Shwimp Studios Independent software studio Projects 37

Independent software studio · Central PA / Internet

Useful software for curious people and ideas worth testing.

We build tools for better code reviews, cleaner bookmark collections, and experiments in markets, games, and the early mobile web.

Built and maintained by D. Steele · Founder / Operator
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Selected work

The projects are the point.

From market simulation and campaign games to code review and developer tooling, a selection of current work at different stages of development.

Project 01 Active

From Noodle Ventures

Reef

Equity market simulation and trading-agent research

A simulation-first trading venue for studying order flow, matching, and post-trade workflows with deterministic replay. Its optional Bot Arena supports trading-agent submission and qualification through an invite-only hosted environment.

Project site GitHub Bot Arena
Project 02 Pre-alpha

From Shrimpworks

Capsule

Human-approved execution for AI-proposed code

An experimental macOS platform designed to pair exact JavaScript job plans with one-use human approval and disposable execution. Work now focuses on the approval broker, execution supervisor, and governed runtime. It remains a pre-alpha scaffold that does not yet launch guest runtimes or provide a security boundary.

Project site GitHub Security overview Work status
Project 03 Pre-alpha

From Shwimp Studios

Sandtable

A digital Campaign for North Africa

An in-development adaptation of the 1979 board wargame, with a digital umpire intended to handle rules, hidden information, and record-keeping. The pre-alpha engine supports deterministic simulation and replay; playable campaigns and the player interface are still ahead.

GitHub
Project 04 Pre-release

From Shrimpworks

Independent Reviewer

Independent model review of Git changes

A local CLI that captures a fixed changeset, gets a blind assessment through OpenRouter, and challenges findings before considering the author's explanation. Produces structured reports with explicit evidence gaps and cost limits. Available from source as a pre-release.

GitHub
Project 05 Prototype

From Shwimp Studios

Trove

Local-first bookmark cleanup

Import a browser bookmark export, find duplicates, assess link quality, and organize the collection before exporting it. Cleanup happens locally without changing the source file, with optional link-health checks.

GitHub Website
Project 06 Released

From Shrimpworks

Kyn

Related-file checks for code review and CI

A stateless CLI that checks whether related files change together: a component and its story, an API handler and its tests, or a module and its documentation. Readable YAML policies produce consistent local and CI results, with installable releases.

GitHub Website
Project 07 Pre-alpha

From Shwimp Studios

Waves

The WAP Labs browser and early mobile web stack

The desktop browser in WAP Labs, backed by a Rust WML engine, native WAP transport, and an interoperability lab. Try the engine in the web simulator today; packaged desktop releases and protocol conformance remain in development.

GitHub Project site Try the simulator

37 projects in the public catalogue.

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Inside the studio

One parent.
Four divisions.
A place for each kind of work.

Lady International is the umbrella organization for the studio's product, engineering, publishing, and market-related work.

View the studio structure
01

Products

Shwimp Studios

Bookmark tools, web applications, and game experiments. View the division 02

Engineering

Shrimpworks

Developer tools, AI coding workflows, libraries, and infrastructure. View the division 03

Publishing

Wimpy Productions

Documentation, blogs, datasets, and project publishing. View the division 04

Markets

Noodle Ventures

Market software, trading simulations, and finance-related research. View the division

Studio note · 01

On finishing projects
“The second session makes it a project.”

People and namesakes

Who is behind the studio.

D. Steele builds and maintains the software. Catherine and Cynthia are the cats behind several of the studio's names.

Editorial portrait illustration of Catherine.

Chairwoman, Lady International

Catherine

Known aliases · The Lady / The Noodle Much of Catherine's professional history remains classified, sealed, or otherwise unavailable through conventional channels. Following a series of successful engagements throughout Eastern Europe, she accepted the role of Chairwoman at Lady International, where she provides strategic oversight, executive leadership, and occasional guidance on matters best left undocumented.
Editorial portrait illustration of D. Steele.

Founder, Shwimp Studios

D. Steele

Known aliases · Founder / Operator Responsible for turning the organization's questionable ideas into working software, shaping the technical direction, and keeping the growing collection of projects moving from loose concept to usable thing.
Editorial portrait illustration of Cynthia.

Director of Product Instinct

Cynthia

Known aliases · Shrimp / Wimpy / Shwimp Cynthia's career was defined less by expertise and more by persistence. Although frequently confused about the details, she approached every challenge with confidence, enthusiasm, and a remarkable willingness to improvise. Many of the studio's ideas can be traced back to questions she probably should not have been asking, and her influence continues to be felt throughout the organization today.