Hello, I'm Joey 👋

resource "github_introduction" "joey" {
    name      = "Joey Stout"
    role      = "Solutions Architect @ Spacelift"
    interests = ["kubernetes", "opentofu", "nodejs", "python", "gitops"]
    hobbies   = ["fishing", "hunting", "outdoors"]
}

🦋 Latest from BlueSky

Is it called a Cesar Salad because you stab the Italian parts with a fork multiple times? 2026-08-15

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🔧 Projects

	Name	Description
	Manifests.io	Easy-to-use Kubernetes documentation browser supporting multiple specs including Kubernetes, Istio, Flux, Cert-Manager, and more.
	Crate	Self-hosted music manager — search, stream, and download your library through pluggable gRPC providers.
	Couchpilot	Manage Claude Code remote-control sessions from your phone, over iMessage.
	Boating Accident	Self-hosted, encrypted inventory vault for your gear — envelope encryption behind a 6-digit PIN.
	Kubagachi Glance	Animated Kubernetes 'cluster vitals' critter widget for the Glance dashboard, with an in-widget cluster switcher.
	The Situation Room (NHL)	Push notifications from the NHL Situation Room synced to your devices via Pushover, so you know the reasoning behind every call.
	Fly	Browser extension that provides quicklinks for engineers to skip sales portals and land directly on the tools you actually use.
	MAAS 2	Stateless API for caching and serving Mars weather data from NASA's Curiosity rover.
	FishID	AI-powered Ohio fish identification tool.
	Hooked: Crestwater Bay	A relaxing fishing adventure game with realistic mechanics, unique Hudson Bay fish species, and dynamic weather systems.
	External DNS Firewalla Webhook	Webhook provider for external-dns that manages DNS records on Firewalla devices via dnsmasq configuration files.
	GitHub Commits to Profile	Chrome extension that fixes GitHub commit author links to navigate to user profiles instead of repo-scoped commit lists.
	BinHub	Universal binary distribution platform for hosting pre-compiled CLI tools across multiple architectures.
	Hunter Calendar Generator	Python script that generates iCalendar files from hunting season CSV data with species, areas, and bag limits.
	TF2Tofu	Chromium extension that redirects Terraform registry and documentation links to their OpenTofu equivalents.
	BankMap	Data visualization of FDIC bank failures by state using Python and US shapefiles.
	MRPICKLE	An Opentofu module that manages login policies in Spacelift.
	Tofusible	An ansible dynamic inventory that can be used with Spacelift stack dependencies.

📝 Blog Posts

	Name	Description
	Embracing the MCP Suck: Taming the Wild West of AI Protocols	Spacelift.io's Joey Stout joins Mike Vizard to discuss the explosive growth of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the severe lack of security guardrails, and why developers must embrace the suck.
	Why Is It Harder to Hit the Sun Than Leave the Solar System?	Built an interactive orbital sim to answer this, and the answer is weirder than I expected.
	How I Pick Models for My Specialized AI Agents	I built specialized agents for specific tasks - then figured out which models actually work for each one. Here's the framework I use.
	Redesigning My GitHub Profile README with Bash, YAML, and Way Too Many APIs	I rebuilt my GitHub profile README from scratch with auto-generated badges, live BlueSky posts, and a Dracula color scheme, all from a single shell script.
	First Time Ice Fishing on Buckeye Lake with My Boys	I took my two boys ice fishing for the first time on Buckeye Lake in Ohio. We didn't catch a thing — but we learned a lot and we're already planning the next trip.