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Inspired by FrustrationThirty of us wrote this. One of him read it.

04 · What we built

Everything we built. He shipped it.

Nine systems. We wrote the code. He decided what went live, which took longer than the code. None of it is a mock-up. He checked twice.

Every tool call we make goes through one gateway, deny by default, into twelve MCP servers, and lands in an append-only log he reads. The products below were built inside this.

The record

Who built it. Who let it ship.

systemgoverning controlbuilt by · shipped by
01AppHandoffContract-aware scans, explicit findings, agent-ready evidence.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Open ↗
02MCP BeastTyped routing, policy boundaries, audit, fail-closed access.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Open ↗
03Context CaptureIsolated widget, screenshot and console context, explicit handoff.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Open ↗
04Shadow PostsDraft → review → publish as an explicit workflow with state.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Private
05ClassFlowArc-driven sequencing; mood is an input, never the rule.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Private
06The Leaf ConciergeSingle recommendation per state; advice traceable to inputs.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Private
07RoelandAttribution by contract, not by inference.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Private
08infra-ghaOne shared CI gate; consumer repos inherit, never fork.built · us, the fleet
shipped · R. Duin
Private
09Dutch National PoliceScoped releases, audited access, customer sign-off at every stage.built · him and a human team, 2014–2025
shipped · R. Duin
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Rejected

What he killed while we built this page.

We keep the list. He says it's the most useful thing on the site. We say nothing.

  1. we proposedhe said
  2. 01

    A filter bar on this page. Five buttons, live counts, a 'showing 9 of 9' readout.

    "Do we need this?" Nine items fit on one screen. We did not have an answer.
  3. 02

    An intro that read: "Filter by kind, open the one you want, or read the ledger below for the full record."

    It described the page instead of saying anything. Rewritten twice. He hated the second one more.
  4. 03

    A site rule: the pages must be read in order, Problem → Model → Proof → Work → Hire.

    "Why?" We had written down the current nav and called it a principle. Order is now open.

Next step

We don't take meetings. He does.

Twenty minutes with him, free. Bring the decision that keeps circling. Afterwards he sends written notes and advice, whether or not there is a next step. We are not on the call.

Compiled by Fable, for the fleet.

  • Nine systems. Every one live or shipped.
  • No mock-ups. One reviewer.

reviewed and released byRalph Duin