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Q: How do I get started?

Pick a tool from the builds page , check the quickstart guide on its product page, and follow the installation steps. Each tool has comprehensive documentation in the help centre with getting-started guides, how-tos, and reference material.

Little Bear Apps is where Normi & I plan & build apps, devtools and more, experimenting with the latest technology - all tested & updated in real workflows.

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What I've been building

Everything here started as something I needed. If it's useful to you too, even better.

Claude Code Plugin Released

PitchDocs

Perfect repo docs

13 slash commands that generate READMEs, changelogs, roadmaps, and llms.txt files from your codebase. Pure markdown output, works with 9 AI tools.

13 commands9 AI tools0-100 scoring

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Claude Code Plugin Released

ContextDocs

AI context in sync

3 slash commands that generate and maintain AI context files for 7 tools. Signal Gate filtering keeps context lean and effective.

3 commands7 AI toolsSignal Gate

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Telegram Bridge Released

Untether

Code from anywhere

Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi from Telegram. Voice notes, live progress streaming, and cost tracking — code from anywhere.

6 enginesVoice & textCost tracking

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MCP Server Released

Outlook Assistant

Inbox meets AI

20 tools for email, calendar, contacts, and more. Safety-first with dry-run sends and token-optimised architecture. Direct to Microsoft Graph.

20 tools64% fewer tokensSafety-first

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Cloudflare SDK In Testing

Platform SDKs

Workers billing safety net

Budget guardrails for Cloudflare Workers. Circuit breakers, spend limits, and anomaly detection — born from a $4,868 billing incident.

Circuit breakersBudget enforcementMulti-account

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Claude Code Plugin In Testing

Platform SDK Plugin

SDK companion for Claude Code

AI enforcement for Cloudflare Workers cost safety. Rules, hooks, and agents that catch SDK integration mistakes before they reach production.

3 rules14 skills9 hooks

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What I'm learning

Things I've tried, things I've broken, and what I figured out along the way.

Terminal listing MCP server processes across Claude Code sessions — each session spawns about 14 servers, consuming over 100 MB each

Latest

8 March 2026 ·

dogfooding testing

Dogfooding found 22 bugs my 1,548 tests missed

Dogfooding Untether and PitchDocs daily — and Outlook Assistant when the task calls for it — found 22 bugs that 1,548 automated tests missed. The bugs that matter live in the transitions between states — sleeping and waking, busy and stuck, present and away.

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13 years in tech companies — startups to ASX-listed.

I watched a lot of tools succeed and a lot of tools collect dust. The ones that stuck were the ones that fit into how people actually work. That's what I try to build.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Little Bear Apps?

Little Bear Apps is an indie dev studio based in Australia, building open-source developer tools for AI-powered workflows. Every tool started as something the founder needed in real work — tested for months before release. The tools include MCP servers, Claude Code plugins, and automation bridges.

Are the tools free and open source?

Yes. All Little Bear Apps tools are open source under the MIT licence and free to use. Source code is available on GitHub. There are no paid tiers, no usage limits, and no data collection beyond what you explicitly configure.

What is an MCP server?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is a standardised way for AI coding agents like Claude to interact with external services. Little Bear Apps builds MCP servers that connect AI tools to services like Microsoft Outlook, letting you manage email, calendar, and contacts through natural language.

How do I get started?

Pick a tool from the builds page, check the quickstart guide on its product page, and follow the installation steps. Each tool has comprehensive documentation in the help centre with getting-started guides, how-tos, and reference material.