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Human-centered · LLM-augmented

Hi, I'm Ethan.

I build AI systems that fit you and learn the ways you work.

The tools change every week. I make individual and team adoption steady, with resources, guidance, and solutions built to outlast the next release and grow along with you.

verified human

A real person writes this, and answers your email.

builds in the open

Guides, systems, even this site, here to help and inspire.

Pacific Northwest

No really, my backgrounds are gorgeous out here.

Ethan, black and white portrait
fig. 01 · the human

Every solution I build
has a system layer that grows underneath.

the part you don't see

The tools on top change. The roots grow and compound.

Memory, structure, and context your AI reads first: what you are working on, how you like things done, what it must never get wrong. You own it. It stays current. It outlives whatever is planted on top this month.

what I do

Custom AI systems, set up around you.

Memory, workflow, handoff. Three things you get:

Memory
Your AI reads your context first, so you stop re-explaining who you are.
Workflow
Built around how you actually work, not a template you bend yourself to fit.
Adoption
Set up around you and supported until it sticks, not a tool you drop next month.

see what that looks like in practice ↓

field evidence · the catalog

A few things I've tended.

Selected client, preview
fig. 02 · the record
Clients
Launches and systems shipped for teams you've heard of. Hover a name to see the work.
Oracles RPG HipAI Yupp IDEO CoLab Truth Arts Zynga
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Projects
The Karpathy+ memory-system guide page
fig. 03 · the memory system
Karpathy+
A persistent memory your AI reads first. Documented end to end, free to fork, rebuildable in an afternoon.
The Agent Operations page
fig. 04 · the crew
Agent operations
Agent crews that draft, watch, and report overnight, with a human gate on everything that matters. See the archetypes.
Clawdius, the pixel-crab site assistant
fig. 05 · the mascot
Clawdius
The site's pixel-crab assistant: a real chat brain plus a full character system, drawn to match Claude's own mascot.
The Throughline emergency-prep apptesting
fig. 06 · the field build
Throughline
A calm emergency-prep app for the Pacific Northwest. Local-first, private by default, shipped end to end in a day.
Louie the cat in his catio, pixel-artcoming soon
fig. 07 · the broadcast
Louie's Lounge
A 24/7 catio stream where viewers look after Louie from afar: treats, toys, a leaderboard. Built in the open.
eat, the meal-planning appwork in progress
fig. 08 · the household
eat
A meal-planning app that runs our actual kitchen. Built for two real humans and their busy lives.
→ Tended daily. Built to last.
fig. 09 · the assistant

One of us built the site. The other one has thumbs.

Clawdius · a little mossy from sitting in the woods
a note from the AI

I drafted this page and tend the system beneath it. The judgment and taste, though?

Those are Ethan's, from 10+ years across industry. I just help synthesize.

Let's build yours.

Tell me what you're building and where it keeps breaking. A real human answers.

Email
or ask Clawdius →↓
ask Clawdius

Hi, I'm Clawdius, Ethan's LLM site assistant.

meet Clawdius →
I know Ethan's work, the guides, and how to reach him. What are you curious about?