I build tools for developers who want control over their infrastructure. My work sits at the intersection of low-level systems programming, ethical security research, and self-hosted AI — with Linux as the only serious OS.
No black boxes. No convenience-over-autonomy trade-offs. Every tool I ship should be inspectable, self-hostable, and surgically precise.
An assistant that lives on your machine, not someone else's cloud.
A persistent, self-hosted agentic AI system that integrates with your shell, file system, and network. Designed for developers who choose extensibility over managed convenience.
Function calling · AES-256-GCM key storage · 3-tier sandboxing
Background monitoring · Telegram interface · Ollama / G4F inference
| Project | Stack | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| ori | C++ TUI/GUI |
Terminal-first AI assistant — multi-LLM via OpenRouter, TUI + web GUI. AUR ↗ |
| aion-dl | Python GTK4 |
Polished Libadwaita frontend for yt-dlp — concurrent jobs, SponsorBlock, full format control |
| Harpocrates | JS AES-256-GCM |
Encrypt and hide files inside images, entirely in-browser. Live demo ↗ |
| ASCII2MID | Python |
Transform ASCII art into MIDI sequences |
| clpbrd | C++ CLI |
Cross-platform clipboard utility — zero dependencies, terminal-native |
Linux-first — Unix environments, POSIX standards, terminal workflows. Not a cross-platform compromise.
Security-aware — Encryption and sandboxing are first-class design constraints, not afterthoughts.
Control over convenience — Every action a tool takes should be inspectable and reversible.
System-oriented — Process management, I/O, memory, networking. Abstractions are a ceiling, not a floor.
Open to open-source collaboration, security research, and systems-level consulting.
chafiq.dev@gmail.com · @piratheon on Telegram · @piratheon on GitHub
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