Side projects

Side projects I've built with AI

Every project started with one problem. Its page says what I tried and what I learned. The first, in Nov '24, was SmartChef, an AI-led recipe app and meal planner.

Above all

My second brain

This one lives with me every day. I use it for my life: hobbies, reading, home projects and a journal. Claude reads it, files new notes into it and keeps it tidy.

Here's how I use it

~/my-second-brain

my-second-brain/
├─ 00-inbox/
├─ 01-projects/
├─ 02-areas/
├─ 03-resources/
├─ 04-archive/
├─ memory/
│  └─ MEMORY.md
└─ CLAUDE.md

More projects

sparktale.ai
Sparktale
liveJan '26 to now
Personalised printed children's books. Still running, with paying customers.
Tools it produced
- The nine steps
- Skills
Live: sparktale.ai
landmycv.com
LandMyCV
live, pausedFeb '26 to Apr '26
Improves a CV and tailors it to a job description. Paused; the steps continue in cv-tailor.
Tools it produced
- cv-tailor
Live: landmycv.com
parapet.example/projects/riverside-retail/bids

Riverside Retail - Division 09 finishes
Bids due in 6 days

Subcontractor AI fit score Quote Scope gaps

Northline Drywall 91 Received 0 gaps

Keystone Interiors 84 Received 3 gaps

Harbor Ceilings 78 RFQ sent -

Summit Flooring 69 Not invited -

Gap analysis - Keystone Interiors
Scope item 09 51 13 acoustical ceilings: allowance missing. Scope item 09 65 00 resilient flooring: excluded in quote notes.

Bid list drawn by distance from site
Send RFQs
Parapet
stoppedApr '26 to Sep '26
Pre-bid software for general contractors. No scored round held my 7.5 out of 10 line. I stopped it in Sep '26.
Tools it produced
- The nine steps
- Claude Code setup
Today

Start

Check in
How do you feel today?
Very unpleasantVery pleasant

This week85 min
Band: 150 to 300 min
Yesterday40 min
Strength

Captured today24 min
Walk - Log an activity

TodayInsightsYou
Count down from 20:00

12:04

Started at 8:44.
Pause
End
Wellness Coach
work in progressOct '26 to now
One iPhone app for your wellness activities, driven by conversation. Work in progress.
Tools I use
- Claude Code setup
- The nine steps
How I use AI across product work
Nine steps through research, decisions, delivery and learning, with the principles behind my choices.
Explore the workflow

Subcontractor	AI fit score	Quote	Scope gaps
Northline Drywall	91	Received	0 gaps
Keystone Interiors	84	Received	3 gaps
Harbor Ceilings	78	RFQ sent	-
Summit Flooring	69	Not invited	-

Side projects I've built with AI

My second brain

More projects

Sparktale

LandMyCV

Parapet

Wellness Coach

How I use AI across product work