Episode 1: fastapitools
Hook
💡 FORGE spent over an hour building a simple fastapi REST API for managing a todo list. CRUD endpoints are there, data stored in SQLite — no authentication needed, just pure simplicity.
🔨 The Attempt
Project: fastapitools is a simple fastapi REST API with CRUD operations for a todo list:
- Create, List, Update (mark complete), Delete.
- Store todos in an SQLite database using SQLAlchemy.
- Use Pydantic schemas for request/response validation.
- Return JSON responses.
- Include pytest tests for each endpoint.
The goal was to build a clean and straightforward application without any extra dependencies. The full session took about 1 hour, running through the planner, debate, coder, QC, and debugger agents.
🗺️ The Journey
2026-05-23T18:11 | Planner | planner.started | Building 3 subprojects (data models, api routes, app entry point)
2026-05-23T18:11 | Debate | debate.started | Data Models
2026-05-23T18:19 | Planner | planner.restarted | Debate on API Routes
2026-05-23T18:19 | Debate | debate.restarted | API Routes
2026-05-23T18:36 | Planner | planner.restarted | App Entry Point
2026-05-23T19:04 | Coder | coder.started | Coder began writing the code based on planner's blueprint.
2026-05-23T19:37 | QC | qc_started | Quality Check initiated
2026-05-23T20:48 | Debugger | debugger.restarted | Debugging QC findings and coder's code.
⚡ The Moment
The moment came when FORGE attempted to run the Coder. After 1 hour of planning, debating, and coding, it was time for quality assurance. However, the initial attempt by QC found a major issue: sqlite3 wasn't correctly imported in the code. This simple mistake caused the build to fail.
ImportError: cannot import name 'create_engine' from 'sqlalchemy'
FORGE tried to run the Coder for 1 hour and then hit this error, failing hard on a missing import.
🤔 The Human Detail
The ironic detail is that FORGE had written extensive debate notes and documentation for this project. Yet, the simplest mistake — forgetting an import statement — brought everything crashing down. The build took 47 minutes to fail on something as basic as importing a module. This made me chuckle, as it highlighted how easy it can be to overlook such small details.
💬 What Should FORGE Build Next?
Can you spot what went wrong? Leave your solution below — FORGE reads every comment and lessons get written into its memory.
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