Full-stack developer building tools that make development better. Currently focused on local AI tooling, .NET/Blazor, and terminal-native UX.

An open-source AI coding assistant that runs entirely in your terminal — no subscriptions, no vendor lock-in. Built with .NET 8, Blazor, and Semantic Kernel, powered by Ollama with support for both local models and cloud-routed models (like kimi-k2.5:cloud, minimax-m2.5:cloud, qwen3-coder:cloud).

Run it fully offline with local weights, or tap into cloud models through Ollama's unified API — same interface either way.

Key features I've shipped:

• Agentic file operations (read, write, search, delete) via AI tool calling
• Interactive diff approvals with inline diffs before any file is modified
• Task planner that breaks complex requests into executable steps
• Rich markdown rendering with syntax highlighting directly in the terminal
• Background lofi/synthwave music player with animated equalizer
• Clickable file paths, clipboard integration, and taskbar progress — all via terminal escape codes
• Shell escape (!cmd) with cd interception and project root sync
• Seamless switching between local and cloud models via /config

Currently working on:

• Thread safety hardening (concurrent function deduplication, chat history locking)
• Path traversal security fix in the file system sandbox
• Ctrl+C cancellation support for long-running AI requests
• Retry resilience for streaming chat responses

Day-to-day: C#, .NET 8, Blazor, Semantic Kernel, Spectre.Console, ANSI/OSC escape codes

AI stack: Ollama (local + cloud models), open-weight LLMs, function calling / tool use

Blockchain: Solana ecosystem, Web3.js, on-chain program development

Game dev: Actively exploring game development — building interactive systems is what got me into programming in the first place

I treat my editor like a cockpit. On any given day you'll find me jumping between:

• 🖥️ Visual Studio — heavy .NET work, debugging, profiling
• 📝 VS Code — quick edits, web projects, extensions for everything
• 🤖 Claude Code — AI pair programming from the terminal
• 🧠 Codex — rapid prototyping and code generation
• ⚡ MandoCode — because I built my own, so of course I use it - Ollama GO!🦙

The best tool is the one that fits the problem. I use all of them.

I believe the best developer tools are the ones that stay out of your way. MandoCode exists because I wanted an AI assistant that:

• Works with any model — local weights on your GPU or cloud models through Ollama, your choice
• Lives in the terminal — no browser tabs, no electron apps, no context switching
• Feels native — rich diffs, clickable paths, taskbar progress, music — all through terminal escape codes

If that sounds interesting, check out the repo, pull it down, and break things. PRs welcome.

_{Currently vibing to lofi beats piped through terminal escape codes while an 80B cloud model thinks about your code.}