Chabot’s Cabinet

Specimens, plates, and observations · N° LIV

The Cabinet.

A drawer of specimens — tools, experiments, standards work, and small systems. Each specimen is observed and classified, with its habitat noted.

  1. Pen-and-ink schematic of distributed feed fanout, queues, and durable state.

    Specimen I.

    the-wire.

    A Twitter clone running entirely on Cloudflare Workers, with Durable Objects for state, KV for caching, and queues for fanout.

    Habitat — typescript · cloudflare · distributed systems · durable objects.

  2. Pen-and-ink rail map with train position dots and signal traces.

    Specimen II.

    traintracker.

    Real-time UK train tracking. Connects to Network Rail's TRUST feed to render thousands of trains as coloured dots streaming across a map.

    Habitat — typescript · data visualization · real-time · transit.

  3. Notebook schematic of parallel tools, permission gates, and sub-agent paths.

    Specimen III.

    coding-agent.

    A coding-agent CLI built to study how AI assistants work, with parallel tool execution, specialised sub-agents, and a permission system.

    Habitat — typescript · ai · agents · developer tools.

  4. Pen-and-ink command registry diagram linking shell habits to a virtual filesystem.

    Specimen IV.

    typescript-bash-tools.

    TypeScript-native implementations of the command-line tools that coding agents reach for constantly.

    Habitat — typescript · agents · commands · tooling.

  5. Pen-and-ink service map of local cloud bindings under a hand-drawn platform outline.

    Specimen V.

    open-cloud.

    A self-hosted replica of the Cloudflare developer platform for local Workers, D1, KV, R2, Durable Objects, Queues, Vectorize, and AI Gateway loops.

    Habitat — typescript · cloudflare · local platform · agents.

  6. Pen-and-ink goal page with a continuation loop and hook marks.

    Specimen VI.

    claude-code-goal.

    Persistent markdown-backed goal mode for Claude Code, using files and hooks to keep autonomous work pointed at the same objective.

    Habitat — python · claude code · plugins · goals.

  7. Pen-and-ink rendering plate showing a native Markdown page and scroll trace.

    Specimen VII.

    ProseDown.

    A fast native Markdown viewer for macOS, built around startup speed, native rendering, and smooth scrolling.

    Habitat — typescript · macos · markdown · native rendering.

  8. Pen-and-ink waveform with turn bubbles and a playback loop.

    Specimen VIII.

    dialog-editor.

    A tool for crafting and iterating on voice dialogs using the ElevenLabs Dialog API, with instant playback and built-in developer tools.

    Habitat — typescript · voice · elevenlabs · developer tools.

  9. Pen-and-ink document study showing inline Markdown rendering on a native surface.

    Specimen IX.

    markdown-editor.

    A fast, native macOS markdown editor with inline rendering so formatted output appears as you type, not in a separate pane.

    Habitat — swift · macos · markdown · editor.

  10. Pen-and-ink API bridge diagram with streaming response paths and typed boundaries.

    Specimen X.

    anthropic-swift-sdk.

    A native, async/await-friendly Swift client for the Anthropic API.

    Habitat — swift · anthropic · sdk.

  11. Pen-and-ink conversation map with voice capture rings and question loops.

    Specimen XI.

    interviewer.

    Voice-first multi-agent interview app that draws forth expertise through conversation.

    Habitat — swift · ai · voice · interview.

  12. Pen-and-ink lamp study with a sun arc and evening schedule marks.

    Specimen XII.

    CircadianLights.

    A macOS menu bar app that teaches smart lights to follow the sun.

    Habitat — swift · macos · smart home · circadian.

  13. Pen-and-ink publishing path from notes to decentralized storage blocks.

    Specimen XIII.

    notes-to-walrus-blog.

    Publishes Apple Notes to a Walrus decentralized site.

    Habitat — swift · apple · blog · decentralized.

  14. Pen-and-ink book stack with recommendation marks and preference trails.

    Specimen XIV.

    book-recommendation.

    AI-powered book recommendation engine built with TypeScript.

    Habitat — typescript · ai · books · recommendations.

  15. Pen-and-ink measurement chart tracing developer activity toward mainnet events.

    Specimen XV.

    ec-developer-dashboard.

    Developer metrics dashboard that measures the path from first touch to mainnet transactions.

    Habitat — typescript · dashboard · devrel · metrics.

  16. Pen-and-ink address book cards with a merge line between duplicate contacts.

    Specimen XVI.

    clean-contacts.

    A surgical instrument for cleaning and deduplicating Google and Apple contacts.

    Habitat — typescript · contacts · google · apple.

  17. Pen-and-ink provider bridge with agent packets crossing an SDK boundary.

    Specimen XVII.

    ai-sdk-acp.

    An AI SDK provider for ACP, turning agent protocol messages into a small provider boundary.

    Habitat — ai sdk · acp · provider · agents.

  18. Small pen-and-ink line drawing of a city-building simulation map with roads, plots, and civic marks.

    Specimen XVIII.

    metrocore.

    A SimCity 4-like city-building game experiment, with simulation systems hiding underneath the tiny civic machinery.

    Habitat — game · simulation · city builder · systems.

  19. Pen-and-ink security review plate with a scan lens, shield outline, and checklist marks.

    Specimen XIX.

    security-scan-mcp.

    An MCP server that gives coding agents CVE-driven security prompts for targeted code review.

    Habitat — typescript · mcp · security · code review.

Earlier specimens & standards

Specifications, implementations, and committee work from earlier collecting expeditions.

  1. Specimen XX.

    Apache Shindig.

    Chief author of the PHP OpenSocial reference implementation; PMC member and committer.

    Habitat — apache · opensocial · php.

  2. Specimen XXI.

    OpenSocial Spec.

    Co-authored the specification defining APIs for web-based social applications.

    Habitat — w3c · social web · standards.

  3. Specimen XXII.

    Portable Contacts.

    Co-authored the contact data exchange specification for social networks and address books.

    Habitat — ietf · contacts · data.

  4. Specimen XXIII.

    OAuth 2.0.

    Contributed to the authorization framework used by modern API security systems.

    Habitat — ietf · authorization · identity.

  5. Specimen XXIV.

    OpenID Connect.

    Contributed to the identity layer on top of OAuth 2.0.

    Habitat — identity · authentication · oauth.

  6. Specimen XXV.

    OpenAPI.

    Contributed to the API description standard for documentation and code generation.

    Habitat — apis · documentation · codegen.