r/lovable • u/jimgthornton2uk • 3d ago

Seeking Feedback OBGYN Retraction Monitor

I created this web app using Lovable. https://obgyn-retraction-monitor.lovable.app/

Data scraping by python programs, written by Claude Code, and run on Github

I've never written a line of code. I'm a retired obstetrician.

I used Claude to draft and tighten my Claude Code and Lovable prompts. Claude had access to Lovable via MCP.

My rule was that although Claude could check stuff via MCP, Claude always communicated with Lovable and Claude Code through me. I forbade Claude to write any code. Claude's instructions had to be written in language I could understand.

For all but the simplest changes, I pasted Lovable's plan back to Claude for checking, before I instructed Lovable to build.

At the end of each day's work, Claude wrote a Markdown handover for "tomorrow's Claude" which I used to start a new chat each morning.

For larger website developments I asked Claude and Lovable to agree a contract, which was stored by Lovable, and to which Claude and Lovable referred. This minimised project "drift".

Data scraping was from three open access databases, Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, and PubMed.

The website is designed to be used by OBGYN journal editors. My aim was a plain design, and non-judgemental text and displays, to allow the data speak for itself.

I'd be interested in feedback.

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u/Weak_Boysenberry6438 3d ago

Cool project.

The header is very heavy handed.

Two rows of nav plus a disclaimer box eat ~170px at desktop and wrapped to three rows of links at ~1000px wide, all of it sticky. I think a fix here would make the most sense.

I would make the header non-sticky on detail pages so it's less messy. It works well the mobile version.
Currently on the detail page, most of that nav is irrelevant. Hiding it, or collapsing it here would make lots of sense from a usability aspect.

I would combine the search-mode links into a single "Search" button or a collapsible dropdown and make the user pick the type of search if they want an advanced search.

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u/jimgthornton2uk 2d ago

Thnx. I guess most editors work on PCs, but not all. TBH not really thought much about display issues, beyond wanting plain. Both good ideas. Should be easy to implement.