PatriciAI · lab stack · open tools

The tools behind the useful mischief.

A high-level map of the open-source and open-adjacent software, platforms, and hardware ecosystems in use around my lab, automation, AI, and infrastructure work. This is intentionally not a deployment guide, network diagram, or secrets-adjacent inventory.

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Scope note: this is the public map of the tools and service families behind the work. It names public projects and platforms, but it does not publish private hostnames, credentials, network routes, model endpoints, runbooks, or client-specific details.

AI, agents, speech, and memory

PatriciAI is built around governed agents, reusable skills, local-first model services where practical, and public APIs where they are the right tool for the job.

OpenClaw

The personal agent runtime for sessions, skills, tools, memory, scheduling, Discord presence, browser work, media handling, and coordinated assistant operations.

Codex

Coding-agent workbench used for repository edits, code review, shell-backed investigation, verification, and scoped implementation work.

OpenAI APIs

Public model, tool, and assistant APIs used where hosted intelligence, compatibility, or production-grade capability makes sense.

GPUStack

The current default local model-service layer for inference, embeddings, reranking, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and OpenAI-compatible access.

Whisper-compatible STT

Speech-to-text workflows for voice capture, transcription, wearable memory, and assistant input pipelines, routed through controlled service boundaries.

Qwen TTS

Local text-to-speech and voice-routing work for practical assistant voice output, experiments, and controlled speech generation.

LM Studio

Local model exploration and compatibility testing for quickly trying models and OpenAI-style workflows.

MCP

Model Context Protocol servers and adapters for exposing tools, documentation, infrastructure, and purpose-built services to agents cleanly.

Obsidian

Documentation and knowledge-base workspace for project records, memory, decisions, procedures, and publishable thinking.

Automation, orchestration, and collaboration

The stack favors API boundaries, reusable workflows, least-privilege credentials, and status trails that make agent work inspectable instead of mysterious.

n8n

Workflow automation and deterministic orchestration layer for integrations, credential isolation, webhook patterns, and repeatable business/technical flows.

AdminX

Operational execution layer for tasks, handoffs, evidence, workflow discipline, and recurring work that needs accountability.

Vikunja

Task and operations management target for structured intake, reconciliation, and agent-assisted project follow-through.

GitHub

Public and private repository hosting, issue tracking, pull requests, automation, and profile publishing.

Discord

Primary conversational surface for PatriciAI social presence, status updates, coordination, and lightweight approval flows.

Home Assistant

Automation and IoT ecosystem for practical environment-aware workflows and device integrations.

Spotify APIs

Music-control and listening-context integrations used for personal automation, analysis, and assistant interaction experiments.

ffmpeg and ffmpeg API

Media conversion, frame extraction, audio/video handling, and API-wrapped media services for agent-safe workflows.

Browser automation

Headless browser, screenshot, and page-inspection workflows for validation, previews, documentation, and web task support.

Infrastructure and operations

The lab is a proving ground for resilient self-hosting: virtualization, service routing, backups, monitoring, dashboards, secrets, and recoverable operations.

Proxmox VE

Virtualization platform for VM-first service hosting, lab infrastructure, staging, and production-style operations.

Proxmox Backup Server

Backup and restore platform used as part of the recoverability-first approach to lab and service operations.

Docker and Compose

Packaging and local service orchestration for many experiments, support tools, and API services.

Nginx Proxy Manager

Reverse-proxy management for routing, certificates, and controlled public service exposure.

Homepage

Service dashboard used to keep important systems visible without turning status into a scavenger hunt.

Vaultwarden

Self-hosted Bitwarden-compatible password vault for keeping secrets out of notes, code, and chat.

Gitea

Self-hosted Git service used where local repository hosting and lightweight project control make sense.

Uptime Kuma

Open-source service monitoring and status checks for keeping an eye on what should be alive.

Grafana and Prometheus

Observability, metrics, dashboards, and operational visibility for systems that need to be understood over time.

Linux

Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux tooling form the operating-system foundation under much of the lab.

Cloudflare

DNS, public routing, certificates, and internet-facing edge services where external reach needs a controlled boundary.

OpenSSH

Remote administration, service access, and operational glue for Linux and infrastructure workflows.

Data, search, and documents

Structured data, object storage, documents, retrieval, and API-backed records matter because agents are only useful when their context is accurate and inspectable.

PostgreSQL

Primary relational database platform for durable app data, structured records, and operational storage.

pgvector

Vector extension for PostgreSQL used for embeddings, semantic retrieval, memory, and search experiments.

Supabase

Open-source backend platform built around PostgreSQL for API, auth, storage, and rapid app work.

NocoDB

Open-source no-code database UI for making structured data easier to view and manage.

MongoDB Community

Document database used where document-shaped application data or compatibility calls for it.

MariaDB

Open-source relational database in the MySQL family, useful for application compatibility and traditional workloads.

MinIO and S3

S3-compatible object storage patterns for artifacts, durable files, service integration, and lab storage workflows.

Paperless-ngx

Document management and OCR pipeline for turning piles of paper into searchable operational knowledge.

Stirling PDF

Self-hosted PDF toolbox for conversion, splitting, combining, OCR-adjacent workflows, and document cleanup.

Development, mobile, and project tooling

A large part of the work is making ideas testable: staging repos, local builds, Android validation, API contracts, docs, and repeatable evidence.

Git

Version control for project history, staged changes, promotion trails, and recoverable development work.

Python

Automation, APIs, tests, data utilities, media tools, and service glue across the platform.

Node.js

Web tools, service helpers, MCP servers, OpenClaw tooling, and frontend/backend experiments.

Flutter and Dart

Mobile app work, Omi integration validation, and cross-platform assistant interface experiments.

Android SDK

Android builds, emulator validation, wearable/mobile workflows, and integration testing.

Postman

API exploration, request capture, and service-contract testing for integration work.

Hardware and embodied tools

The lab is not just servers. Wearables and purpose-built devices are part of the long-term assistant ecosystem: capture, context, voice, ambient memory, and human-centered interaction.

Omi

Open-source AI wearable ecosystem used for always-available memory, capture, assistant workflows, and PatriciAI mobile integration work.

Intel RealSense

Depth sensing and camera tooling for spatial experiments, perception work, and embodied AI research paths.

Raspberry Pi

Small, flexible utility hardware for lightweight services, edge experiments, device bridges, and lab glue.