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Collection — 2026

That was the gallery.

I keep a few things downstairs.

Never finished. Not coherent. That’s the point. Keep going if you like.

A Jibe Zine Vol. I · 04 / 2026
plate 00 definition
jibe | jīb | verb
1

Nautical. To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of the vessel to the other while running before the wind; to change direction by swinging across.

ex. “every piece in here jibed at least once.”
No. 01 stratbrief
Issue 042 iv.2026
StratBrief
plate 01 — monday mornings, 6am sharp

01. StratBrief

“a skill that makes a thing.”
—— monday mornings, 6am sharp.
log of jibes
  1. 01

    a question at midnight about patterns in business.

  2. 02

    23-hour build. it existed.

  3. 03

    dropped the detectors, caching, data. used claude’s search instead.

  4. 04

    stripped the UX — pricing tiers, dashboard, chat, evidence tab, all gone.

  5. 05

    nuketown. harness → skill.

  6. 06

    (pending) skill as the engine, maybe i’ll run it for you set it up & email you every monday.

No. 02 synth ops
synth
  • polishedish
  • on the shelf
  • 500+ commits
  • proud of it
  • LLM‑agnostic
synthops
  • raw
  • on the table
  • test and fix
  • watching release notes
  • claude‑only
No. 03 mcp contract
claude, as compiler
MCP Prompts    = source code (operational reasoning, portable)
MCP Tools      = runtime libraries (state + execution, portable)
MCP Apps       = UI framework (interactive views, portable)
Platform skill = compiler flags (thin per‑platform wrapper)
Claude/ChatGPT = the compiler
hammer in search of a nail.
still cool. still fun.
No. 04 realtor toolkit
Ɣ people complain about their jobs in public.
  • reddit
  • linkedin
  • X
  • facebook
  • job postings
  • the software they use

read enough of that and the job reverse‑engineers itself. build tools that make them better at it. don’t replace them.

this also works for other jobs.
No. 05 citizen science

05. CitizenScience

“the piece that looks out.”
—— KOI-0074, transit Δ 0.018.

the name was claude’s. I don’t love “pipeline” but it’s an artifact.

“how can I use AI to genuinely assist with human space exploration?”

claude mentioned synth. I hadn’t seen the fit. that conversation changed synth.

exo-pipeline did nothing. exo-pipeline did everything.
— an affinity for space. and, clearly, nautical things.
back cover pg. final

that’s all for now.

joe@jibeworks.com
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