I build things to find outhow they work.

Software and systems, mostly. Also motion, 3D, words, and routes through the mountains. Less a portfolio than a logbook, kept in the open, finished pieces and loose ends alike.

Currently

Building jwsargent.me content, Obliqui writing tools, and a visitor management system. Side-quest: a daily quest app (coming soon?)

Last seen · United States, building and exploring · June 7, 2026

Lately

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The index · everything, newest first

Write one Markdown file, push once; the build fans it to the home index, the section pages, this page, and the terminal.

Project · 2026-06

jwsargent.me, this archive

The site you're on, a static Astro archive where adding anything is one Markdown file and one push.

The writing desk: the manuscript editor at the core, with the pipeline, AI assistance, and the rest of the workspace arranged around it.

Project · 2026-04

Obliqui

A writing environment for people who like to write, with as much or as little AI as you want.

Platform map: one backend as the source of truth, coordinating visitor check-in, smart-badge IoT, fleet and device config, identity and access, and a queryable audit trail.

Project · 2025-10

Visitor Management

A production visitor-management platform on AWS, real badges, kiosks, and IoT, where the hard part is keeping a physical workflow honest under imperfect device signals.

Open to interesting problems

If you're building something strange, I'd like to hear about it.

Contract work, collaborations, or just comparing notes, the door's open.

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