This is a submission for the Nylas Challenge: AI Expedition.

What I Built and Why

TimeSync is a productivity tool designed to enhance communication among remote colleagues or those spread across different time zones. The primary motivation behind this project was to address the challenges of coordinating communication across various time zones, which often affects remote workers and results in inefficiencies and missed messages. TimeSync leverages the Nylas contacts APIs and intelligent decision-making to suggest the optimal communication method—be it a call, text, email, or meeting request—based on the current time, recipient availability, and additional user context.

Demo

The video demonstration of TimeSync can be found here

Code

The source code for TimeSync can be found here

Your Journey

This idea/application is as a result of a problem I have faced before while working remotely as a freelancer. Every once in a while, a client would use the phrase, "sorry, I was asleep, or, I couldn't pick your call because it was late in the night where I am."

This small problem that has been lingering in my mind, and the announcement of the Nylas challenge, led to the birth of TimeSync. I drew a plan to build the MVP and followed it to the latter.

Leveraging the Nylas API was a key part of the project. Through this integration, I was able to retrieve contact information, which is crucial for the functioning of TimeSync. The API made it easy to seamlessly import and organize contact information in the table view

This challenge also introduced me to unfamiliar grounds. For the first time, I incorporated an LLM into my project. This was another highlight for me! The role of the Gemini LLM is providing intelligent assistance in determining the best communication method based on contextual factors. This feature improved the application's ability to offer personalized advice and make more informed decisions.

I am happy to say that I will by my first user! The combination of Nylas, Gemini, and other technologies have brought out a great software that facilitates better communication and also enhances productivity by reducing the likelihood of mis-aligned communication times and channels.

Thank You!

Thank you to the Dev and Nylas API teams. Thanks to you, I have been able to not only work on a solution that I will use, but also learnt a lot in the realm of API integration, LLM integration, and I have eventually added a skillset in mobile application development too.