The AntJanus Dispatch Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026
The AntJanus Dispatch Section D · Projects
Section D · Projects

Things I’ve Built

Open source, side projects, AI experiments, and creative work

Hand-drawn blueprint sketch of a workstation
A blueprint drawing of interface parts: dialled gauges, dimensioned panels, and a grid of repeated tiles
HTML · CSS · JavaScript

UI Pattern Library

Interface patterns lifted out of projects I actually shipped. Each one renders live in an isolated frame and comes with its markup, its styles, its behaviour, and the prompt that rebuilds it from scratch.

40Patterns
5Categories
0Dependencies
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Open Source

Public repositories on GitHub

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Screenshot of the cc-dash project dashboard
TypeScript · Next.js · MCP · zod

cc-dash

A dashboard and Model Context Protocol server for a project portfolio whose entire state lives in markdown files.

Twenty-five zod-typed MCP tools let Claude Code read roadmaps, advance sessions, and work QA queues without anyone opening the UI.

No database: the files are the source of truth, and git is the audit log.

25MCP tools
1,667Tests
MITLicense
Screenshot of Cottage UI
React, TypeScript

Cottage UI

A React UI component library built alongside a YouTube tutorial series. Clean, reusable, well-tested code.

GitHub · 13 stars


Screenshot of Photo Importer
Python, TUI

Photo Importer

Photo organization TUI with video sorting support. Organizes photos into year/month/date folders. Built a TUI around the original script for a better workflow.

GitHub

Screenshot of Skillbox
Claude Code, SKILLs

Skillbox

A collection of personal prompts and utility prompts packaged as SKILLs for Claude Code. Easily installable via npx.

GitHub

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TUI, Claude Code

Agent Compiler

A TUI for embedding skills into a CLAUDE.md file so Claude has a higher chance of picking them up.

GitHub

More open source · the star report
RepositoryTechStars
Programmer's Proverbs
A collection of proverbs from the programmer. Went viral with hundreds of stars and contributions from the community.
Markdown680
My Dotfiles
Personal VIM/Neovim configuration that ended up featured in the video game Watch Dogs 2.
Vim, Shell47
Tseczka CSS Framework
A lightweight CSS framework focused on simplicity and clean design.
CSS38
Babel Plugin Namespaces
A Babel plugin that adds JavaScript namespace support for cleaner code organization.
JavaScript, Babel18
Popstar CMS
A file-based content management system built on Node.js for simple, flat-file websites.
Node.js, JavaScript12

Side Projects

Built with Claude Code

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Screenshot of Start TUI

Start TUI

Terminal start menu with ranger-style three-column layout, vim-style navigation, auto-categorization of tools, and a built-in database of 134 CLI apps.

Rust, ratatui

Screenshot of Boil TUI

Boil TUI

Terminal game library manager -- basically Steam for your terminal games. Auto-discovers CLI games installed on your system and gives you a TUI to browse and launch them.

Go, Bubbletea

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Media Picker

Cable TV guide TUI that mimics the classic Comcast channel guide. Fetches info from OMDb for TV shows and movies, creates random channels and schedules.

Go, Bubbletea

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3D Fantasy RPG

3D RPG built with one of my kids. Features wave system, random item drops, shops, galaxy mode with different monsters, and a mech mode.

Browser, 3D

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Fishing Game

Browser fishing game inspired by Cat Goes Fishing, built with a kid. Everything runs from a single .html file.

HTML, Browser

Screenshot of Todos CLI

Todos CLI

CLI todo manager using markdown files for storage. Works via TUI or simple commands. Has a SKILL.md that lets Claude Code check and update todos.

CLI, Markdown

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Banner Maker

Tool for creating article banners with real tool output in the background and article name overlay.

Utility

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Agent IPC

IPC protocol for inter-agent communication. Allowed running one Claude instance in a repo and communicating with another via channel-based chat.

Inter-process

Screenshot of Interactive Learning App

Interactive Learning App

Learning platform with quizzes, code challenges, Mermaid diagrams, and progress tracking. Runs Python via Pyodide and JavaScript via Sandpack in the browser.

Next.js, Pyodide, Sandpack

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Content Creation Suite

Content management suite with two implementations -- CLI/full-stack version and client-only web version. Hub-and-spoke content strategy for AI/tech content.

Full-stack

Dashboard

Personalized dashboard with resizeable widgets, GitHub/Jira API integration, and Ollama chat.

React, APIs

Blog “2024”

This blog. Auto-discovered articles, content negotiation for markdown API.

SvelteKit, MDSvex

Personal Blog

Legacy blog rewritten from unknown framework to modern Astro.

Astro

AI Projects

Exploring AI tools, workflows, and creative applications

Service

AI Workflow Consulting

Helping companies implement AI tools and processes effectively.

Claude, LLMs, Prompt Engineering

Article

Claude Code Best Practices

Guide to effective AI-assisted development.

Claude Code, TypeScript

Article

AI Glossary

Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts.

Experiment

I, AI - Short Stories

Science fiction exploring AI themes and futures.

Creative Writing, AI

Arts & Leisure

Podcasts, videos, and visual art

Podcast

YAFF Podcast

Yet Another Final Fantasy Podcast about Final Fantasy, going through the games one by one in order of release.

Video

YouTube

Tutorials and project walkthroughs covering React, UI libraries, and web development.

Visual art

Photography

A collection of photography and other art.