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Who is writing, and the one place to read it.
Luke Sidney
I build software and the systems that run it, in public.
Luke Sidney, Montreal. I build software and agentic systems for business operations. I run clevrstart (services) and KhaordicOS (my own operating system for a one-person company). 9 things in the portfolio; 5 of them are live.
Work with me · book a callScoped work on software and agentic systems, run by the person who builds it.
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Photographed in Montreal
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10 routes. 7 live, 3 not published yet.
Index
clevrstart · services
KhaordicOS · my own OS
lukesidney.me · Fresh 2 · Deno
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9 entries. 5 shipped, 4 still being built.
Portfolio
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KhaordicOS
liveThe operating system for a one-person software company: vault, agents, design engine, one database.03
PSA
liveQuotes, invoices, contracts and time tracking for a services business.04
skedual
liveBooking and scheduling, from the first click to the confirmed slot.05
IAN
livePresentation streaming for meetings — decks that run live rather than being emailed.9 entries · 5 live · 4 buildingSee all 9 in the portfolio
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3 series, 3 posts. Said plainly.
Latest
3 published so far, across 3 planned series.
My Thoughts on Fresh
This site runs on Fresh 2 and Deno, and I still would not use it for most of the work that pays me. Where the islands model earns its keep, where it becomes handcuffs, and why Astro executes the same idea better.
The Agentic Operating System Monorepo
How I structure my own work: one monorepo for every application, one vault for everything they know, one database and one identity. The design decision that matters most is that none of it depends on the AI.
You Can't Scale What You Don't Understand
Why selling your time is the right move when you start, why the market I was chasing was never shaped like my offer, and what watching Montreal contractors work taught me about needing contracts rather than clients.