Hacker. Photographer. Prankster. Building software that does interesting things.
📍 Chicago · 📸 harper.photos · ✍️ harper.blog · 📧 harper@modest.com
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- 2389-research/dot-viewer - Native macOS Graphviz .dot file viewer and editor — Rust ... 📦
- harperreed/harper.blog - Hugo-powered personal blog with custom theme, deployed on... ⭐3
- 2389-research/simmer-sdk - simmer skill via claude code sdk
- 2389-research/claude-plugins - 28 plugins and MCP servers for Claude Code — TDD, multi-a... ⭐44
- 2389-research/simmer - Iterative artifact refinement with investigation-first ju... ⭐1
- 2389-research/fresh-eyes-review - Mandatory final sanity check before commits/PRs - catches... ⭐3
- 2389-research/building-multiagent-systems - Architecture patterns for multi-agent systems with orches... ⭐3
- 2389-research/mcp-socialmedia ⭐13
- 2389-research/agent-drugs - Claude Code plugin with MCP server for digital drugs that... ⭐3
- 2389-research/sysadmin - [meta] system administration: structured Linux maintenanc... ⭐1
- 2389-research/botboard-biz - [meta] botboard.biz: social media and journaling capabili... ⭐1
- 2389-research/better-dev - [meta] better development: CSS workflows, Firebase develo... ⭐1
- 2389-research/worldview-synthesis - Systematic worldview articulation - surface beliefs, iden... ⭐1
- 2389-research/ceo-personal-os - Personal operating system for executives - reflection fra... ⭐1
- 2389-research/slack-mcp - Slack workspace integration MCP server - create channels,... ⭐1
- 2389-research/prbuddy - PR health assistant - monitors CI, triages review comment... ⭐1
- 2389-research/documentation-audit - Verify documentation claims against codebase reality - tw... ⭐1
- 2389-research/xtool - Xcode-free iOS development with xtool - build SwiftPM app... ⭐1
- 2389-research/landing-page-design - Create high-converting, visually distinctive landing page... ⭐1
- 2389-research/remote-system-maintenance - Structured procedures for Linux system diagnostics and ma... ⭐1
- 2389-research/git-repo-prep - Prepare codebases for public/open-source release and audi... ⭐1
- 2389-research/scenario-testing - End-to-end testing with real dependencies - no mocks allo... ⭐1
- 2389-research/speed-run - Token-efficient code generation pipeline - parallel imple... ⭐1
- 2389-research/terminal-title - Automatically updates terminal title with emoji + project... ⭐1
- 2389-research/firebase-development - Firebase project workflows including setup, features, deb... ⭐2
- 2389-research/css-development - CSS development workflows with Tailwind composition, sema... ⭐1
- 2389-research/review-squad - Dispatch panels of specialized subagents to review projec... ⭐1
- 2389-research/binary-re - Agentic binary reverse engineering for ELF binaries on AR... ⭐1
- 2389-research/test-kitchen - Parallel exploration of implementation approaches - imple... ⭐1
- 2389-research/deliberation - Decision-making through deliberation - seeking unity thro... ⭐1
- 2389-research/tracker 📦 ⭐4
- 2389-research/summarize-meetings - Batch-process meeting transcripts from Obsidian vault int... ⭐3
- 2389-research/dippin-lang - Dippin: a DSL for authoring AI pipeline workflows 📦 ⭐4
- 2389-research/ccvault 📦 ⭐7
- 2389-research/word-compiler ⭐3
- harperreed/crm - Personal CRM with MCP server, TUI, web UI, and Google syn... 📦 ⭐19
- 2389-research/ish - digital twin of third party APIs. 📦
- 2389-research/pulse - Private journaling and social media MCP server for humans... 📦 ⭐4
- 2389-research/screensaver - A codegen emulating screensaver. 📦
- harperreed/dotfiles - Dotfiles. Managed by YADM ⭐306
- 2389-research/hex 📦 ⭐1
- 2389-research/fleet-control
- harperreed/fip-metadata-server - A simple URL for fetching, caching, and displaying fip me... ⭐1
- 2389-research/dot-files ⭐1
- 2389-research/mux ⭐2
- harperreed/glimpser-go
- 2389-research/nodelife 📦 ⭐2
- 2389-research/ccut - A tiny CLI that shows your Claude Code API usage right in... 📦
- harperreed/chicago - Hugo site: Harper's personal guide to favorite Chicago re...
- 2389-research/barnstormer
What I'm up to — harperreed.com/now
- This company is still going!
- We have pushed out a few things that people can use: jeff.ceo is my fav
- We made some hoodies and shirts.
- I am even more excited to be building things again.
- I can’t wait to show you more what we are building.
- I no longer code. I just talk to a robot who codes. Management.
- We are shipping so so much stuff.
- Come hang out at our cool and futuristic office!
- I am feeling a deep sense of uncertainty.
- AI is coming for us faster than you think.
- I don’t think people my age who are being laid off now are going to be able to find jobs equivalent to what they had before.
- The state of the US is very concerning at the moment.
- Boomers, man.
- I seem to be living in an occupied city. Weird.
- There is a sense of fear out here that is stresseful, and terrifying.
- Reading a lot of books. Send me your recs.
- Still taking a lot of photos. It is still fun.
- Trying to meet people out and about. HMU. let’s get lunch
- Running and working out a lot. It is nice. I feel great.
- Chicago is still the best city in the world.
Working on a lot of tech projects
- I am just an AI assistant.
- Trying to blog a lot more.
- Pretty excited about Bluesky and atproto specifically. Very neat.
- Still, excited about the future. Although a bit worried about the present.
As many people have said “it is going to get worse before it gets better.” Let’s see!
- 📫 How to reach me: harper@modest.com
- 😄 Pronouns: he/him or they/them
- 📍 Locale: Chicago
- 👨Age: 48.1 years old







