AI-Powered Daily Check-in Assistant for Cognitive Overload Detection
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Mental Load is an AI-powered daily check-in assistant that helps heavy AI tool users — ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Midjourney, Copilot — detect and manage cognitive overload before they ever feel it.
According to a Harvard Business Review study (March 2026) of 1,488 full-time employees, 14% of AI tool users suffer from "Brain Fry" — cognitive fog, difficulty concentrating, and decision-making slowdown caused by intensive AI usage.
Most users don't realize the cause. They keep the same habits, and the overload quietly worsens — until it shows up as missed deadlines, irritability, or burnout.
| Feature | Description | AI Technology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟢 | Early Detection | Analyzes user text to detect cognitive load before the user feels it | BERT-base-uncased |
| 🟡 | Proactive Intervention | Generates personalized, actionable recommendations | Gemini 1.5 Flash API |
| 🔵 | Future Forecast | Predicts burnout score 3 days ahead | ARIMA (statsmodels) |
| 🟣 | Recovery Tracker | Compares scores with/without following recommendations | Statistical Analysis |
| 🟠 | Voice Support | Voice recording as an alternative to typing | Whisper API |
| 🔴 | Privacy First | Encrypted data, no third-party sharing, right to be forgotten | Row Level Security (RLS) |
📌 For the team: save each screenshot using the exact filename below into the
assets/screenshots/folder at the project root. Once added, the images below will render automatically — no other changes needed.
mental-load/
└── assets/
└── screenshots/
├── splash_screen.png
├── onboarding_screen.png
├── login_screen.png
├── signup_screen.png
├── privacy_consent_screen.png
├── home_dashboard.png
├── checkin_screen.png
├── result_screen.png
├── patterns_screen.png
├── analytics_screen.png
└── history_screen.png
Recommended specs: PNG, real device frame removed, portrait 1080×2400 (or your device's native resolution), light mode.
 Splash Screen |
 Onboarding |
 Login |
 Home Dashboard |
 Check-in |
 Result & Score |
 Patterns |
 Analytics |
 History |
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ USER INTERFACE │
│ (Flutter – Mental Load) │
└─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PROCESSING LAYER │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐│
│ │ Whisper API │──▶│ BERT │──▶│ Gemini API ││
│ │ (Voice → Text) │ │ (Text → Score) │ │ (Score → Advice) ││
│ └─────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘│
└─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ DATABASE (Supabase – PostgreSQL) │
│ • Users • Check-ins • Recommendations │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
INPUTS → Free text + (optional) voice + AI tools count + usage pattern
│
├─▶ Whisper API (voice → text)
│
├─▶ BERT-base-uncased (text → Cognitive Load Score 1–5 + confidence %)
│
├─▶ Gemini 1.5 Flash (score + history → personalized recommendation)
│
└─▶ OUTPUT → Score (1–5) + Recommendation Text + 3-Day Forecast
| Layer | Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 🎨 Frontend | Flutter | Cross-platform UI (Android, iOS, Web) |
| 🖌️ UI Design | Glassmorphism, Google Fonts | Calm, focused visual language |
| 🗄️ Backend & Database | Supabase (PostgreSQL) | Authentication, real-time sync |
| 🧩 NLP Classification | BERT-base-uncased (Hugging Face) | Cognitive Load Score (1–5) |
| 💬 Recommendations | Google Gemini 1.5 Flash API | Personalized recommendations |
| 🎙️ Speech-to-Text | OpenAI Whisper API | Voice recording → text |
| 📈 Forecasting | ARIMA (statsmodels) | 3-day burnout forecast |
| 📊 Charts | fl_chart | Analytics dashboard |
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Track | Undergraduate |
| Challenge | Productivity — "Second Brain for Real Life" |
| Team Name | GOAI |
| Hackathon Dates | June 14 – 21, 2026 |
| Risk | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| Replacing professional care | Clear disclaimer + professional helplines for high scores |
| Data privacy | End-to-end encryption (TLS 1.3 + AES-256) + no third-party sharing |
| Underage users | Parental consent + weekly reports to parents |
| Model bias | Manual user corrections + multi-language models planned |
| Layer | Description |
|---|---|
| Correction | User can correct the score if the AI was inaccurate |
| Follow-up | Next day: "Did you follow the recommendation?" |
| Consent | Professional help requires an explicit button click |
| Parental | Users under 18 require parent consent |
mental-load/
├── lib/
│ ├── main.dart
│ ├── screens/ # 13 screens
│ │ ├── splash_screen.dart
│ │ ├── onboarding_screen.dart
│ │ ├── login_screen.dart
│ │ ├── signup_screen.dart
│ │ ├── privacy_consent_screen.dart
│ │ ├── initial_questionnaire.dart
│ │ ├── home_dashboard.dart
│ │ ├── checkin_screen.dart
│ │ ├── result_screen.dart
│ │ ├── patterns_screen.dart
│ │ ├── analytics_screen.dart
│ │ ├── history_screen.dart
│ │ └── settings_screen.dart
│ ├── widgets/ # Reusable components
│ ├── services/ # Supabase, AI, Audio services
│ ├── models/ # Data models
│ └── utils/ # Constants, helpers, theme
├── assets/
│ ├── icons/ # App icons
│ ├── fonts/ # Tajawal, Inter fonts
│ ├── screenshots/ # 📸 README screenshots (see above)
│ └── images/ # App images
├── SQL/ # Database schema & RLS policies
├── android/ # Android-specific files
├── ios/ # iOS-specific files
├── web/ # Web-specific files
├── pubspec.yaml # Dependencies
└── README.md # This file
| Requirement | Version |
|---|---|
| Flutter SDK | 3.19+ |
| Dart SDK | 3.3+ |
| Android Studio / VS Code | Latest |
| Supabase Account | Free |
| Google AI Studio Account | Free |
# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Alhayek7/mental-load.git
cd mental-load
# 2. Install dependencies
flutter pub get
# 3. Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .envThen fill in your .env:
SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key# 4. Run the app
flutter run| Day | Tasks | Lead |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Project setup, Supabase, Auth screens | Wesam + Ahmed |
| Day 2 | Dashboard, Check-in screen, Database integration | Wesam + Ratul |
| Day 3 | BERT integration + Gemini API | Ahmed + Ratul |
| Day 4 | Human-in-the-Loop + Guardrails | Ayat + Raghad |
| Day 5 | Forecast (ARIMA) + Analytics | Ratul + Ayat |
| Day 6 | UI improvements + Testing | Raghad + Team |
| Day 7 | Video recording + Devpost submission | Entire Team |
| Name | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Eid Abo Baid | AI Engineer | eidez1252002@gmail.com |
| Ayat Zaky Shehada Hamed | Software Engineer | ayat.zaky.hamed@gmail.com |
| Ratul Hasan Ruhan | Machine Learning Engineer | ratulhasan1644@gmail.com |
| Ahmed Wesam Alhayek | Software Developer | aalhayek7@smail.ucas.edu.ps |
| Raghad Mohammad Jawad AlSerhy | AI Engineer | raghadmohammad804@gmail.com |
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
- USAII — for organizing the Global AI Hackathon 2026
- Harvard Business Review — for the "When AI Overloads Your Brain" study (March 2026)
- Hugging Face — for BERT models
- Google — for the Gemini API
- OpenAI — for the Whisper API
- Supabase — for backend infrastructure
- Flutter — for the amazing framework
🔗 Repository: github.com/Alhayek7/mental-load | 🔒 Privacy Policy: PRIVACY.md
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