# Linux Projects at AI Tinkerers

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The dominant open-source, Unix-like operating system kernel (created by Linus Torvalds in 1991), powering 90% of the public cloud, all top 500 supercomputers, and the Android platform.

Linux is the robust, open-source, Unix-like operating system kernel, first released by Linus Torvalds in 1991. It serves as the core for countless distributions (e.g., Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian) and is the backbone of modern infrastructure. Specifically, Linux runs over 90% of the public cloud workload, powers all of the world's top 500 supercomputers, and is the foundation for the Android mobile OS (with over 3 billion active devices). Its stability, security, and free licensing model (GPL) drive widespread adoption across servers, embedded systems, and developer desktops globally: it is the industry standard.

- Official technology site: https://www.linux.org/
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 7
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [On-premise AI solution for Cloud PBX provider](https://valencia.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_zguJ0GbdGVs)

On-premise AI transcription. I rebuild faster-whisper lib to make it more efficient for dual-channel transcription. I've built GPU-servers infrastructure for CloudPBX providers with transcirption and analysys.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Valencia April Meetup — 2026-04-21 — Valencia
- Public talk page: https://valencia.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_zguJ0GbdGVs

### [From Autonomy to Observability: Running AI Agents Safely on Your Own Machine](https://seattle.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_NbyMxlacro8)

AI agents are getting better at taking action, but most local setups still behave like black boxes. Once an agent can run commands, open ports, or spin up background processes, the real challenge isn’t intelligence, it’s knowing what’s actually happening on your machine. In this demo-driven talk, I’ll show how I’ve been experimenting with local-first AI agents that execute real system actions, and why I had to build observability alongside execution. I’ll demo two open-source tools: Deskmate, a local execution agent, and Riva, a local monitoring layer that makes agent behavior visible. We’ll look at real examples of agent workflows, failure modes, resource usage, and how visibility changes how much you can trust autonomy. The goal is not to pitch a framework, but to share lessons learned from running agents locally and open up a discussion on what responsible agent tooling should look like.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Seattle Meetup: Dev Tools Track — March 9th, 2026 — 2026-03-10 — Seattle
- Public talk page: https://seattle.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_NbyMxlacro8

### [What's behind OpenClaw - The innards of my AI assistant!](https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_5P5cU8gF4qQ)

OpenClaw has become my AI assistant. I've been using it daily, over the past few *weeks* (so there's long history!). In this session, I’ll walk through how it’s actually built at a high-level and dig deep into how it works behind the scenes (i.e. the file system). I'll start with a brief overview of my setup: architecture, orchestration layer, memory structure, and the tooling stack that makes it reliable. In the background a long running task will hopefully complete! Then I'll walk through the filesystem and the two core capabilities: multi-step task orchestration and automated daily news synthesis. This talk is a practical look at what a persistent AI assistant looks like under the hood. I hope to be able to do this all on a Raspberry Pi, but mine is super old and doesn't have wifi, so I might have to buy a new one if my talk gets accepted :)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Toronto - February 2026 @ Cohere! — 2026-02-26 — Toronto
- Public talk page: https://toronto.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_5P5cU8gF4qQ

### [Using custom agents to build IoT firmaware](https://seattle.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_GxP9WbH9ekA)

agent-supported Raspberry Pi development Objective Create a Raspberry Pi firmware image using Ansible playbooks that transforms a Raspberry Pi into a WiFi CTF (Capture The Flag) hacking lab with real-time LED visualization of competitor progress and automated exploit detection.

- Event context: The Holiday Science Fair (Hot Cocoa, Cookies, and Demos!) — 2025-12-19 — Seattle
- Public talk page: https://seattle.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_GxP9WbH9ekA

### [Hooks are Not Enough: Securing the Network Layer for Agents](https://sf.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_gFL3GVRbRq8)

I'll be presenting hands-on approaches to implementing network access controls for agents, specifically Claude Code. I'll start with a simple built-in solution, show why that's insufficient, and work up to a more secure solution.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers x Google Cloud SF Meetup — 2025-11-21 — San Francisco
- Public talk page: https://sf.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_gFL3GVRbRq8

### [Claude Don't Code](https://poland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_HlyzH6b5Yec)

Live demo of using Claude Code for everything except writing code. I'll show how Claude becomes my terminal companion for data analysis, infrastructure audits, VPS management, synthetic data pipelines, prototyping custom chat bots, ad-hoc automation and even creative writing and journaling. Real examples from production: fixing expired certificates, analyzing messy CSV data, Docker container debugging, and building complex bash pipelines through conversation.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Poland #5 - Meetup in Warsaw (September) — 2025-09-18 — Poland
- Public talk page: https://poland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_HlyzH6b5Yec

### [Remember anything & interact with everything with Pieces for Developers](https://cincinnati.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_tFtjjW_oeAA)

Learn how Pieces for Developers uses advanced RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) paired with LLMs to give developers long-term memory superpowers.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers - Cincinnati Inaugural Meetup (October) — 2024-10-30 — Cincinnati
- Public talk page: https://cincinnati.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_tFtjjW_oeAA

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