Why I Built This
Data breach monitoring services are expensive, and most people can't afford subscriptions to all of them. I wanted to build a tool that aggregated data from multiple sources into one searchable interface, making it accessible to people who wanted to check if their information had been compromised.
How I Built This
SkidBase ran as a Discord bot built with Python and Discord.py. Users could search for their email, username, or other identifiers and get results aggregated from multiple breach databases. The bot handled authentication, rate limiting, and result formatting. A demo command let users try real searches for free before purchasing access.
The community funding model was the key insight: small individual purchases collectively covered the cost of premium data source subscriptions that would be too expensive for any single user.