The latest articles on Forem by Asimwe Landry (@asimwe_landry). https://forem.com/asimwe_landry https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1839772%2F494a516f-68cf-48fc-a59e-090fcc23fdf2.png https://forem.com/asimwe_landry en Asimwe Landry Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:40:45 +0000 https://forem.com/asimwe_landry/i-built-a-pdf-to-json-ai-in-rust-flutter-heres-how-waitlist-open-2gdn https://forem.com/asimwe_landry/i-built-a-pdf-to-json-ai-in-rust-flutter-heres-how-waitlist-open-2gdn <p>Hey Dev.to! I'm <strong>Asimwe Landry</strong>, a solo maker building <strong>DocFlow AI</strong> — an AI-powered PDF engine that <strong>merges, splits, restructures</strong>, and lets you <strong>ask questions</strong> about any financial document.</p> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Accountants lose <strong>3–5 hours/week</strong> wrangling PDFs:</p> <ul> <li>Merging 10 invoices into one report</li> <li>Splitting 1099s by vendor</li> <li>Fixing broken layouts</li> <li>Manually searching for tax fields</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><em>"I spent 2 hours fixing one 1099 PDF last week."</em> – Real accountant, NYC</p> </blockquote> <h2> The Fix: DocFlow AI </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight rust"><code><span class="c1">// Real Rust + Grok API</span> <span class="k">let</span> <span class="n">result</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">docflow</span> <span class="nf">.merge</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="o">&amp;</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">pdf1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">pdf2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">pdf3</span><span class="p">])</span><span class="o">?</span> <span class="nf">.split_by_vendor</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="o">?</span> <span class="nf">.restructure</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="o">&amp;</span><span class="n">schema</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">?</span> <span class="nf">.query</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">"What’s total revenue in Q3?"</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">?</span><span class="p">;</span> </code></pre> </div> <p><strong>Does it all:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Merge</strong> multiple PDFs</li> <li> <strong>Split</strong> by page, vendor, or date</li> <li> <strong>Restructure</strong> messy tables into clean JSON</li> <li> <strong>Ask questions</strong> in plain English → instant answers</li> </ul> <p><strong>No manual entry. No CSV hell.</strong></p> <h2> Tech Stack </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Layer</th> <th>Tool</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Backend</strong></td> <td>Rust + Axum + Grok API</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Frontend</strong></td> <td>Flutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>AI</strong></td> <td>Grok-beta (xAI)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Hosting</strong></td> <td>Google Play</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Why Rust? </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Blazing fast</strong> – 1M+ tokens/sec</li> <li> <strong>Memory safe</strong> – no crashes in production</li> <li> <strong>Perfect for AI backends</strong> – Hugging Face uses it too</li> </ul> <h2> Waitlist Perks </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>25% lifetime discount</strong> → <strong>$12 → $9/month forever</strong> </li> <li>Early access: <strong>Dec 15, 2025</strong> </li> <li>Share with 3 → jump <strong>5 spots</strong> </li> </ul> <h2> Join the Waitlist </h2> <p>👉 <strong><a href="https://docflow.aphezis.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">docflow.aphezis.com</a></strong></p> <p>Upvote if you’ve ever cursed a PDF.<br><br> Comment your <strong>biggest PDF pain</strong> — I’ll reply to all!</p> <h3> #MadeWithRust #FinTech #SaaS #AI #PDF </h3> ai programming rust datascience