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Building small, useful dev tools. Maker of env-doctor — a zero-dependency Python CLI that audits .env files.

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Your agent installs packages before anyone vets them. I built a gate that runs first.

Your agent installs packages before anyone vets them. I built a gate that runs first.

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Your agent isn't running out of context because of one big file

Your agent isn't running out of context because of one big file

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Your CI failed. Was it a flake or a real break?

Your CI failed. Was it a flake or a real break?

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Your agent asked "can I run this?" You said yes. It ran it 40 minutes later.

Your agent asked "can I run this?" You said yes. It ran it 40 minutes later.

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I measured an AI sandbox's audit export. It contained zero records — so I built the layer that keeps its own.

I measured an AI sandbox's audit export. It contained zero records — so I built the layer that keeps its own.

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Your scanners pass. Your audit evidence doesn't exist. We built the missing layer.

Your scanners pass. Your audit evidence doesn't exist. We built the missing layer.

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I was tired of letting the OOM killer do my VRAM math, so I wrote a one-file CLI

I was tired of letting the OOM killer do my VRAM math, so I wrote a one-file CLI

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Your agent forgot a decision you made last week. Mine did too.

Your agent forgot a decision you made last week. Mine did too.

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I was pasting 4KB of JSON into every prompt. So I built a key-folder that shrinks it — reversibly.

I was pasting 4KB of JSON into every prompt. So I built a key-folder that shrinks it — reversibly.

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AI assistants cite fake stats with total confidence. I built a 10-second checker.

AI assistants cite fake stats with total confidence. I built a 10-second checker.

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After the agent-tool breach, I asked: where do my API keys actually live?

After the agent-tool breach, I asked: where do my API keys actually live?

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Your dependencies will break. Your CI will leak. Probably not today.

Your dependencies will break. Your CI will leak. Probably not today.

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Your CI is green. Your tests might be lying.

Your CI is green. Your tests might be lying.

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Your build log is 40,000 lines. Your agent's context window is not.

Your build log is 40,000 lines. Your agent's context window is not.

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I installed a bunch of agent skills. Then I wrote a tool to audit them.

I installed a bunch of agent skills. Then I wrote a tool to audit them.

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Your .env file is lying to you. I built a tiny tool to catch it.

Your .env file is lying to you. I built a tiny tool to catch it.

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