Model Context Protocol (MCP)
An open protocol by Anthropic that standardizes how AI models connect to local tools, databases, and context APIs.
AI Agents & Open Protocols
Open specifications, agent suites, and frameworks for autonomous pair programming and workflow orchestration.
pstack Agent Suite
Specialized engineering skills for multi-model diff reviews, TDD verification, code shape architecture, and unslopping copy.
Hallmark Design Engine
A framework designed to prevent generic AI UI patterns through intentional typography, contrast tokens, and structured spacing.
GraphRAG & Knowledge Graphs
Turns codebases, documentation, and system relationship maps into persistent local knowledge graphs.
Ollama
Run open-weight models locally with a simple API for private experimentation and offline agent pipelines.
Hugging Face
The primary hub for discovering open-source models, dataset benchmarks, and quantization formats like GGUF.
Development Tools & PKM
Local-first editors, architecture modeling suites, and personal knowledge management software.
Obsidian
A Markdown-native, offline-first notes platform for networked thought, personal knowledge graphs, and documentation storage.
Archi & ArchiMate
Open-source modeling toolkit supporting the TOGAF and ArchiMate open standards for systems and enterprise blueprinting.
Bun Runtime
An all-in-one JavaScript and TypeScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager built for speed.
Astro
Content-driven web framework using an island architecture to deliver fast, static-first websites with minimal JavaScript overhead.
Platforms, Runtimes & Modding
Frameworks, mobile SDKs, and multiplayer server architectures.
Flutter & Dart
Google's open-source multi-platform framework for building natively compiled applications from a single codebase.
Swift & SwiftUI
Modern declarative UI framework and memory-safe language designed for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS.
PaperMC & Velocity
High-performance game engine patches and next-generation server proxy software designed for low-latency multiplayer networks.
Minecraft Forge
The extensible modding API that enables deep Java bytecode modification and server-side gameplay mechanics.
Security Standards & Research
Foundational application security guidelines, vulnerability research platforms, and defensive protocols.
OWASP Foundation
Open standards, the OWASP Top 10, and threat modeling guidelines for engineering resilient web and mobile applications.
PortSwigger Web Security Academy
Hands-on labs and in-depth research material covering web vulnerabilities, server-side exploits, and defensive hardening.
Craft, Focus & Creative Work
Non-technical reading on creative discipline, manual care, deep concentration, and sharing the journey.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
A treatise on listening, cultivating attunement, stripping away distraction, and treating creativity as a daily practice rather than a job.
Deep Work
The discipline of uninterrupted focus in a noisy world, with practical rules for structuring work and protecting mental clarity.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An inquiry into the nature of Quality, the relationship between human and tool, and finding peace through careful craftsmanship.
Shop Class as Soulcraft
An inquiry into the value of manual labor, physical tools, and the mental satisfaction of fixing and building tangible things.
Show Your Work!
A guide to building in public, embracing the amateur perspective, sharing unfinished process, and letting people find you.
Philosophy & Decision Making
Foundational thoughts on resilience, stoic practice, cognitive biases, and navigating uncertainty.
Meditations
Personal journals of a Roman emperor on keeping perspective, accepting what cannot be changed, and acting with steady integrity.
Letters from a Stoic
Practical letters on friendship, the shortness of time, handling hardship, and avoiding trivial social anxieties.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
An exploration of human intuition versus deliberate rational thought, exploring cognitive biases and decision fallacies.
Antifragile
How certain systems, habits, and ideas benefit from shocks, disorder, and volatility instead of merely withstanding them.
Spatial Design, Aesthetics & Typography
Literature on human-scale spaces, the interplay of light and shadow, and visual balance.
A Pattern Language
A timeless architectural framework describing 253 patterns for building livable, human-centered spaces and environments.
In Praise of Shadows
A classic essay on traditional Japanese aesthetics, celebrating the beauty of patina, textured surfaces, and subtle dim light.
Grid Systems in Graphic Design
Systematic methodology for typographical rhythm and multi-column visual balance in editorial design.
The Elements of Typographic Style
The definitive manual on typographic hierarchy, proportions, vertical grid harmony, and letterforms.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Comprehensive guide to storage engines, distributed consensus, data partitioning, replication, and event stream processing.