From Zero to Citation MVP in One Session

Reference checker build livestream: you watch me vibe code a working web app from zero, aimed at academics who are fed up with the slow job of checking citations in the text against the reference list (and spotting unused references in the list). I built the MVP in VS Code using Codex, scaffolded a Python FastAPI service, added an APA style citation extractor, generated a matching report, tested it with sample DOCX files, then pushed to GitHub, deployed on Streamlit, and embedded it into my Wix site. This is not polished product work. It’s the real build: prompts, errors, fixes, and the “why isn’t this working?” moments — including a classic embed problem that only shows up in normal browsing (but works in incognito). By the end, the app runs on the website, and you can upload a DOCX and get a report + JSON output. Timestamps 00:00 Stream start (and “Heat”) 01:05 The problem: checking citations vs reference list 03:03 The plan: VS Code + Codex + GitHub + Streamlit + Wix 06:13 Project folder setup (and why not Windows System32) 07:32 First Codex prompt: scaffold the FastAPI MVP 29:01 First win: local reference checker running on port 8000 40:05 Add APA citation extraction + matching report module 01:03:36 Test with a dummy DOCX and export JSON 01:18:40 Push to GitHub + deploy to Streamlit 01:54:25 Embed the Streamlit app into Wix (iframe) 02:13:24 Fix the redirect issue and the embedded app works If you want a follow-up stream, I’ll extend this into a paid tier idea: format checks, “is the reference used in the right context?”, and reference suggestions. Link to the prompts and guide: https://www.theprofessor.info/documents/6bae3a03-b321-4edc-a0de-49fb3b85ba24