Maggie and Leo
How the Maggie app and Leo work, and why we built them the way we did.
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Why a general AI chatbot is the wrong place to ask about your dog
A general AI chatbot answers for an average dog it has never met. What context-free advice gets wrong, and what an AI that reads your dog's records does.
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Why Leo won't diagnose your dog, and why that's the point
Leo, Maggie's AI companion, will not diagnose your dog. How the rule-based emergency check, output checks and vet review work, and what Leo does help with.
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Why offline-first matters for your pet's records
What offline-first means, why your pet's health records should open without signal, and how Maggie keeps records, reminders and logging working offline.
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Named after two real dogs: the story behind Maggie
Maggie is a Labrador. Leo is a Beagle. How two real family dogs turned a shoebox of vaccine cards and missed reminders into a pet health app and AI companion.
