Plate 01 · Server tool
Sockguard
Canis custos
- Habitat
- In front of /var/run/docker.sock, wherever that is
- Diet
- Docker API requests. Refuses most of them.
- Temperament
- Says no first. Has never been talked out of it.
Tools, apps, games, and a developer for hire
One developer. A lot of agents. Small, sharp tools.
CodesWhat is Scott Benson, building tools, apps and games with a crowd of coding agents. The collection includes released projects and work in progress. They're filed below as specimens. When you need something built, the same crew takes commissions.
Section I
The specimens, filed and labelled.
10 projects, each drawn from its own mascot, with a Latin name that fits and field notes that are mostly true. Open a plate for the full write-up.
Plate 02 · Server tool
Drydock
Balaena siccata
- Habitat
- Home servers, homelab racks, one cupboard
- Diet
- Image tags, registry digests, changelogs
- Temperament
- Notices everything. Will tell you about it.
Plate 03 · Server tool
Portwing
Columba portalis
- Habitat
- The far side of a firewall
- Diet
- Container commands, relayed one at a time
- Temperament
- Carries the message. Does not open the door.
Plate 04 · Server tool
Portkey Admin MCP
Clavis administra
- Habitat
- Inside whichever MCP client asks nicely
- Diet
- Configs, keys, guardrails, analytics
- Temperament
- Holds a great many keys. Has lost none.
Plate 05 · macOS app
Mouthtype
Os scribens
- Habitat
- The menu bar of a Mac
- Diet
- Audio, only while a key is held down
- Temperament
- Speaks when spoken to.
Plate 06 · macOS app
Idlescreen
Cathodus somnians
- Habitat
- Any Mac left alone long enough
- Diet
- Idle time, served as 19 procedural patterns
- Temperament
- Dreams in monospace.
Plate 07 · Web app
CareerRat
Rattus laborans
- Habitat
- A browser tab and your own AI CLI
- Diet
- Job listings, resumes, interview notes
- Temperament
- Overqualified. Applying anyway.
Plate 08 · Web app
Systema Machinae
Machina recensens
- Habitat
- systemamachinae.com, on a small rented VPS
- Diet
- User-agent strings. Names every bot it meets.
- Temperament
- Counts the visitors who aren't people.
Plate 09 · macOS app
Dilated
Oculus apertus
- Habitat
- The menu bar of a Mac that isn't allowed to sleep
- Diet
- Timers, triggers and the odd request from an agent
- Temperament
- Won't blink first.
Plate 10 · Game
Conga Crawler
Caterva serpentina
- Habitat
- Dungeons, on an iPhone held upright
- Diet
- New recruits, treasure and crowded corridors
- Temperament
- The longer the queue, the stronger the party.
Section II
CodesWhat? Anything for you.
The projects above are a look at what I build. If you are building something, I can help you ship it faster.
Zero to one, fast
Idea to a shipped product in weeks, not quarters. Prototypes and MVPs that actually hold up.
Get good with AI tools
Learn to use AI coding agents for real work. The workflows that stick, not the demos.
Automate the busywork
Internal tools and automation for the repetitive stuff, built to fit how you already work.
Section III
Want to support the work? Here's how.
If these tools save you time and you'd like to chip in, you can sponsor me on GitHub or give by card. Either way it goes toward hosting, domains and CI for the open-source projects, monthly or one-time, whatever works for you.