Software Experiments & Open Source

From question to outcome

01Concept
02Prototype
03Testing
04Outcome

Published & in use

Outcomes from the workshop that are publicly available or used in production.

opsfour/s3-server

S3 protocol and interchangeable storage backends

A production-oriented S3-compatible object-storage server distributed as a PHP package with separate protocol, metadata and storage layers.

In production · Open sourceDetails

Current work

Experiments and internal projects that we are currently working on.

s3s.sh: Object storage sync

Cross-provider S3 backups

A control plane for incremental synchronization and recovery between S3-compatible storage systems. It can run as a managed service or through an agent in the customer’s own infrastructure.

In technical testingDetails

php.ms: Code intelligence via MCP

A live memory for codebases

A remotely operated code-intelligence server that indexes source code, history, documentation and business context and makes them available to AI tools through MCP.

In internal pilotDetails

fc-ctl: Isolated job execution

Bounded workloads in Firecracker microVMs

fc-ctl is a self-hosted runtime for asynchronous jobs in isolated Firecracker microVMs. Approved OCI images run without Kubernetes and with clear limits for runtime, resources, networking and output.

In release validationDetails

pharscout: Security before composer install

Supply-chain checks for PHP packages

A local security scanner that checks Composer packages for backdoors, obfuscation, unexpected binaries and other supply-chain indicators before installation.

Pre-releaseDetails

Paused

Concepts and prototypes that we are not actively pursuing at the moment.

QA feedback toolbar

Contextual feedback inside web applications

An embeddable toolbar for visual annotations, comments, reactions, screen recordings and session recordings directly inside a running web application.

PausedDetails

DevBounty

Bounded development tasks through GitHub

An early product idea for clearly defined development tasks with rewards, GitHub-based assignment and a traceable delivery workflow.

PausedDetails

Documented findings

Documented findings without a currently planned continuation or publication.

twopeaks.directory

Curated platform for the PHP community

A community platform for developer profiles, repositories, articles, videos and public development journals with search, moderation and personal workspaces.

Learning documentedDetails

What we work on before it becomes a product.