Tools for making tools.
With Genny and Runner, I’m exploring how app generation and development workflows can leave code, decisions and review in the developer’s hands.
Independent R&D lab
Curious ideas. Real software.
I’m Dan Larsen, and Techbase is my independent research and development lab. This is where I build software, explore creative tools, and see what promising ideas can become.
Some projects are ready to use. Others are still on the workbench.
From the lab
Products
Software for everyday questions and creative ideas, from an available utility to products still in development.
ShowIP
Network tools
Identify your public IP and understand your connection.Explore ShowIP
AvailableA Minor Idea
Music & creativity
Keep a melody as audio and editable notes. Free iPhone TestFlight beta, iOS 17+.Explore A Minor Idea
BetaCortexium
Developer tools
Exploring AI-assisted software with inspectable results and people in control.Explore Cortexium
In developmentTools & Integrations
Tools for building apps, working with AI, and connecting existing software.
Runner
Developer workflow
A local workflow for taking GitHub Project tasks through planning, implementation and review.Explore Runner
BetaGenny
App generation
Generate ordinary Go and Vue applications with source you can keep editing.Explore Genny
In developmentTechbase Bridge
Slack integration
Continue local Codex conversations from Slack.Explore Techbase Bridge
BetaAPI MCP
API integration
Connect existing APIs to AI tools through OpenAPI.Explore API MCP
BetaExperiments
Explorations in accounting integrations, music and robotics, each with its own scope and limits.
Billy MCP
Accounting integration
An independent, unofficial MCP integration for Billy accounting.Explore Billy MCP
BetaLaiVE
Music & creativity
Explore AI-assisted composition and production in Ableton Live, with music you can inspect and edit.Explore LaiVE
ExperimentalRockBot
Voice & robotics
Explore local voice interaction for a robot, with Danish and English speech and interruptible replies.Explore RockBot
ExperimentalWhat I’m exploring
Follow the interesting questions.
Room to play.
I’m interested in tools that keep musical ideas editable. A Minor Idea and LaiVE explore different parts of that question, from a short melody to composition in Ableton Live.
AI you can inspect.
Through Cortexium, Techbase Bridge and API MCP, I’m exploring practical AI workflows where I can inspect results and keep permissions and important decisions explicit.
Small questions, curious detours.
I like giving a focused question a concrete form. ShowIP answers a network question; RockBot is an experiment in when a robot should listen, reply or stop talking.
Notes from the workbench
Ideas worth thinking through.
Notes from my workbench on useful software, creative tools, and what it takes to put AI to practical use.
All notesLet's talk
Something to explore together?
Alongside my own projects, I’m open to collaborations in software development, architecture and practical AI.
If you have an interesting problem and think we’d be a good fit, I’d love to hear about it.