Lab

Experiments and internals.

9 experiments

Projects built to understand how Apple platforms work below the public API.

Lab In progress

iPhone file access

A command-line tool built around libimobiledevice, Apple File Conduit, lockdown, and House Arrest.

  • Objective-C
  • iOS Internals
  • libimobiledevice
Lab Open source

ComfyDock

Experiments with undocumented CoreDock functions, HIServices symbols, and native Dock behavior.

  • macOS
  • Objective-C
  • Metal
Lab Open source

AudioSplitter

Local neural stem separation, model conversion, downloads, playback, and inference on iPhone.

  • iOS
  • On-device ML
  • Audio
Lab Open source

MLXKit

Swift helpers for MLX model downloads, local inference, token streaming, chat, and tool calls.

  • Swift Package
  • MLX
  • Local AI
Lab Prototype

WhisperKeyboard

A one-night iOS keyboard prototype using on-device Whisper, App Groups, and LSApplicationWorkspace to bridge into its companion app.

  • iOS
  • Keyboard Extension
  • WhisperKit
  • Private API
Lab Hardware recovery

Stealth 600X transmitter recovery

USB, HID, bootrom, firmware, and MediaTek recovery tooling built to revive a Turtle Beach transmitter that had been broken for a year and a half.

  • Python
  • C
  • USB
  • HID
  • MediaTek BootROM
Lab Design experiment

TestRoundness

A native calibration tool for matching Apple’s continuous corner rendering when Figma’s iOS smoothing values proved inaccurate.

  • macOS
  • SwiftUI
  • Corner Smoothing
  • UI Measurement
Lab Prototype

ComfyPilot

An experimental browser agent that runs an MLX model locally and turns its output into browser actions.

  • macOS
  • MLX
  • Local AI
  • Browser Automation
Lab Personal Tool

macOS Virtualization

A personal macOS virtual machine built with Apple's Virtualization framework, including host-to-guest commands over SSH when the VM interface is slow.

  • macOS
  • Virtualization
  • SSH
  • Swift