AI / SaaS · Solo · 2026

AskMyCourse — AI Academic Assistant.

A production RAG system that runs at under $1/month with verified citations.

Role Sole Designer, Architect & Engineer
Year 2026
Duration Ongoing
Team Solo build
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At a glance

<$1

Fixed infra cost per month

72

Backend validation tests

11k+

Target schools in Chile

1

Solo build · end-to-end

What AskMyCourse is.

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The scope of the work.

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My Role

Sole Designer, Architect & Engineer.

Sole designer, architect, and engineer. End-to-end ownership of the RAG pipeline, multi-layer document processing, serverless infrastructure, and production-grade security. I defined the product, designed the system, wrote the code, deployed the infrastructure, and conducted retrieval quality benchmarks.

The work spanned three layers: RAG architecture (Reciprocal Rank Fusion hybrid retrieval, 4-layer fuzzy citation algorithm, benchmark iteration), infrastructure (Lambda + DynamoDB + S3 Vectors + API Gateway v2, CDK IaC, near-zero idle cost), and security (three-level rate limiting, Bedrock guardrails, prompt injection protection, Cognito auth).

Key moments.

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The platform in use.

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Use case · Q&A with Citations

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Use case · Document Upload & Processing

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The outcome.

  • Fixed infrastructure cost: <$1/month — gross margins of 90%+.
  • 72 backend validation tests across the RAG pipeline and citation algorithm.
  • Target market of 11,000 schools and 132 universities in Chile — addressable without changing infrastructure code.
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