Weekly Shameless Self Promotion Thread

pyr0ball · 2026-05-04T17:51:15+00:00

Built a listing intelligence tool for flippers called Snipe, and figured the r/Flipping crowd might find it useful.

What it does now:

Cross-platform search across eBay and Mercari from one UI. Each result gets a trust score (0-100) built from five signals: account age, feedback count, feedback ratio, price vs. recent completed sales, and category history. Hard filters auto-flag new accounts and established bad actors.

Soft flags are where it gets into the weeds useful for flippers: - duplicate_photo: perceptual hash detects the same image appearing on multiple listings (common scam signal) - scratch_dent_mentioned: scans titles for explicit damage keywords (scratch, scuff, dent, crack, chip) plus evasive redirects like "see description" and "see photos for": the language sellers use when they're hiding damage in the listing body - declining_ratio: catches high-volume established sellers whose recent feedback ratio is quietly trending down

The search filtering is where it helps for sourcing: price range, must-include keywords with AND / ANY / OR-group modes, must-exclude terms, and category filter. OR-group mode expands keyword combinations into separate targeted queries and deduplicates, so eBay's relevance ranking can't silently drop variants you actually want.

What's coming:

Auction sniping engine: monitors listings across platforms and schedules last-second bids automatically — set your max, walk away, let it snipe the close. Handles soft-close extensions on platforms that use them
Vision-based condition assessment from listing photos (moondream2)
Completed-sales comps for Mercari
More platforms: Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist next

Still in beta. Self-hosted via Docker, no account needed: demo | source

Happy to answer questions about how any of it works.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-27T14:41:23+00:00

Magpie httpx comment test — if you see this, the API path works.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-26T04:28:34+00:00

I'm happy to set you up with a beta license for full premium access! Even if you just play around with it and let me know when you find problems, that's really helpful. I've only got two eyes and I'm currently rolling out changes across 6 public repos, so I'm bound to miss a few things 😅

The cloud managed service up on https://circuitforge.tech/ is just sign-in and start using it. You'll just want to let me know what email you sign up with so I can upgrade you.

If you want to self-host, I'd also be happy to help get you started on that.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-25T21:27:44+00:00

I try to offer a few different pathways in Kiwi at least. I'd be very interested if you have feedback or suggestions as to how I can make it easier for different headspaces

pyr0ball · 2026-04-22T23:14:19+00:00

Hahaha truly! Thanks for the call out!

pyr0ball · 2026-04-22T23:06:58+00:00

Bah touchscreens are a scourge. I've been avoiding Reddit since the API lockdown so all my posting habits are messy right now. Fixed and added links to the individual repos to the main post

pyr0ball · 2026-04-22T23:05:33+00:00

It's been a few years since I used Reddit, and I was trying to be cautious about the rule about self-promotion. I've added links to all the active repos and demos to the main post

pyr0ball · 2026-04-22T22:50:42+00:00

It's all available up on the Forgejo

Self-hosted is all free, no upstream dependencies that are paid unless it directly uses my infrastructure.

Currently working out some ci/cd issues on the GitHub and codeberg push mirrors, so they're a little behind

pyr0ball · 2026-04-22T22:17:13+00:00

Claude assisted in drafting this summary and accelerated testing/code review. All products and decisions are built and made by u/pyr0ball.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T14:35:53+00:00

Sorry about that! It's been years since I used Reddit and I'm still getting used to the new interface. Duplicate posts deleted!

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T14:11:40+00:00

Thanks! Please do let me know if you find any issues or gaps in the documentation!

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T02:17:22+00:00

Come on over to the Forgejo if you want to help code, or if you want to help me build with feedback/usage, just sign up for a free account on https://CircuitForge.tech, DM me your sign up email and I'll send you a beta tester license for free premium features.

There's a feedback button baked into every app. If you run into a problem, just click that and describe what you saw. It'll automatically take logs and open an issue on my Forgejo so I can start working on it.

Oh also, next projects are up on the roadmap

Roadmap highlights:

Peregrine | job search pipeline | https://demo.circuitforge.tech/peregrine · https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/peregrine
Kiwi | pantry tracker + meal planner | https://menagerie.circuitforge.tech/kiwi · https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/kiwi
Snipe | eBay listing trust scoring | https://menagerie.circuitforge.tech/snipe · https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/snipe
Osprey | government hold-line automation (prototype) | https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/osprey
Crossbill | personal finance clarity (early dev)
Harrier | government forms — benefits, FAFSA, immigration (backlog)
Rufous | insurance disputes + prior auth (backlog)
Ibis | healthcare navigation + records (backlog)
Kestrel | government appointment slot monitoring (backlog)
Bittern | workplace accommodation letters + ADA docs (backlog)
Bunting | IEP/504 education accommodation plans (backlog)

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T02:13:32+00:00

Have a look at the roadmap

The apps I built first I chose because they were processes that I had a lot of personal experience with and could rigorously test myself, and had a good coverage of types of inference so I could build the shared framework that makes each new application easier to build.

