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Blackshield Company

Blackshield Company is synthalorian’s solo studio: Rust dev tools, self-hosted apps, audio plugins and Skyrim SE mods, built in public.

openshield demo

OpenShield

Terminal coding tool with persistent sessions and a Black Steel interface. A no-key browser demo runs with canned replies and an isolated workspace.

  • SQLite-backed session storage
  • Keyword and semantic session search
  • Terminal interface
  • Browser demo with no network access

Prebuilt binaries: Linux x86_64/aarch64 and macOS x86_64/arm64. No-key browser demo: openshield demo.

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SentryClaw

Self-hosted code review for GitHub and GitLab pull requests. Its separate demo reviews bundled sample diffs with built-in rules.

  • GitHub and GitLab webhooks
  • Custom YAML/TOML review rules with severity levels
  • Dashboard with review history search
  • Prometheus-compatible metrics
  • Review caching and webhook rate limits

Run from source with Rust; the demo requires Rust 1.88+: cargo run --release -- demo.

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wireclaw

A local HTTP/HTTPS proxy that captures API requests and responses in SQLite. Inspect traffic through a web dashboard or terminal interface.

  • Named capture sessions
  • OpenAPI 3.0 export from captured traffic
  • Request replay and structural comparisons
  • Regex search across requests
  • HAR, curl, raw HTTP and Postman exports

Prebuilt binaries: Linux x86_64/aarch64, macOS x86_64/arm64 and Windows x86_64.

cargo run --release

GhostBin

A local binary inspection tool with a browser interface. Parse executable files, inspect disassembly and add per-address notes.

v1.0.1 · annotation storage is in memory

  • ELF, PE and single-architecture Mach-O parsing
  • x86, x86-64 and ARM64 disassembly
  • Control-flow construction and C-like pseudocode
  • Function discovery from symbols and prologue heuristics
  • In-memory annotations through REST

Prebuilt binaries for Linux/macOS/Windows.

Open Synth / VST3 / CLAP / AU

Open Synth

A software synthesizer built with JUCE and C++20. Use it as a standalone app or as an instrument plugin.

Unsigned releases

  • Dual oscillators and wavetable synthesis
  • 16-part multitimbral engine
  • Four-slot effects chain
  • Arpeggiator and drum kits
  • Preset manager, setlists and MIDI learn

Windows 10/11 x64, macOS 11+ and Linux x86_64. Standalone, VST3 and CLAP; AU on macOS.

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Void Mercs

Coming to Steam. A top-down mercenary action-RPG demo set in the Ashen Fields.

Demo v0.1.2 (pre-release) for Linux and Windows on GitHub.

  • Ashen Fields with roads, ruins, weather and a day/night cycle
  • Notice-board contracts and tavern visits
  • Hire up to two mercenaries at company rank 1
  • Equipment, experience and skills

Windows 10/11 x64 and Linux x86_64 with glibc 2.34+ and system SDL2 libraries. Windows build tested under Wine; native Windows testing is pending.

Skyrim SE mods

Mercenary companies, equipment wear and more. Read the status, requirements and known fixes for each mod.

Contract work

Open for contract work: dev tools, automation, audio plugins and game systems.

synth@synthalorian.com