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Hey, I'm Cathryn 👋

Founder of BestSelf Co — bootstrapped to $55M+, sold to PE in 2022, bought it back in 2024.

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The shift

I spent years hiring developers to build my ideas. Now I build them myself using Claude Code, Codex, and learning more every day.

What I've built

  • diagram-design Stars — Thirteen editorial diagram types for Claude Code. Self-contained HTML + SVG, no Mermaid slop.
  • openclaw-ops Stars — Operations skill: health checks, repair scripts, watchdogs, update triage, security scans.
  • codex-skill Stars — Give Claude Code a second opinion using OpenAI Codex — automatic plan review via hooks.
  • voice-memo-organizer Stars — Organizes hundreds of Apple Voice Memos into a searchable archive with transcriptions and summaries. No API keys needed.
  • repo-atlas Stars — Builds a persistent context system for any git repo — fast LLM onboarding for agents.
  • agent-improvement-loop Stars — Local session-mining loop for staging AI agent improvements and content ideas.
  • spend-optimizer Stars — Audit subscriptions and optimize credit card rewards.
  • shopify-developer-skill Stars — Shopify expertise for Claude Code — verifies current APIs before coding.
  • problem-solver-skill Stars — Systematic problem diagnosis using progressive disclosure.
  • shiprank Stars — Public leaderboard for developers who ship. Live at shiprank.dev.

Printed CLIs

I use CLI Printing Press to turn real APIs into agent-native CLIs and MCP servers. Published in the Printing Press Library:

Contributing to

  • openclaw/openclaw Stars — Your own personal AI assistant. Fixed bypassPermissions on custom CLI args, auth token auto-generation during gateway install, launchd kickstart on supervised restart.
  • silverstein/minutes Stars — Privacy-first conversation memory. Unified design system, Xcode build auto-recovery, screen share privacy fix.
  • paperclipai/paperclip Stars — Open-source orchestration for zero-human companies.
  • mvanhorn/cli-printing-press Stars — Contributor to the generator that turns APIs into agent-native CLIs and MCP servers.

Writing

I write Little Might — for operators getting technical, and builders learning to operate. I go deep on one hard thing at a time, then write down exactly how to do it yourself.

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  1. spend-optimizer spend-optimizer Public

    Audit subscriptions and optimize credit card rewards. Claude Code skill.

    HTML 19 1

  2. codex-skill codex-skill Public

    Give Claude Code a second opinion using OpenAI Codex - automatic plan review via hooks

    Shell 185 12

  3. repo-atlas repo-atlas Public

    A Claude Code skill that builds a persistent context system (atlas) for any git repository — directory trees, entrypoints, architecture docs, and agent on-ramp for fast LLM onboarding.

    Python 32 4

  4. openclaw-ops openclaw-ops Public

    OpenClaw operations skill with health checks, repair scripts, watchdogs, update triage, and security scans.

    Shell 224 24

  5. diagram-design diagram-design Public

    Thirteen editorial diagram types for Claude Code. Self-contained HTML + SVG. No shadows, no Mermaid-slop.

    HTML 3.5k 263

  6. voice-memo-organizer voice-memo-organizer Public

    Claude Code skill that organizes hundreds of Apple Voice Memos into a searchable archive with transcriptions, summaries, and key quotes. No API keys needed.

    36 3