The work.

A running log of things built — internal tools, client projects, and side experiments. One engineer, Pretoria.

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Ardwell Slate

Client Work

RFID tuck shop POS with vendor portals, HR payroll deductions, and offline-capable PWA for factory environments.

React 18Express 5Drizzle ORMSQLite+1
Internal

Ardwell Forge

Browser dashboard for Claude Code on a VPS — full terminal, live plan viewer, task queue, and usage monitor.

Next.js 14ExpressWebSocketsxterm.js+1
Internal

Ardwell Money

FNB bank scraping, PDF statement import, and AES-256-GCM encrypted personal finance vault.

Next.js 14PuppeteerSQLiteAES-256-GCM+1
Internal

Ardwell Leave

SA leave management calculator — accrual engine, public holidays 2025–2027, drag calendar, and bridge suggestions.

Next.js 16Zustanddate-fnsshadcn/ui
Internal

Ardwell Brief

AI-powered daily news reader with Cerebras/Groq digest, hacker-decryption reveal, and topic personalisation lanes.

React 19FastAPISQLiteCerebras+1
Internal

Ardwell Dash

Main personal dashboard with WebAuthn passkeys, Prisma ORM, and a full Radix UI component library.

Next.js 14PrismaSQLiteWebAuthn+1
Internal

Ardwell Home

Household management app — tasks, rooms, shopping list, and recipes with WebAuthn authentication.

Next.jsSQLiteWebAuthniron-session
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Personal documentation of AI tooling, workflow philosophy, and real-world integration patterns.

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