Edd Mann Developer

Edd Mann's Projects

santa-lang

I built a programming language to learn how they work - then kept going...

  • Rust
  • TypeScript
  • Kotlin
  • Zig
  • C
Comet Rust tree-walking interpreter with CLI, WASM, Lambda, PHP, and Jupyter runtimes. Blitzen Rust bytecode VM compiling to FrostByte for optimised puzzle solving. Dasher Rust LLVM-based AOT native compiler to optimised machine code. Prancer TypeScript tree-walking interpreter with CLI, Web, and Lambda runtimes. Donner Kotlin compiler generating optimised JVM bytecode via ASM. Tinsel Opinionated code formatter with CLI and WebAssembly runtimes, written in Zig. Workbench Cross-platform desktop IDE with multi-reindeer execution and benchmarking. Editor Web-based code editor with live execution and interactive development. Workshop LLM elves craft and test santa-lang implementations across languages.

Apps

Native apps I've built for iOS and macOS, most scratching a personal itch.

VoiceScribe

VoiceScribe

Privacy-first macOS transcription app with global hotkey recording. 100% on-device transcription and AI enhancement using WhisperKit, or cloud-based OpenAI.

macOS Chessmate

Chessmate

Chess analysis with engine-powered move evaluation.

iOS, Web Marginalia

Marginalia

Desktop ebook reader with a built-in AI companion - select a passage, ask a question, and chat about it without leaving the page.

macOS Wav

Wav

Labour contraction timer with Live Activities and Dynamic Island.

iOS Revu

Revu

Desktop Git diff reviewer with inline commenting for AI coding agent workflows.

macOS Ovlo

Ovlo

Breathing and meditation for iPhone and Apple Watch.

iOS, watchOS ClipVault

ClipVault

Clipboard manager with AES-256 encryption and smart filtering.

macOS Name That Color

Name That Color

Identify and name colors from photos with accessibility features.

iOS ClaudeMeter

ClaudeMeter

Menu bar Claude.ai usage tracker with smart notifications.

macOS Daily Thing

Daily Thing

Personalised daily content via push notifications.

iOS

AI & Agents

Exploring how to build AI agents and connect them to the services I use every day.

My Own Coding Agent

Educational Python coding agent with provider-agnostic LLM support, skills system, and extensible tool suite.

  • Python

Jeeves

Personal AI assistant living in Telegram - powered by Claude, built on Bun. Self-extending via skills and persistent memory.

  • TypeScript
  • Bun
  • Claude
Integrations

WhatsApp

CLI and MCP server for sending messages, searching conversations, and managing contacts.

CLIMCP

Strava

CLI and MCP server for activities, segments, routes, and training analysis.

CLIMCP

Garmin Connect

CLI and MCP server for activities, health metrics, sleep data, and training analysis.

CLIMCP

Plex

MCP server for real-time viewing context, subtitle-based summaries, and spoiler-safe insights.

MCP

Intervals.icu

MCP server for training data, wellness metrics, performance analysis, and workout planning.

MCP

Obsidian

MCP server for git-backed Obsidian vaults with automatic sync.

MCP

Secret Santa

Every Christmas I find a new, increasingly unnecessary way to allocate Secret Santa names.

  • Clojure
  • Python
  • Java
  • TypeScript
  • PHP
  • Swift
  • C
2025 - Arcade & Game Boy Retro arcade mini-games (Phaser.js) and a Game Boy Color cartridge (GBDK-2020). 2024 - Web & iOS App PHP web app and native Swift iOS app with exclusion rules and festive animations. 2023 - PWA React/Vite Progressive Web App for local and remote draws. 2022 - Step Functions AWS Step Function workflow using every available Lambda runtime. 2021 - Raspberry Pi Pico MicroPython allocator that sends results via SMS using a SIM800L module. 2020 - Clojure Allocates and emails Secret Santas via Gmail.

Experiments & More

Things I built mostly to see if I could.

phpboy

Game Boy Color emulator written in PHP 8.4 with full DMG backward compatibility, 100% Blargg pass rate, and CLI/WASM frontends.

  • PHP
  • WebAssembly

3x3x3 Rubik's Cube Solver

Algorithmic Rubik's Cube solver with 3D visualisation using Rust/WASM and React/Three.js.

  • Rust
  • WebAssembly
  • React
  • Three.js

c3

Educational chess engine with magic bitboards, iterative deepening, alpha-beta pruning, transposition tables, and UCI protocol.

  • C++

PokéHealth

Pokémon Red meets Apple HealthKit - a browser-based Game Boy emulator where real-world steps, sleep, calories, and workouts modify gameplay.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • WebAssembly

phpx

Run PHP scripts with inline dependencies. Execute Composer tools without global installation. Like npx/uvx for PHP.

  • Go
  • PHP

buns

Run TypeScript/JavaScript with inline npm dependencies - no package.json needed. Automatic Bun version management.

  • Go
  • TypeScript

MyPodcast

Turns your saved articles and YouTube videos into a personal, narrated podcast feed.

  • PHP
  • Laravel

Our Wedding Website

Wedding RSVP website built with DDD, CQRS, Hexagonal Architecture, Event Sourcing, and deployed on Lambda.

  • PHP
  • AWS Lambda