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manimohans/README.md

Hi, I'm Mani 👋

I build local-first AI products, grounded RAG systems, and agent workflows that turn private context into useful tools.

I like software that does one useful thing, runs locally when it can, and makes its reasoning inspectable.

Live Products

Product What it does Signal
GitInformed AI-enhanced tech RSS reader grouped by topic, with a live newsletter 5000+ MAU
workout.computer Bring-your-own-app workout tracking companion Free
WaiverBuddy Weekly NFL waiver wire assistant for fantasy football leagues Seasonal

Selected Work

Project What it does Stack
Local LLM Helper Stars Privacy-first Obsidian plugin for summarization, tone edits, action items, and chat over your notes TypeScript, Ollama, LlamaIndex
Lenny's Council Grounded AI expert panel over Lenny's podcast and newsletter archive, with speaker-aware retrieval and citations TypeScript, SvelteKit, Postgres, pgvector, Ollama
mStack Product messaging workflow for Codex, Claude Code, and compatible agent hosts Shell, Codex Skills, Claude Code
Framework Fan RGB Rust CLI and GUI for controlling RGB lighting on Framework Desktop fans Rust, egui, framework_lib
The Verge News MCP Server Stars MCP server that brings The Verge's RSS feed into Claude Desktop TypeScript, MCP, RSS

Featured Builds

Local LLM Helper

An Obsidian plugin for working with local and private LLMs directly inside your notes. It supports Ollama, OpenAI, and LM Studio, and has 4500+ installs.

Lenny's Council

The next version of my Lenny archive experiments: a SvelteKit app that selects experts who actually discussed your topic, runs multi-round grounded discussions, and cites claims back to transcript or essay chunks.

mStack

A communication workflow for coding agents. It turns rough release notes, PR context, and customer pain into a clear product angle, publishable update, launch pack, critique pass, and retro.

Earlier Experiments

Lenny's Roundtable

Predecessor to Lenny's Council: a Python RAG app over 300+ Lenny's Podcast transcripts, with semantic search and multi-round discussions among product leaders.

Sidekick Chrome Extension

Chrome sidebar for chatting with local LLMs through Ollama and LM Studio.

Stack

Languages: Rust • TypeScript • Python • JavaScript • Shell

AI / data: Ollama • LlamaIndex • ChromaDB • pgvector • RAG • Local LLMs

Product surfaces: Obsidian • Chrome Extensions • MCP • SvelteKit • Streamlit • egui

Current Focus

  • Local-first AI apps that keep private context on-device
  • RAG systems with citations, attribution, and inspectable retrieval
  • Agent workflows for product writing, launch operations, and developer tooling
  • Small products with real users, not demos

Connect

Privacy First

Building at the intersection of AI, privacy, and practical software.

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  1. obsidian-local-llm-helper obsidian-local-llm-helper Public

    An Obsidian plugin to process text, chat with AI, and semantically search your notes — works with any OpenAI-compatible LLM server (Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, and more).

    TypeScript 79 13

  2. verge-news-mcp verge-news-mcp Public

    Model Context Protocol server that brings The Verge's RSS feed to Claude Desktop. Fetch daily or weekly tech news, search articles by keyword, and get random news selections from the past week. In…

    TypeScript 3 3

  3. framework_fan_rgb framework_fan_rgb Public

    A lightweight Rust tool for controlling RGB lighting on Framework Desktop fans. Features both a CLI for scripting and an intuitive GUI with color pickers, creative presets (Stack Overflow Rainbow, …

    Rust

  4. cjpais/Handy cjpais/Handy Public

    A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.

    Rust 27.8k 2.4k

  5. lennysroundtable lennysroundtable Public

    RAG-powered app featuring 300+ transcripts from Lenny's Podcast. Ask questions and watch ~300 product leaders from Stripe, Netflix, Airbnb discuss answers based on what they actually said. Multi-ro…

    Python

  6. sidekick-chrome-extension sidekick-chrome-extension Public

    Chrome extension for chatting with local LLMs (Ollama, LM Studio, etc.) via a browser sidebar

    JavaScript 1