Updated Oct 20, 2026

An experimental garden

Ideas bloom in good company.

Every circle is an annoyance someone, maybe even you, shrugged at. A few refused to stay small and grew into free tools for designers and non-coders alike. Alaric has bloomed; the rest are still growing.

See the garden

01

In bloom

Each tool gets its card when it launches. Pick a leaf to read that milestone.

Alaric, Sep 19: Rules, hooks and the design system configuratorAlaric, Sep 19: Density sets text size and button heights togetherAlaric, Sep 23: A dashboard for everything, and a design-review skillAlaric, Sep 25: Brand page backgrounds and an elevation stepAlaric, Oct 04: Slider, segmented control, dialog and more componentsAlaric, Oct 05: Backlog filters and an inbox for quick notesAlaric, Oct 06: Bootstrap sets up a new project in one stepAlaric, Oct 14: A clean kit to copy; every project starts from the design systemAlaric, Oct 14: The example site is a working app, every component in useAlaric, Oct 15: Icons ship in app.css, in the chosen styleAlaric, Oct 15: Tested side by side against plain Claude CodeAlaric, Oct 19: The design reference in two parts: use the system, build what it lacksAlaric, Oct 19: Every git push asks first, even in auto modeAlaric, Oct 20: Public on GitHub, under the MIT license

No. 01 · In bloom

Alaric

Starter kit for Claude Code

Open source · GitHub

Rules for Claude Code, with locks it cannot get around; a design system configurator that exports a ready app.css; and a searchable backlog, all in one dashboard.

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Milestones

  1. Oct 20Public on GitHub, under the MIT license
  2. Oct 19Every git push asks first, even in auto mode
  3. Oct 19The design reference in two parts: use the system, build what it lacks

Next up

  • Working JavaScript for the dropdown, dialog and tabs (today they are styles only)
  • Decide how the kit ships: a repo to copy, or a Claude Code plugin
The Alaric configurator: colors, type and contrast on the left, a live example site in the chosen design on the right

02

Coming up

Planted, not out yet. What they are stays under wraps until each one launches.

  • Merit
  • Bede
  • Index.ai
  • Elect

AMBIE Garden

Free tools for designers and non-coders alike, shipped one at a time.

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