Nico Ritschel
@nicoritschel.com
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sidequery.dev
@sidequery.dev
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Now you can use mdnb as a Claude Code plan editor. Highlight ranges of the plan & leave comments for Claude to address
10 days ago
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mdnb is moving so fast that changes can be hard to follow Here's the changelog from the past week: - built-in Git sync with GitHub sign-in - added an integrated terminal - improved folder navigation and editor formatting tools - major performance gains for startup and large note libraries
25 days ago
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mdnb.app
now has themes, Ghostty terminal built in & an optional formatting bar
27 days ago
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I wrote some thoughts on memory in coding agents, a surprisingly neglected area for LLM memory? (Zero AI was used to write the thoughts)
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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It's been a lot of fun building on automerge from
@inkandswitch.com
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Real time collaboration prototype for mdnb
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about 1 month ago
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I did a whole new site for the umbrella,
sidequery.dev
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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mdnb.app
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pynb.app
got new icons π
about 1 month ago
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I built a free, 100% native (for macOS) markdown editor. You can download it here
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mdnb β A Markdown Notebook for macOS
A native macOS notebook app. Your notes are plain Markdown files on disk, yours forever. Free.
https://mdnb.app/
about 2 months ago
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I've been using Claude Code since May & use Codex actively. Here's some of my thoughts on software engineering with AI
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When Software Engineers Don't Look at the Software
https://nicoritschel.com/writing/when-software-engineers-dont-look-at-the-software/
about 2 months ago
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I forked everyone's favorite terminal, Ghostty, and added git worktree support so to better manage parallel AI agents
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ghostree β Worktree-Aware Terminal for Ghostty
Worktree-aware terminal management for Ghostty. Switch branches, manage worktrees, and keep your terminal sessions organized.
https://ghostree.dev/
about 2 months ago
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pynb was featured by tldr today!
about 2 months ago
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Ghostty is now natively integrated into
pynb.app
2 months ago
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Another day, another release.
pynb.app
just got native connectivity for Postgres, Snowflake, Bigquery, SQLite & Flight SQL via ADBC (so it's fast and memory efficient)
2 months ago
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You can try this out now!
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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I was wondering where all the stars were coming from thanks for the shoutout!
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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I built an alternative Jupyter frontend as a native Mac app. It's also reactive (no weird state issues), supports SQL as first class, has autocomplete, is uv-native amd works with agents (like an *existing* ChatGPT subscription that you already pay for)
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Hi data friends that manage data pipelines & like Apache Icebergβ please take a look at my dlt destination for Iceberg that supports REST catalogs. Got some updates so it has full parity with the paid dlthub connector!
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GitHub - sidequery/dlt-iceberg: An Iceberg destination for DLT that supports REST catalogs
An Iceberg destination for DLT that supports REST catalogs - sidequery/dlt-iceberg
https://github.com/sidequery/dlt-iceberg
2 months ago
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I've been working on a universal metrics layer for
@sidequery.dev
the past few months that works with many different semantic layer formats. I built a demo so you can try it out. Runs 100% in the browser (via DuckDB & Pyodide). Warning large download !
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Sidemantic Metrics View Demo
Interactive demo of Sidemantic metrics visualization with OpenRTB auction data.
https://sidemantic.com/demo
3 months ago
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Now includes an instructions improver skill that lets your agent of choice search through your past transcripts to correct common failures & reinforce wins
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Lots of improvements to this one... dark mode, gist backend, homebrew support for installation. brew install nicosuave/tap/agentexport
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3 months ago
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I built a few tools to make working with Claude Code / Codex CLI easier First up is
agentexports.com
which lets you publish transcripts to the web. Content is end to end encrypted (I can't even read it) and you can self host on Cloudflare if preferred.
