PROJECT · CHECKERS TJOM
YOUR WHATSAPP TJOM
FOR RECIPES
Drop a YouTube recipe link into WhatsApp. Get a Checkers 60/60 cart with every ingredient, ready to order in 60 minutes. No pausing the video. No scribbled shopping lists.
WHAT IT IS
Paste a YouTube recipe link into WhatsApp. Get a Checkers 60/60 cart with every ingredient, ready to order. No manual shopping list. No reading ingredients out of a video.
“Tjom” — Afrikaans for friend, buddy, mate. Checkers Tjom is the mate who does the shopping prep while you’re still watching the video.
HOW IT WORKS
From YouTube link
to groceries at your door.
Send the recipe link
Watching a cooking video on YouTube? Paste the link into WhatsApp and send it to Checkers Tjom. That’s the whole step.
AI pulls the ingredients
Our model reads the video description, captions and recipe metadata. It figures out every ingredient and the quantity you actually need.
Tap to get your cart
You get a Checkers 60/60 link back in WhatsApp. Every product is already added. Tap, confirm, and groceries arrive in 60 minutes.
LIVE DEMO
This is what
the chat looks like.
No app to install. No account to make. You already have WhatsApp. Send one message, get your cart.
- Works with most SA and international food channels
- Converts US / metric units to what Checkers actually stocks
- You get a real cart link — edit, swap, or remove before checkout
Scanning that bobotie recipe now…
- 500g beef mince
- 2 onions
- Mild curry powder
- Apricot jam
- White bread (1 loaf)
- Full cream milk (1L)
- Free-range eggs (6)
- + 5 more
WHY IT’S COOL
Small bot.
Big dinner energy.
Small things that make cooking at home actually feel easy, not like a second job.
Skip the mental math
Serves 4 but you’re cooking for 2? We scale the quantities for you, automatically.
No more pausing YouTube
Stop rewinding to catch that ingredient you missed. The bot reads it all for you.
Delivered in 60 minutes
Powered by Checkers Sixty60, South Africa’s fastest grocery service. Same-day? Same-hour.
Built for SA home cooks
Knows the difference between braaibroodjies and a toastie. Speaks your kitchen, lekker style.
UNDER THE HOOD
For the
nerds.
The short version: large language models doing the boring part so you can cook the fun part.
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LLM-parsed transcripts
Uses LLMs to read the video description, pinned comment, and auto-generated captions to find the actual recipe — not just the fluff.
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Fuzzy catalog matching
Maps “a handful of fresh coriander” to the right SKU on Checkers. Handles brand guesses, sizes, and SA-specific staples like mielie-meal or Mrs Balls.
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03
Smart substitutions
If an item is out of stock, the bot swaps in the closest real-world alternative — and tells you what it changed, so you can override it.
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WhatsApp Cloud API
Runs on Meta’s official WhatsApp Business Cloud API. No third-party middleware — messages go directly from you to the model.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Checkers Tjom is a Futurefy side project. We build fun, South-Africa-first things with AI to show what’s possible — and to remind ourselves why this stuff is so cool.
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PASTE A RECIPE.
GET YOUR CART.
Drop a YouTube recipe link below and we'll email you a Checkers shopping list with every ingredient.
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We build automations, WhatsApp agents and AI products for South African companies. If Checkers Tjom made you think “wait, could we do that too?” — yes, you can.