature count

I care more about helping users find one high-value insight quickly than shipping ten flashy features.


Stack (for builders)

Digg X is split into:

  • Chrome extension (Plasmo + React)
  • API backend (Cloudflare Worker + Hono + D1 + KV + R2 + Queue)
  • Web app (Vite + React)

This lets me move fast on product while keeping ingestion and sync stable.


Who it's for

Digg X is built for people who learn from social content professionally:

  • indie hackers
  • growth marketers
  • startup operators
  • content researchers
  • curious builders who want less noise, more leverage

What I'm improving next

  • Better semantic search across saved content
  • Stronger creator-level scoring
  • Automated weekly research briefs

If you're building in this space, I'd love feedback.

Install Digg X:
Chrome Web Store

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