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guitaripod · independent engineer · Linux · Apple · web · terminal · about ↓ · hire →

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now building · this week

Tailscode

Your AI agents, anywhere

Swift★ 861 commits · 7d324 · 30dpushed 4h agov1.43 · 3h ago

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7 active · 7d

git log --since=24.weeks

3,836 total

88d

streak

614

contributions · 30d

19

repos · 30d

languages · 7d

Swift 85%Astro 7%Python 7%Rust 2%

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whoami --long

Engineer who ships.

Seven years shipping production software for category-leading consumer products. Now building my own, for Linux, Apple, the web and the terminal.

STATUS: available — open to new engagements

./work-with-me ./see-the-work

midgar --stats

15
apps_live: 76
oss_repos: 286
releases_cut: 255
github_stars: 6,078
contributions_365d: 10
languages

git log --employers --oneline

full timeline →

Oct 2025→May 2026 AI-native premium health & wellness startup System Architect · Full-Stack / AI Engineer
Sep 2025→May 2026 NASDAQ-listed global cybersecurity company SDK Architect · Contractor
Jul 2021→Jul 2024 Multi-billion-dollar wearable health platform Engineer · Feature Owner

From a multi-billion-dollar wearable health platform to a NASDAQ-listed cybersecurity company to an AI-native health startup — engineering services shipped to category-leading consumer products.

~/apps · latest releases

Tailscode

The Remote for Your Coding Agents

[Developer Tools] Free released 2026-07

Send a prompt to Claude Code, opencode or Oh My Pi from your phone, pocket it, and watch the turn finish on your Lock Screen. Approve the risky command, answer the agent's question, read every diff — from anywhere on your own Tailscale network.

features

Drive Claude Code & opencode from your phone
Point-to-point over your own Tailscale network
Watch the turn land on your Lock Screen

iPhone

open in app store ↗

Helia: UV Index & Sun Safety

The Honest Solar Coach

[Health & Fitness] Free released 2026-07

How long can you stay in the sun today before you burn? Helia answers that in minutes — for your skin type and the live UV index where you stand — and that answer is free, forever.

features

A live sunburn budget tuned to your skin
Real-time local UV & a safe-exposure timer
Circadian, vitamin-D & mood coaching

iPhone

open in app store ↗

~/linux · apps & tools · 144 releases

[app]

flaccy

v1.8.0 ★ 3

Rust · Desktop app · 19 releases

A lossless music player with gapless playback and Last.fm scrobbling — a native GTK4/libadwaita desktop app.

install · crates.io

$ cargo install flaccy

⚠ GTK4 / libadwaita ·also: AURfrom source

source ↗ releases · 2026-07 ↗ download x86_64 ↓

[app]

emojipick

v0.1.5 ★ 1

Rust · Desktop app · 1 release

A fast emoji picker for KDE Plasma Wayland

install · crates.io

$ cargo install emojipick

⚠ KDE Plasma / Wayland ·also: AURfrom source

source ↗ releases · 2026-07 ↗

[app]

recview

v0.2.0 ★ 1

Rust · Desktop app · 1 release

GPU-accelerated review window for screen recordings — trim, crop, export, discard. GTK4 + libmpv + NVENC.

install · crates.io

$ cargo install recview

⚠ GTK4 / libadwaita ·also: from source

source ↗ docs ↗ releases · 2026-08 ↗ download x86_64 ↓

~/cli · tools for the terminal

flyr

Search Google Flights from the terminal

┌─ install

$ cargo install flyr-cli

└─ run

$ flyr MAD NRT --date 2026-07-14

searching google flights...

1. IB MAD→NRT 13h55m €612

runs on: macOS · Linux · Windows

unrager

A calm Twitter/X TUI with a local-LLM rage filter

unrager — tty

┌─ install

$ cargo install unrager

└─ run

$ unrager

rage filter: local llm [active]

hidden: 42 posts · shown: 18 calm posts

runs on: macOS · Linux · Windows

~/oss · open source

omnichat

3rd place T3 Cloneathon Champion

TypeScript docs ↗

Swollama

A comprehensive Swift SDK for Ollama

Swift docs ↗

live-preview-demo

A demo project for Xcode's Live Preview

Swift

OpenAIKit

A comprehensive Swift SDK for the OpenAI API.

Swift docs ↗

GeminiKit

A comprehensive Swift SDK for the Google Gemini API

Swift docs ↗

songlink-cli

Convert music URLs & download tracks

Go

~/blog · recent writing

App of the Dead: Running Local LLMs on iOS to Teach World Religions

How I built a Duolingo-style iOS app teaching afterlife beliefs across world religions, powered by on-device MLX LLMs for privacy-first AI education

2025-09-25 5 min #ios#mlx#llm

Pixie: Building a Production-Ready AI Image Generation Platform with Rust and Native Mobile Apps

A deep dive into Pixie, a complete AI image generation platform built with Rust on Cloudflare Workers, featuring native iOS/Android apps and a powerful CLI

2025-09-22 4 min #rust#cloudflare-workers#ai

Control Claude Code Remotely with Zero-Friction SSH Tunnels

Set up passwordless SSH tunnels to control Claude Code on remote machines, eliminating authentication friction and streamlining your AI-powered development workflow

2025-07-10 5 min #terminal#ssh#productivity

Secure OAuth Implementation Without Local API Keys Using Rust and Cloudflare Workers

Learn how to build a secure OAuth flow where API credentials never leave your server, using Rust-based Cloudflare Workers for authentication proxying

2025-07-07 3 min #rust#cloudflare#workers