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Portfolio · 30 things shipped

Things I've Built

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

Hand-drawn blueprint sketch of a workstation

Open source

Public repositories on GitHub.

github.com/antjanus
Cottage UI screenshot

Cottage UI

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

ReactTypeScript
Photo Importer screenshot

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.

PythonTUI
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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
TypeScriptNext.jsMCPzod
Skillbox screenshot

Skillbox

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

Claude CodeSKILLs
Agent Compiler screenshot

Agent Compiler

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

TUIClaude Code

More open source

Programmer's Proverbs

A collection of proverbs from the programmer. Went viral with hundreds of stars and contributions from the community.

Markdown
680

My Dotfiles

Personal VIM/Neovim configuration that ended up featured in the video game Watch Dogs 2.

VimShell
47

Babel Plugin Namespaces

A Babel plugin that adds JavaScript namespace support for cleaner code organization.

JavaScriptBabel
18

Popstar CMS

A file-based content management system built on Node.js for simple, flat-file websites.

Node.jsJavaScript
12

Side projects

Built with Claude Code.

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$ start-tui
Terminal app

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.

Rustratatui
$ boil-tui
Terminal app

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.

GoBubbletea
$ media-picker
Terminal app

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.

GoBubbletea

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.

Browser3D

Fishing Game

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

HTMLBrowser
$ todos-cli
Terminal app

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.

CLIMarkdown

Banner Maker

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

Utility
$ agent-ipc
Terminal app

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

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.jsPyodideSandpack

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
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Dashboard

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

ReactAPIs
$ blog-2024
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Blog "2024"

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

SvelteKitMDSvex
$ personal-blog
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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

ClaudeLLMsPrompt Engineering
Article

AI Glossary

Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts

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