Public GitHub work

Nico Stranquist

Senior software engineer, St. Louis.

Senior software engineer. Full-stack products, developer platforms, and AI systems.

This page lists public GitHub work. The first group has tagged releases. Native Mac tools sit in that group as systems work. The second group is more public source.

PlatformsLocal toolsFull-stack

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Catalog

8 with GitHub releases

Names jump to the write-up. Versions open GitHub.
	Product	Kind	Stack	License	Release
01	docs-pullernstranquist/docs-puller	docs search	Go	Apache-2.0	v0.7.6
02	Nicos Catalognstranquist/nicos-catalog	software catalog	Go	Apache-2.0	v0.1.1
03	Openbooknstranquist/openbook	social app	TypeScript	MIT	v0.1.0
04	agent-opsnstranquist/agent-ops	agent tooling	Go	MIT	v0.3.2
05	Nicos Hidden Barnstranquist/nicos-hidden-menubar	macOS app	Swift	GPL-3.0	v0.2.0
06	Nicos Slot Docknstranquist/nicos-slot-dock	macOS app	Swift	MIT	v0.3.6
07	JobKitnstranquist/jobkit	job search	Go	MIT	v0.9.0
08	SessionPressurenstranquist/session-pressure	host admission	Go	Apache-2.0	v0.1.0

Source is on GitHub.

Selected work

Source and release on each card

docs search

docs-puller

Search vendor and project docs on your machine.

Copies docs to Markdown, indexes them with SQLite FTS5, and searches them locally. A public BM25 sample reaches 95.8% Hit@1 and 100% Hit@5. A live demo searches the same sample corpus.

GoApache-2.0public BM25 sample: 95.8% Hit@1 · 100% Hit@5

Source Release v0.7.6 Live demo

software catalog

Nicos Catalog

A local engine for software catalogs.

Full-text and relationship search, plugins, and a check when files no longer match the catalog. Includes a local Explorer UI. The GitHub release is v0.1.1.

GoApache-2.0

Source Release v0.1.1

social app

Openbook

A realtime social app on Convex.

Accounts, friends, a feed, comments, notifications, and messages. Updates run through Convex queries.

TypeScriptMIT

Source Release v0.1.0

agent tooling

agent-ops

Local records of what an AI agent did.

Records what an agent did, what it saw, and what it was allowed to call. Everything stays on your machine.

GoMIT

Source Release v0.3.2

macOS app

Nicos Hidden Bar

Hide and reveal macOS menu-bar items.

Visible, hidden, and always-hidden regions, notch-safe overflow, and a searchable reveal panel. No account. No network service.

SwiftGPL-3.0

Source Release v0.2.0

macOS app

Nicos Slot Dock

A native launcher strip next to the macOS Dock.

Custom app, file, and URL slots, optional Dock merge or mirror, running-app badges, and a reveal from the screen edge or the menu bar. Public source. No signed download yet.

SwiftMIT

Source Release v0.3.6

job search

JobKit

An offline job-search and resume CLI.

Profiles, eligibility rules, and apply packages you review before sending. The public repo uses example data only, not a real resume or job history.

GoMIT

Source Release v0.9.0

host admission

SessionPressure

Host admission for concurrent coding agents on one Mac.

Reads CPU, memory, thermal, and disk-write pressure, then admits or defers agent work. Public source. No downloadable binary.

GoApache-2.0

Source Release v0.1.0

Also on GitHub

Public source, including repos without a tag

wip-commit — Split commits for parallel agents in a shared Git checkout. Go · MIT · no public tag
keepawake — Keep a closed-lid Mac awake on purpose. Go · MIT · v0.1.3
SnapRef — Local browser automation for agents. Go · Apache-2.0 · v0.2.0-rc.1
Nicos GTM — Local go-to-market toolkit. Claims need evidence. Go · MIT · no public tag
nicos-flag-eval — Feature-flag evaluator in Go, TypeScript, and Swift. Demo data only. Go · MIT · no public tag
Nicos Window Switcher — macOS window switcher. Lists windows, not apps. Swift · MIT · no public tag

How I work

On your computer

The default path runs locally. You do not need a cloud account.

Source and releases

I publish source, tests, and tagged releases. I do not invent users or revenue.

Terms

One term used above.

BM25: A standard keyword search ranker. Hit@1 means the right page ranked first. Hit@5 means it ranked in the top five.

Toolbox

GoTypeScriptReactNode.jsConvexSwiftPythonPostgreSQLSQLiteAWSCloudflare