What can one developer actually build with modern AI tools, an open source stack, and a clear problem to solve? GovParti is a free civic intelligence platform covering all 3,127 US counties, built solo using PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, React Native, Node.js, and GPT-4o-mini.
This session is a practical walkthrough of what it actually takes to build AI-powered infrastructure at scale without a team, without enterprise tooling, and without a large budget. We will cover the architecture decisions that made it possible, the AI integration that powers county-level civic briefings for every community in America, and the data resilience design that keeps the platform running even when federal data sources go offline.
The central lesson is not about civic tech. It is about what AI tools make possible right now for solo builders and small IT teams who are willing to think at scale. If you have been wondering what you could actually ship with the tools available today, this session is for you.