How I Built a Budget Travel Research Pipeline with Open-Source Tools
How I built a flexible flight + accommodation search pipeline using fli and trvl — without API keys.
Part 1 · budget-travel-pipeline
budget-travel-pipeline
3 articles
Running the Budget Travel Pipeline: Setup, the Prompt, and What I Skipped
The complete, runnable build of the pipeline from part 1: fli + trvl + an AI agent, full install and MCP config, a reusable prompt template, why I run flights and accommodation sequentially, and how I get accommodation prices that are actually bookable instead of phantom teasers.
Part 2 · budget-travel-pipeline
After the Articles: an Open Source Arc, Two Fixes, and the Updated Setup Guide
What happened after Part 2 published: the maintainer read it, opened an issue, shipped two fixes in 48 hours, then released v1.10.0 with every workaround from this series built in natively. The complete, current pipeline setup — and what a first open source contribution arc actually looks like.
Part 3 · budget-travel-pipeline