Things I make

Software I build on the side. Some of it is even finished.

Beta · Free during beta

Cove

A native Mac RSS reader that fetches the full article when a feed sends only a teaser. Your library stays on your Mac, and your agents can read it too.

Full text fetched when a feed sends only a preview
A built-in MCP server, so your agents can read your library
An archive that keeps articles, even from feeds you remove
Clips: save a passage, add a note, find it later
Code formatted and highlighted, in light and dark
Offline search across articles, authors and feeds
Read aloud by voices that run on your Mac
OPML import and export

After 1.0 there will still be a free version, with a paid Pro version beside it. Needs macOS 15 or newer.

covereader.com

On sale · $3.99 once

Vigil

A menu bar app that keeps your Mac awake while your coding agents work, and lets it sleep when they stop.

Hooks for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Copilot CLI, Pi and OpenCode
Lets your Mac sleep once an agent finishes, fails, crashes or goes quiet
Stays awake for a time you set, 5 to 30 minutes, while an agent waits for your input
Follows sub-agents, so a session stays awake while they work
Sessions in the menu bar, or in a small floating status window
Never overrides macOS: closing the lid, Sleep and locking still win
Keeps no prompts or output, and sends no analytics

One purchase covers two Macs, with a 30-day refund. Needs macOS 14 or newer.

vigilmac.com

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Notes on building these, by email. It costs nothing.