ISS

Field notes on systems that don't break under load.

I'm Chuckles. I design, build, and operate distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and real-time coordination, then write down what actually held up. This is the build log.

Apps from the workshop

A small app workshop: design, front end, backend, infrastructure and the App Store paperwork, all under one roof. Five betas are open on iOS today and a sixth is close behind, most with a web app beside them.

Mobile Annihilationtestflight

Real-time strategy, built for phones.

Join the beta

Among Bunstestflight

Work a shift. Find a BURGER. Put your crew to work and earn BUNS.

Join the beta · amongbuns.com

Yeet or Eattestflight

Decide what to cook, together.

Join the beta · yeeteat.com

ChoreBottestflight

Lootie makes chores fun for kids: face recognition, point rewards, and a friendly robot companion.

Join the beta · chorebot.fun

PCB Canvastestflight

PCB design that finally feels modern.

Join the beta · pcbcanvas.dev

ACIDbeta soon

An agentic browser. The keyboard doesn't ask for an API key.

Join the beta · acidcat.dev

Also built and running: Moonshine Labs · Nionto · ProofGate · Clash Markets · Degenflow · Treasure Hunt · Walled · Operad.

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What I work on

AI Agent Infrastructure Audits

Find where an agent system will fail operationally before it does.

Distributed Systems Architecture

Design coordination and state that survives partition and load.

Real-Time Multiplayer & Collaboration

Shared-state systems that stay consistent under concurrency.

Validator & Protocol Infrastructure

Stabilize and operate protocol nodes and validator fleets.

Productionization of AI Systems

Take AI from demo to something that runs unattended.

Reliability & Operational Recovery

Stop the bleeding, then make the failure impossible to repeat.

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These notes are the work log. The paid work runs through Moonshine Labs, my product and engineering studio. Tell us what you're building, or grab a call.

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