$ mkr --env=pnw-cascadia --license=perpetual

Durable Software. Zero Subscriptions. Total Sovereignty.

An independent solo studio grounded in the Pacific Northwest, crafting local-first native software, offline simulations, and self-hosted tools for privacy advocates and homelab builders.

FIELD_TERMINAL // tty0LOCAL

$ mkr build --target=local-only --telemetry=disabled 
  resolving dependencies ........ offline
  network egress ................ none
  license ....................... perpetual

01 // Manifesto

Four rules the studio does not break.

User data stays on user devices. Software is paid for once. The core is open. Everything runs on hardware you own.

01 / LOCAL_FIRST

Native file storage. No forced remote sync or proprietary database formats.

02 / PERPETUAL_LICENSE

Purchase once, run indefinitely. No recurring monthly overhead.

03 / OPEN_CORE

Permissive MIT protocols and desktop engines paired with sustainable, pay-once native mobile clients.

04 / HOMELAB_NATIVE

Docker Compose support, LAN-only execution, reverse-proxy friendly.

[ ARCHITECTURE // DUAL-TIER MODEL ]

$ mkr info --licensing-model

[ 01 / OPEN SOURCE & DESKTOP ]

Target: Desktop utilities, CLI runtimes, core engines, file serialization.
License: 100% Free / MIT Open Source.
Distribution: Direct downloads, GitHub, and package managers.
Ethos: Free for personal computing and inspectable by anyone. Zero format lock-in.

[ 02 / MOBILE & TOUCH CLIENTS ]

Target: iOS, iPadOS, and dedicated touch/stylus interfaces.
Model: One-time purchase (Pay Once, Own Forever). Zero subscriptions.
Distribution: App Store native binaries.
Ethos: Covers platform maintenance, touch ergonomics, and device-specific hardware optimization while sustainably funding the open-source core.

Your data is never held hostage. Every client—free or paid—reads and writes open, standard files (Markdown, SQLite, plain text) directly to your local filesystem. If you stop using our apps, your data remains 100% intact and portable.

02 // Active R&D

Tracks under active investigation.

Broad domains the studio is researching. Specific tools ship when they are ready.

TRACK 01[ PROTOTYPING / R&D ]

Local-First Native Client Tools

High-performance, offline-first client applications designed around local file manipulation, native platform capabilities, and open document standards.

stack: Swift / Native APIs / File-Based Storage

TRACK 02[ ENGINE EXPLORATION ]

Systems-Oriented Simulations & Terminal Interfaces

Mechanics-driven games and interactive terminal environments focused on systems thinking, network exploration, and offline play loops.

stack: Low-Overhead Runtimes / Local State / CLI Paradigms

TRACK 03[ ARCHITECTURE PHASE ]

Decentralized & LAN Coordination Utilities

Minimalist background daemons enabling seamless metadata orchestration and synchronization across local home networks without intermediary cloud hosts.

stack: OCI Containers / Local RPC / Peer-to-Peer

TRACK 04[ OPEN EXPERIMENTS ]

Plain-Text Knowledge & Media Protocols

Open-standard schemas and lightweight tooling for indexing, cataloging, and owning personal data vaults without vendor lock-in.

stack: Markdown / SQLite / Flat-File Schemas

03 // Homelab

Deployment standards.

Every studio tool is checked against this list before release. It is written for home racks, private subnets, and machines that may never see the public internet.

SYS_VERIFY // homelab.std5/5 PASS

$ mkr verify --profile=homelab

[ ✓ ]OCI-compliant container images with minimal base layers (Alpine/Scratch)
[ ✓ ]Air-gap and offline network execution fully supported
[ ✓ ]Native IPv4/IPv6 local LAN discovery without public cloud STUN/TURN relays
[ ✓ ]Zero phone-home telemetry; fully operational without WAN connectivity
[ ✓ ]Standard data volume mounts using open, plain-text formats

result: COMPLIANT // wan_required=false

04 // Back Office

The self-sovereign back office.

The studio runs on the same principles as its software: FOSS, local hardware, and plain text.

Ledger & Accounting

Plain-text double-entry bookkeeping via Beancount.

Development & Repos

Local-first Git workflows, Forgejo/Gitea mirrors, zero proprietary dependencies.

Infrastructure

Self-hosted nodes, static edge delivery via GitHub Pages, zero operational SaaS overhead.

We run our company on open tools so we are never burdened by recurring enterprise costs that demand user monetization.

05 // Contact

Secure comms.

$ mkr comms --verify

ENDPOINT: contact [at] mkr [dot] dev [PGP_KEY]

FINGERPRINT: 4A7B 89C1 2D3E 5F60 7182 93A4 B5C6 D7E8 F901 2345

SECURITY_TXT: [RFC_9116]

CHANNELS: GitHub // RSS