Profile
WhoI automate the boring parts for a living. Small, weird, useful tools — usually with AI in the loop, always with a vendetta against manual work.
ClassToolsmith
FocusAutomating boring work
Side questAI game development — building games with models and letting the creativity off the leash.
BaseLisbon, Portugal
Emailhello@varandas.io
“I'd rather spend four hours automating a two-minute task than do it twice.”
Projects
LootOpen source, built out of spite for manual work. More coming — I keep finding new things to be annoyed by.
Notes
ArchiveOccasional notes on building, automating, and telling the difference between AI that helps and AI that's just expensive autocomplete.
November 1, 2024Automating the boring stuffOctober 28, 2024How I actually use AI when codingOctober 15, 2024LLMs as coding sidekicks
ALL NOTES →Now
QuestBuildingA local LLM rig — testing models, running benchmarks, and finding exactly where my machine taps out.
ReadingTemperature graphs, mostly.
TinkeringPushing my hardware until the fans file a formal complaint.
Stack
ArsenalWhat I actually reach for. No résumé padding, no tools I opened once in 2023 and never touched again.
AppNext.js · React · TypeScript
StyleTailwind CSS · Shadcn
DataSupabase · Postgres · Stripe
AIClaude Code · Codex · OpenCode · DeepSeek
ShipStatic export · EngineX
Contact
CommsGot a weird project, a problem worth automating, or strong opinions about local models? Say hello.
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