RefGarden
3D visual-reference gallery over The Met, NASA, Cosmos and Prelinger Archives where local Jev picks search phrases and highlights.
Overview
RefGarden is a dark, three-dimensional gallery for finding image and short-video references from one prompt. It draws artwork from The Met, space and science imagery from NASA, design references from Cosmos and short films from the Internet Archive's Prelinger Archives, balancing sources and filtering duplicates. You can orbit and zoom while references arrive, pin up to six, revisit saved searches and export a JSON record.
In the local Explore mode, Jev chooses search phrases for each enabled collection from bounded options built from the brief and style presets, and reads image metadata (titles and descriptions only, never pixels, frames or audio) to pick at most one highlight per image source. Jev can also decide that no image fits. The hosted preview uses keyword retrieval without Jev. The key is entered locally and saved in an ignored .env file, and the maintainer's server is not involved in Jev requests. Tests use fixtures and mocked calls.
What the decision model decides
| Type | Question | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Choice | Which search phrase should be used for this collection given the brief? | — |
| Choice | Which image reference best fits the brief (or none)? | — |
How it works
- Enter a prompt, media types and styles
- Jev chooses search phrases from bounded options per source
- Fetch references from The Met, NASA, Cosmos and Prelinger
- Jev reads metadata to highlight up to one image per source
- Keep, pin or export references
Strengths
- Jev sees only text metadata, not media
- Bounded options mean Jev cannot invent queries
- Runs locally with your own key
Caveats
- Hosted preview does not use Jev
- Results vary by prompt and source coverage
- Media rights belong to each source
Getting started
npm ci && npm run build && npm start, open http://127.0.0.1:4318, then paste a TypeSafe key under Connections.At a glance
- Type
- App
- Status
- beta
- Language
- TypeScript
- Runtime
- Local web app (Bun/Node)
- Has code
- yes
- Has tests
- yes
- License
- MIT
Use cases and integrations
How curated lists describe it
A visual-reference gallery drawing from The Met, NASA and Cosmos, with Jev in local Explore mode.
logicrw/awesome-jev-projectsA spatial reference explorer for creators. Local Jev query choices, metadata highlights and source-linked collections.
hellogumbo/awesome-jevA three-dimensional reference gallery over The Met, NASA, Cosmos, and the Prelinger Archives, with Jev choosing the search phrases.
MrJev/awesome-jev
Frequently asked questions
What does Jev decide?
Which search phrases to use for each source and which image to highlight, based on titles and descriptions.
Does Jev see the images?
No; it receives no pixels, frames or audio.
Does the online preview use Jev?
No, the hosted preview uses keyword retrieval.
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