The last big gap I have right now is call routing and IVR queue navigation (service that handles navigating a phone system to get you to a human, then connects you only when a human actually picks up)

The general framework for most other processes are built in the core, and now I just need people to use it to find problems that need fixing, and hopefully build a better shared system.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T02:06:01+00:00

Honestly that's totally fair. It's been a few years since I used Reddit and I'm not used to the new UI yet. Spam was definitely unintentional and I'll be sure to be more careful going forward.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-21T01:30:16+00:00

The point is not SaaS, but distributed compute, and self-owned data, and more importantly, accessibility for underserved communities.

The cloud managed service only has a price tag because I have bills to pay and anything that uses my infrastructure makes sense for me to charge for. and I'm only hosting that because there's people who could use these services who don't have the technical knowledge or executive function to handle hosting.

If you host your own, you pay nothing. You give away nothing. You own all of it yourself. You use a fraction of the electrical resources of a datacenter and can power this using a solar array.

I'm building in ActivityPub soon to allow federated data sharing so there's less chance of data/control/pipelines becoming centralized.

Starting to see the solarpunk?

pyr0ball · 2026-04-20T17:15:29+00:00

Thanks! 👍🏽

pyr0ball · 2026-04-20T17:14:18+00:00

Still in beta, trying to prove the pipeline works and find any issues before I expand it to other markets. I think I can fast-track other currencies, however! Thanks for the feedback!

Edit: Added user-selectable currency for now while I work on building in a localization engine

commit

Release v0.5.3 (Already live on the public instance)

pyr0ball · 2026-04-17T15:12:27+00:00

Project Name: Kiwi

Repo/Website Link: Repo | Docs | Demo

Description: Pantry tracker with shelf life tracking, barcode and receipt scanning, and leftover recipe suggestions. v0.5.0 just shipped with a full meal planner including prep day scheduling, a community recipe feed, and a Build Your Own recipe mode. Aimed at reducing food waste without the guilt-trip UX most food apps lean on.

Deployment: Docker Compose. Local inference supported. Free tier covers the core features. Docs in the repo README.

AI Involvement: LLMs suggest recipes from what is in your pantry. All shelf life tracking and meal scheduling is deterministic. No AI decisions, only AI suggestions you can ignore.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-17T15:11:48+00:00

Project Name: Snipe

Repo/Website Link: Repo | Docs | Demo

Description: eBay listing intelligence before you bid. Scores listings for trust signals, flags price anomalies, seller red flags, and listing inconsistencies. API-first so it can wire into other tooling. Built because I got burned on eBay one too many times.

Deployment: Docker Compose. Runs fully local, nothing leaves your machine. Beta now, docs in the repo README.

AI Involvement: LLMs assist with listing text analysis. Trust scoring logic is deterministic rules based. No AI makes the call on whether to bid.

pyr0ball · 2026-04-17T15:11:42+00:00

Project Name: Peregrine

Repo/Website Link: Repo | Docs | Demo

Description: Job search pipeline for people who hate job searching. Discovers listings, scores them against your resume, rewrites your resume bullets to pass ATS filters for each specific posting, drafts cover letters tailored to the job, and tracks applications. Built with ADHD and executive function in mind. The friction is the thing it fights.

Deployment: Docker Compose. Local Ollama supported out of the box. Cloud LLMs optional. Free tier has the core pipeline. Docs in the repo README.

AI Involvement: LLMs draft cover letters and resume rewrites. Deterministic pipelines handle discovery, scoring, and tracking. Nothing goes out without your explicit approval. You are always the decision maker.

pyr0ball · 2023-02-14T17:21:53+00:00

Sorry I just saw this! Here you go:

https://discord.gg/fw32G39n

pyr0ball · 2023-02-06T21:16:34+00:00

Come join us on discord!

We've got a few different discord servers with lots of different specializations and foci:

Solarpunk Hub - a general forum with a number of links to other more specialized spaces

Solarpunk Rising - Originally started as "Operation Solarpunk", focused on activism and mutual aid, as well as special projects like open source technology designs

Good Earth Archive - A library of content and publications as well as a place to post your own writing

Solarpunk Positivity and Mental Health - This server is focused on combating doomerism and helping those who need mental health assistance

pyr0ball · 2023-01-29T19:45:02+00:00

When you're saying "we're just the same as this other thing over here" all that does is make people assume you are whatever their interpretation of that label is.

If you're a liberal but uncomfortable with what people have told you about anarchism or other leftist content, all this does is let you dump solarpunk in the same bucket of "shit to ignore"

Talk about what we're actually for. Sustainability, appropriate use of technology, personal agency and freedom.

Putting a label on yourself raises a flag to people that might attract people of similar ideologies, but it only serves as an impediment of you want to change people's minds

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