Hi Codeforces!
I(Austin000007) made a Chrome extension that gives hints instead of spoilers when you're stuck on practice problems.
The Problem When stuck, you either:
Waste hours getting nowhere Read the editorial and spoil everything
My tool gives a third option: Smart hints without ruining the problem. How It Works Adds a "Get AI Hint" button to problem pages. Click it and get hints like:
HINT: With N ≤ 10^9, checking every divisor up to N is too slow. If N has a divisor greater than √N, what does that tell you about its corresponding smaller divisor?
The AI analyzes constraints and gives Socratic hints — no code, no full solutions. Features
No spoilers — Strictly prompted to never write code Complexity analysis — Suggests required Big-O based on constraints Native look — Integrates cleanly into Codeforces UI Free — Uses Google Gemini (generous free tier)
Installation
Get API key: Google AI Studio Download: GitHub Load in Chrome: "chrome://extensions/" → Load Unpacked Add your API key in the extension popup
Disclaimer!!!
PRACTICE ONLY. Do NOT use in live contests — that's cheating and defeats the purpose. Feedback? Try it and let me know:
Does it actually help? What features would make it better? Should it support other platforms (AtCoder, LeetCode)?
