JHINX.DEV  /  PERSONAL SYSTEMS

BUILT  /  CHECKED  /  KEPT

Private systems. Public proof.

I build the tools I wish existed.

A working journal about agents, homelabs, media, and small tools. Written after the build survives the real machine.

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Operator journals / private releases / useful experiments

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SELECTED WORK  /  ACTIVE SIGNAL

Two projects worth leading with.

North Star is where the workflow converged. Omakase is a useful public product. Earlier experiments remain readable without pretending they are current.

private launch

North Star Lab

A private command center whose launch was proven through one bounded task, independent review, exact deployment, and rollback evidence.

  1. LaunchOne Bounded Task.
  2. ReviewIndependent and Exact.
  3. RecoveryRollback Proven.
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public tasting room

Omakase

An anime sommelier shaped by written taste, scored watch history, and the kind of recommendation you actually want next.

  1. TastePersonal Patterns.
  2. ListAniList Friendly.
  3. WatchFrom Pick to Queue.
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PROJECT INDEX  /  MORE WORK

Private previews and quieter tools.

Omakase Plus

Private anime acquisition that keeps searching and publishes only after identity, subtitle, and playback proof.

Python / Plexprivate previewKanade

An earlier attempt at the calm coding-agent desk that helped define what North Star needed.

Windows / Reactearlier systemForge

The bounded workflow experiment that informed North Star's plan, review, and recovery loop.

Python / agentsearlier systemRoam

Group travel decisions and a day-of companion.

Next.js / mapspreviewKata

Apple Health exports turned into daily training guidance.

FastAPI / SQLiteprivateFlow

A project-aware feed ranked around active work.

FastAPI / embeddingspausedMold

Conversational CAD with a preserved physical design trail.

Next.js / CADpausedRally

Friend-first planning that turns maybes into a real plan.

Astro / TypeScriptpreviewVibe

A compact music-preview surface with real audio state.

Astro / Web Audiopreview

MAKER'S COLOPHON  /  10 TOOLS

Built after midnight. Checked in daylight.

The private workshop is larger than the public page. These are the tools that turn references into media, code into releases, and claims into browser proof.

MAKE

Turn prompts, references, and taste into raw material.

  1. Image generationimgen
  2. Video generationvidgen
  3. Voice generationvoicegen
  4. Sound generationsoundgen
  5. Research notebooksnotebookgen

CHECK

Keep the brief, references, and orchestration attached.

  1. Website generationwebgen
  2. Reference captureDitto

SHIP

Make the browser, framework, and component system prove it.

  1. Browser verificationPlaywright
  2. Web frameworkNext.js
  3. Interface componentsshadcn/ui
NO BLACK BOXES

Generated media stays private until it earns a place. The real browser has the final say.

JHINX.DEV / 2026

service ledger

A plain-language index of the private stack.

automationNorth Star Lab

Private dashboard for project memory, next actions, review notes, and safe long-running automation.

runningobservabilityHealthchecks

Self-hosted dead-man-switch monitoring for scheduled jobs, export scripts, and background tasks that should phone home.

runningobservabilityLoki + Alloy

Central Docker log collection for all six Docker LXCs, surfaced through Grafana Explore instead of one-off SSH log hunts.

runningautomationntfy

Private local notification endpoint for homelab jobs and alert routing, with anonymous access denied.

runningobservabilityUptime Kuma

Up/down monitoring for 40+ homelab routes, direct health checks, and private service endpoints.

running

currentlyPrivate launch proven; voice, media, and small tools remain in motion.

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