§1 · Projects

Useful things, expanded.

A place for project notes, implementation logs, product decisions, and the small systems that grow out of personal friction.

■ PROJECT

Name

NammaCircle

Concept / prototype

Stack: SwiftUI / Supabase / PostGIS / MapKit
Core idea: Help newcomers settle in Bangalore through locality intelligence, rent fairness, maps, Kannada learning, mentor support, and trusted local context.

iOS frontendSwiftUI

Native flows and app-state discipline

BackendSupabase

Auth, Postgres, Storage, Realtime

Spatial layerPostGIS

Locality intelligence and map queries

AI surfaceAgents

Reports, risk scoring, Kannada roleplay

■ PROJECT

Name

Personal Finance Tracker

Personal operating tool

Stack: Local-first app / automation / Gmail parsing / charts
Core idea: Track expenses, detect spending patterns, and decide whether major purchases fit the current financial plan before impulse takes the wheel.

Input layerGmail

Transaction alerts and receipt parsing

ModelLedger

Categories, months, merchants, amounts

OutputCharts

Trends, deltas, and purchase fit

PrincipleClarity

Money decisions made inspectable

■ PROJECT

Name

Monitor

Live

Stack: Next.js / Vercel / operational dashboard
Core idea: A focused operational view for keeping an eye on important signals without opening a full dashboard stack.

URLshiben.dev/monitor

Clean path under the main domain

ModeMonitor

For those obssessed with monitoring the situation.

SurfaceWeb

Available from the portfolio project index

PrincipleSignal

Make operational context visible

shiben.dev/monitor

■ PROJECT

Name

Countdown

Live

Stack: Next.js / Vercel / time utility
Core idea: Countdown for GTA 6 but later will have something more profound.

URLshiben.dev/countdown

Clean path under the main domain

ModeCountdown

< 200 days remaining!

SurfaceWeb

Linked from the project index

PrincipleClarity

Make time feel concrete

shiben.dev/countdown

■ PROJECT

Name

Rego Dojo

Live

Stack: React / OPA / Rego / Vercel
Core idea: A hands-on learning space for people new to Open Policy Agent, with guided Rego exercises and feedback loops that make policy authoring easier to practice.

AudienceOPA beginners

Built for new policy authors

Core skillRego

Practice rules, inputs, and evaluation

ModeDojo

Learn by solving small exercises

SurfaceWeb

Hosted as a standalone learning tool

rego-dojo.vercel.app