The workbench / 5 active threads

Problems I could not leave alone.

A mix of public tools, product bets, and experiments. They share one filter: I have to understand the pain closely enough to keep working when the novelty wears off.

01In production

Enterprise AI agent layer

OrgWorkspace

The thesis: Enterprise AI works when routine steps stay deterministic and intelligence is used only where judgment adds value.

Scalong's enterprise AI agent layer for running work across systems, teams, and long-lived processes. It combines deterministic workflows with AI at decision points, with approvals, recovery, and auditability built in.

Enterprise AIWorkflow automationKnowledge systems
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02Building

AI-era software delivery

Ciqora

The thesis: When AI accelerates code production, delivery control becomes the new bottleneck.

An orchestration thesis spanning requirements, QA, UAT, delivery risk, and release evidence, designed to work across the tools teams already use.

SDLCQAAI orchestration
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03Live

Open-source agent workflow

OldHand

The thesis: More autonomous coding agents need stronger stopping conditions, not merely longer prompts.

A portable workflow for Claude Code and Codex that turns an ambiguous task into a work contract, traces the end-to-end flow, and makes validation evidence explicit.

Claude CodeCodexOpen source
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04Ideation

Distribution for AI-built software

Vaqelio

The thesis: AI is creating more small software than existing distribution systems are designed to handle.

A distribution layer where creators publish from their coding agent, then add optional hosting, secure access, shareable links, and commerce without rebuilding the product around infrastructure.

Creator toolsAI softwareMarketplace
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05Shipped

Developer utility

Muster

The thesis: Small workflow improvements compound when they remove friction you feel every day.

A small developer tool born from repeated friction in my own workflow, built to keep useful commands organized and close to the work.

Developer toolsVS CodeWorkflow
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My idea filter

Useful before impressive.

01

Feel the friction

I prefer a problem I have experienced over a market map I only understand from a distance.

02

Find the system

The task is rarely the whole problem. I trace the surrounding approvals, handoffs, and incentives.

03

Ship the proof

A small working loop teaches more than a large deck. The product earns its next layer.

Build notes included

Follow what ships next.

The dispatch carries the decisions and lessons that do not fit on a product page.