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agentexport
Share Claude Code and Codex transcripts. No signup required.
https://agentexports.com
3 months ago
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2025 USGS Earthquake Year in Review
A Tufte-style minimalist visualization of global seismic activity in 2025, featuring the historic Kamchatka M8.8 sequence
https://app.sidequery.ai/reports/AZtxpsEOd4u5QZqZ5STu_Q
3 months ago
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Track your Claude Code usage with DuckDB (it's much faster than ccusage)
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Claude Code Usage via DuckDB
Claude Code Usage via DuckDB. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
https://gist.github.com/nicosuave/880210a8c3d4b7ed71b1ebe3d6f39b9c
3 months ago
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I find Claude Code pretty effective to help with data analysis. But it's not easy for everyone to setup and manage & has no collaborative capabilities. So I built it into a Slack app.
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AI Agents for Data in Slack, ChatGPT & Claude
Connect Snowflake, BigQuery, Postgres, Google Sheets and more.
https://sidequery.ai/
3 months ago
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Been busy lately; I built a DuckDB extension that embeds Claude Code inside DuckDB
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No SQL, No Problem β Sidequery Blog
Agents used to be an enterprise feature. Even today, it's not uncommon for some tools to charge an extra monthly fee for AI add ons. But savvy users expect natural language interfaces as a default, no...
https://sidequery.dev/blog/duckdb-acp
4 months ago
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Crazy this account / PDS still runs on a free tier Oracle Cloud server
4 months ago
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I've been working on a universal semantic layer. It's still a bit early but I'm really excited about its future. Will also be tightly woven into
@sidequery.dev
Compatible with definitions from Cube, MetricFlow (dbt), LookML (Looker), Hex, Rill, Superset, Omni & there's a native definition format.
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Sidemantic
https://sidemantic.com/
6 months ago
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The big 3 agent CLIs all have support in
@sidequery.dev
6 months ago
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Anyone on here into risk analytics / underwriting for alternative lending? DM or email me
[email protected]
6 months ago
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I wrote a blog post on the
@sidequery.dev
blog, check it out
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Sidequery Blog β Product updates, SQL notebooks, DuckDB
Updates from Sidequery: SQL analytics notebooks, DuckDB, data tooling, and agent workflows.
https://sidequery.dev/blog/acp
6 months ago
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New marketing site (and focus) for
@sidequery.dev
A native macOS app
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Sidequery - SQL Analytics Notebooks
Fast, local SQL analytics notebooks for Mac. Analyze millions of rows from CSV/Parquet/JSON with DuckDB, Postgres & MySQL. Beautiful charts by default. Privacy-first.
https://sidequery.dev/
7 months ago
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V pleased with my new hiddenbar setup. No more menubar junk
9 months ago
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Er, how was your weekend?
9 months ago
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I got a commercial where a lady just kept repeating βChuruβ and my cats were disappointed to say the least
9 months ago
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Seems legit lmao
9 months ago
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Why is it that every time I take a day off I get 5x the new Slack conversations compared to a normal day?
9 months ago
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One of my cats is named Jerry. Every time I say his name, my phone activates Siri π
10 months ago
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On Saturday, I built a DuckDB extension that embeds a v8 javascript runtime and exposes a few table functions. You can pass arbitrary js code & natural language prompts for which js code is generated and ran.
10 months ago
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orthogonal
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10 months ago
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As I sit here while the clock crosses 6am, I realize I am now running on permanent cat time
10 months ago
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Love how my cats know to wait until I'm on a call to jump on the counter / dining table...
10 months ago
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Have been busy lately; chipping away at this new SQL notebook UI for
@sidequery.dev
Here's CTE ejection for times when you need a little more intermediary inspectability!
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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In a new boba shop and thereβs only kiosk ordering
10 months ago
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Checks notes
registry.terraform.io/providers/co...
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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Claude Code isn't perfect by any means, but it's magical connecting to a playwright mcp server and letting the LLM reproduce frontend bugs, fix them, then check work
10 months ago
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Why waste time read lot word when few word do trick
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
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Nissan Altima energy (entering through the exit gate of a parking structure)
10 months ago
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People talk smack on GCP heavyweight project setup but have you ever used Azure? Holy shit feels like I'm in 1998 crossed with Temu this is egregious
10 months ago
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