Resources

Resources for building weird ideas safely

Reusable playbooks, checklists, and worksheets pulled straight out of how I actually build — small slices, safe automation, and security-minded defaults. Steal whatever's useful.

These are lightweight templates, not gospel. Some are sketched here as outlines; fuller, downloadable versions land as they're written — no fake PDFs in the meantime.

Lightweight template Coming soon

AI / Workflow

Lightweight template

AI Slice Prompt Template

Break AI-assisted work into small, reviewable slices instead of one giant, un-reviewable prompt.

Best for Anyone pairing with an AI agent on real code who wants changes they can actually read.

// what it helps with

Scoping a task down to one slice with a clear definition of done
Handing the agent context, constraints, and a validation step up front
Keeping diffs small enough to review honestly
Catching "confidently wrong" output before it lands

Automation / Safety

Lightweight template

Automation Safety Checklist

Make sure a script, bot, or workflow can't quietly turn into an incident.

Best for Anyone about to let automation touch real systems, data, or money.

// what it helps with

Running a dry-run before anything writes for real
Logging what happened and keeping a rollback path in mind
Setting clear blast-radius and permission boundaries
Adding an "are you sure" gate to the genuinely dangerous steps

Web / Launch

Lightweight template

Static Site Launch Checklist

Catch the boring-but-critical details before a static site goes live.

Best for Shipping a portfolio, landing page, or docs site you don't want to babysit.

// what it helps with

Metadata, Open Graph, and per-page SEO basics
Sitemap, robots, canonical URLs, and analytics wiring
Redirects, 404s, and form endpoints that actually work
A final deploy and cache sanity pass before you announce it

Process / Planning

Coming soon

Project Scoping Worksheet

Turn a vague, weird idea into milestones, risks, and a concrete first build step.

Best for That 2am "what if" you want to take seriously without over-committing.

// what it helps with

Naming the one real problem and the smallest version worth building
Listing constraints, unknowns, and the risks most likely to bite
Slicing the work into milestones instead of a vague "build it"
Deciding the very first step you could actually do this week

Homelab / Ops

Lightweight template

Homelab Incident Notes Template

Document an outage while it's fresh so future-you isn't debugging from scratch.

Best for Self-hosters who've ever fixed the same thing twice at 2am.

// what it helps with

Capturing the timeline, impact, and what actually broke
Separating the symptom from the root cause
Recording the fix and any temporary workaround
Listing follow-ups so the same outage doesn't return

Security / Architecture

Coming soon

Security Architecture Review Checklist

Walk a system's design for the security basics before it ships, not after.

Best for Builders who want a security-minded sanity pass without a formal audit.

// what it helps with

Secrets handling and where they're allowed to live
Least-privilege access and clear auth boundaries
Logging and visibility for when something goes wrong
Dependency and supply-chain risks worth a second look

Want one of these sooner, or have a checklist of your own to compare notes on? Say hi — or see where they come from in the lab. If you'd rather have it done with you, see the services page.