The answer was already in another thread, so I built ThreadSherpa

Description and use

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I got the idea from the MLH Discord.</p> <p>People were asking about account names, missing offer codes and student benefits. Different people, same questions. The useful answer was often already there, just lurking in another thread.</p> <p>I built <strong>ThreadSherpa</strong> to take over that bit of repetitive work. A moderator answers a question in the usual way, then right-clicks their

Problem

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I got the idea from the MLH Discord.</p> <p>People were asking about account names, missing offer codes and student benefits. Different people, same questions. The useful answer was often already there, just lurking in another thread.</p> <p>I built <strong>ThreadSherpa</strong> to take over that bit of repetitive work. A moderator answers a question in the usual way, then right-clicks their

Outcome

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I got the idea from the MLH Discord.</p> <p>People were asking about account names, missing offer codes and student benefits. Different people, same questions. The useful answer was often already there, just lurking in another thread.</p> <p>I built <strong>ThreadSherpa</strong> to take over that bit of repetitive work. A moderator answers a question in the usual way, then right-clicks their

Evidence

The answer was already in another thread, so I built ThreadSherpa

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