AllStar node toolchain
activeA REST API, an MCP server, and a browser panel for my AllStarLink node.
Software and AI agents can monitor and control the radio like any other service.
World Cup 2026 · Tartan Army
Systems that integrate,
not just coexist.
I'm Joshua Ford, a systems administrator in Texas. I run an ERP platform for work, and at home I build tools that let software, radios, and AI agents actually reach each other.
On the bench
hermes-kb
stable200 pages of Hermes Agent docs in one SQLite file. Searchable offline.
Agents shouldn't need the internet to read their own manual.
WxBot
activeA Discord weather bot for my corner of Texas, fed by the National Weather Service.
Texas weather changes its mind a lot. Now it announces itself where people already are.
The operator
I started in warehouse operations and ended up running the ERP. The habit stuck: learn the system end to end, then automate the boring parts. These days that habit gets applied to radios, servers, and AI agents too.
Based in Texas. Usually tinkering with something.
The station
is my amateur radio callsign. The node, the tooling, and what any of that means: the radio page.