Project Compendium

A living index of built, researched, tested, shipped, paused, and learned-from work across software, science, hardware, civic life, and business.

Catalog: JW-COMP-001
Rev: 0.4

45 projects
001

Universe Screen

Make the scale and activity of a working digital environment visible at a glance.

SWSoftware
Native app
Active
2026
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003

FH Variant Triage

Help experts decide which genetic variants deserve closer review without pretending to replace clinical judgment.

SCScience
Research tool
Research
2026
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005

Horizon Flight Computer

Learn aerospace engineering by building and measuring more of the system instead of relying on a complete kit.

HWHardware
Physical build
Archived
2022–25
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007

Synapse

Reduce the friction of switching models and repeatedly copying the same context between them.

SWSoftware
Desktop app
Paused
2026
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008

OpenWaterTowers

Make local infrastructure discoverable and historically legible without exposing sensitive operational details.

CIVCivic
Open data
Active
2026
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011

Personal Context Repository

Give AI agents durable context while keeping the underlying knowledge inspectable, correctable, and private by design.

SWSoftware
Knowledge system
Active
2026
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013

NSOPW Modernization

Publish a defensible modernization architecture and evidence base without exposing confidential correspondence or operational details.

CIVCivic
Systems study
Research
2026
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014

Clean Slate Focus

Create a minimal personal focus timer and learn how to get an app from Xcode to a working phone.

SWSoftware
iOS app
Shipped
2025
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015

CostClaw

Make agent operating costs visible enough to budget, compare, and debug.

SWSoftware
Agent plugin
Dormant
2026
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017

MasteryGraph

Help learners and AI tutors reason about what is known, what is missing, and what should come next.

EDUEducation
Learning methodology
Active
2026
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018

MasteryMath

Test whether the MasteryGraph methodology can produce a calmer, more accountable learning tool.

EDUEducation
iPad app
Prototype
2026
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019

PSALM

Make a mainstream music catalog more usable for people with personal visual-content boundaries.

SWSoftware
Media app
Dormant
2025–26
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020

AgentWorkbench

Turn one-off agent procedures into reusable commands with explicit inputs, outputs, and safety boundaries.

SWSoftware
Agent tooling
Active
2026
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022

OpenFilter Lab

Let people own transparent media filters that can move between tools instead of being locked inside a platform.

SWSoftware
Media standard
Prototype
2026
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023

MacBook Steps

Turn an absurdly specific work habit into a small, knowingly unnecessary product gag.

SWSoftware
Gag prototype
Concept
2026
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024

Middle-earth Wiki

Make rich fictional settings easier for people and AI agents to explore without quietly blending incompatible sources.

CRECreative
Knowledge system
Active
2026
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026

OpenClaw Experiments

Learn how persistent agents behave across memory, tools, recurring work, cost, and operational risk.

SWSoftware
Agent system
Paused
2026
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027

Vigilance

Reduce the friction of investigating an unfamiliar location while making uncertainty and data gaps visible.

CIVCivic
Safety concept
Paused
2024–26
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028

Idiot Purchase

Explore whether mundane personal data can become a lightweight comedic interaction.

SWSoftware
iOS experiment
Prototype
2026
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029

Subliminal Blocker

Give users more control over advertising and persuasion that does not look like a conventional ad slot.

SWSoftware
Browser extension
Prototype
2026
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031

Forever Habits

Test a familiar habit-app pattern and extract a sharper thesis about what still makes an app worth building.

BUSBusiness
Product study
Prototype
2026
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032

iPhone Camera Bridge

Give an agent temporary visual access to physical objects when the user explicitly opens and permits the phone camera.

SWSoftware
WebRTC utility
Prototype
2026
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033

Economy Map

Make economic systems explorable as linked mechanisms instead of disconnected headlines and statistics.

BUSBusiness
Knowledge graph
Prototype
2026
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034

House Ticker

Explore the emotional and technical oddity of turning slow, uncertain property estimates into a real-time interface.

SWSoftware
iOS experiment
Prototype
2026
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035

openwyzeband

Create an open, documented path to the device's display and live sensors without guessing at unsafe commands.

HWHardware
Reverse engineering
Paused
2026
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037

OpScore

Bridge the gap between generic AI enthusiasm and the specific workflows a small business could actually improve.

BUSBusiness
Product concept
Archived
2024
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038

Silver Angel

Connect older supporters with younger people who need funding, practical advice, or durable encouragement.

BUSBusiness
Marketplace concept
Archived
2026
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039

SkillTube

Convert long-form video knowledge into a structured SKILL.md that an AI agent can reuse.

SWSoftware
AI utility
Archived
2024–26
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040

Virtus Food

Coordinate food inventory and meal preparation in one consumer application.

HLTHealth
iOS app
Archived
2026
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041

G.I.D.E.O.N.

Describe how an agent system could continuously observe, plan, execute, learn capabilities, develop projects, research, and supervise itself.

SWSoftware
Agent architecture
Concept
2025
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042

Model Rocketry iOS App

Bring the scattered administrative and technical parts of a model-rocket launch into one clear mobile workflow.

HWHardware
App concept
Concept
2025
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043

Open Witness Protocol

Explore whether narrowly scoped evidence requests can support public safety while preserving local control and no-match silence.

CIVCivic
Protocol concept
Research
2026
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