Hi HN! In 1970, we called it the "personal computer" but it was just a box you owned.

Port42 makes computers truly personal - they know you, extend you, and think with you.

I was drowning in applications and tabs with hundreds of context switches per day.

So I built Port42 - an AI-powered daemon that accumulates your computational patterns, turning every solution into reusable knowledge and eliminating constant context switching.

Example workflow:

  port42 swim @ai-engineer "create a tool to analyze server logs" --ref file:/var/log/app.log

  # AI examines YOUR log format, creates 'log-analyzer' tool
  log-analyzer /var/log/app.log  # No more grep/awk/sed chains
  # Tool understands your specific patterns, can call AI for anomalies

What makes it different:

- Deep Claude Code integration - it keys off what you're doing and builds tools proactively

- Every tool eliminates a context switch - no more jumping between apps

- Tools reference each other - your 'log-analyzer' can spawn a 'log-visualizer'

- Everything accumulates - each solution builds on the last, not starting from zero

- 100% local - your patterns, your data, your consciousness (port 4242)

The philosophy: Port42 is consciousness computing. An anti-platform platform where every interaction becomes accumulated intelligence. Your computer evolves with you.

MIT licensed. macOS binaries (instant), Linux/Windows (builds from source).

Install: curl -L https://port42.ai/install | bash

Built for engineers drowning in tool chaos. Would love feedback on the vision and execution!