Michael Limberger
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Skiff
Local sysops and Perl coding harness
Notes, model tests, and the winner so far
Skiff is my local sysops and Perl coding harness. I built it in Perl on my Mac mini M4. It can read files, write files, edit them, and run shell commands through a normal chat API. Different models get different settings so the tools actually work.
This hub is the short version of the notes around Skiff: how it is wired, what I tested, and which local model I would pick first. Click a card for the longer page.
Model tests
HTML, Bash, and Perl scripts. Local MLX versus Ollama Cloud.
How it was wired
Mini M4 for Skiff. Studio M2 as the AI model server. Unified memory.
What I tested
Bash, HTML (resume page), and Perl sysop collectors.
Glossary
Harness, vibe, hygiene, and the rest in plain English.
What I would pick
Ornith day to day. Kat if look matters. Glm or flash in the cloud.
HTML resume
Fixture markdown to a clean resume.html. Harness plus vibe.
Bash command
uname to host.txt. Safe shell, workspace only.
Sysop scripts
Thin-prompt collectors. Scoreboards, awards, and the .pl files.
Ornith
Who made it, why it behaved well in Skiff, and what to try next.