Goal Reminder

The simple SMS service that sends daily reminders of your goals and motivations.

Features • Why? • Tech Stack • Setup Guide • License

Features

• ⏰ Daily SMS reminders at 7 AM local time
• 📱 Simple onboarding via SMS
• 🤖 OpenAI-powered goal refinement
• 🔒 Privacy-first design
• 🌍 Timezone-aware scheduling
• 💳 Stripe payment integration

Why?

Goal Reminder is built on proven psychological research:

• 📚 Consistent Reminders: Research shows that regular reminders significantly boost goal achievement by maintaining focus and motivation (Journal of Experimental Psychology).

• 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation: Daily reconnection with your personal "why" leads to better long-term success than external rewards alone (Motivation and Emotion, 2014).

• 🧠 Habit Formation: Regular, timed notifications create neural pathways that make goal-oriented behaviors more automatic over time.

By combining these scientific principles with simple SMS delivery, Goal Reminder helps turn your aspirations into daily priorities.

Tech Stack

• Next.js – framework
• Supabase – database
• Twilio – SMS
• OpenAI – goal refinement
• Stripe – payments
• PostHog – analytics
• Tailwind & shadcn/ui – styling

Prerequisites

1. Node.js and npm installed
2. Stripe CLI installed
3. A Stripe account
4. A Twilio account
5. A Supabase account
6. An OpenAI account
7. A PostHog account

Environment Setup

1. Copy .env.example to .env.local and fill in all required values:
   • Supabase credentials
   • Twilio credentials
   • Stripe credentials
   • OpenAI API key
   • PostHog credentials

Development Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Start the development server:

   npm run dev
   

3. The app will be available at http://localhost:3000

Stripe Setup

1. Login to Stripe CLI:

   stripe login
   

2. Start Stripe webhook listener:

   stripe listen --forward-to localhost:3000/api/webhook/stripe
   

3. Copy the webhook signing secret to .env.local:

   STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_xxx...
   

Twilio Webhook Setup

1. Install ngrok

2. Start ngrok:

   ngrok http 3000
   

3. In your Twilio console:

   • Go to Phone Numbers > Manage > Active Numbers
   • Select your number
   • Under "Messaging", set webhook URL to: [your-ngrok-url]/api/webhook/twilio

Important Notes

• Ensure Stripe webhook listener is running during development
• The app requires all environment variables to be properly set
• For production, set up Stripe webhook endpoints in the Stripe dashboard
• Set up your Supabase database schema according to supabase/migrations/0001_initial_schema.sql

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.