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Q: How do I get started?

Pick a tool from the builds page , check the quickstart guide on its product page, and follow the installation steps. Each tool has comprehensive documentation in the help centre with getting-started guides, how-tos, and reference material.

Little Bear Apps is where Normi & I plan & build apps, devtools and more, experimenting with the latest technology - all tested & updated in real workflows.

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13 years in tech companies — startups to ASX-listed.

I watched a lot of tools succeed and a lot of tools collect dust. The ones that stuck were the ones that fit into how people actually work. That's what I try to build.

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Nathan Schram

What I've been building

Everything here started as something I needed. If it's useful to you too, even better.

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Untether

Code from anywhere

Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi from Telegram. Voice notes, live progress streaming, and cost tracking — code from anywhere.

6 enginesVoice & textCost tracking

Outlook Assistant

Inbox meets AI

22 tools for email, calendar, contacts, and more. Safety-first with dry-run sends and token-optimised architecture. Direct to Microsoft Graph.

22 tools64% fewer tokensSafety-first

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CC Plugin

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PitchDocs

Perfect repo docs

16 slash commands that generate READMEs, changelogs, roadmaps, and llms.txt files from your codebase. Pure markdown output, works with 9 AI tools.

16 commands9 AI tools0-100 scoring

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CC Plugin

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ContextDocs

AI context in sync

3 slash commands that generate and maintain AI context files for 8 tools. Signal Gate filtering keeps context lean and effective.

3 commands8 AI toolsSignal Gate

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Cloudflare

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CF Monitor

Account-level cost protection

Self-contained Cloudflare account monitoring. One worker, zero migrations, automatic circuit breakers — born from a $4,868 bill.

1 workerZero D18 binding types

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What I'm learning

Things I've tried, things I've broken, and what I figured out along the way.

Normi the dog holding a ball in his mouth at the park, alongside a phone screen showing Telegram chats with multiple AI coding agents running simultaneously

31 March 2026 ·

untether remote-coding

I voice-code from my phone while walking my dog

I dictate coding tasks to Claude Code via Telegram voice notes while walking my dog. Voice input is 4x faster than typing on a phone.

Bar chart showing D1 write operations spiking to 1.42 billion in January 2026, with two colour-coded bug periods highlighted

18 March 2026 ·

cloudflare d1

My $5/month Cloudflare bill hit $4,868 because of an infinite loop

A bug in my Cloudflare Worker wrote 3.45 billion rows to D1 in 4 days. The bill hit $4,868 on a $5/month account. Here's what went wrong and what I built after.

Terminal listing MCP server processes across Claude Code sessions — each session spawns about 14 servers, consuming over 100 MB each

8 March 2026 ·

dogfooding testing

Dogfooding found 22 bugs my 1,548 tests missed

Dogfooding Untether and PitchDocs daily — and Outlook Assistant when the task calls for it — found 22 bugs that 1,548 automated tests missed. The bugs that matter live in the transitions between states — sleeping and waking, busy and stuck, present and away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Little Bear Apps?

Little Bear Apps is an indie dev studio based in Australia, building developer tools and products for AI-powered workflows. Every tool started as something the founder needed in real work — tested for months before release. The range includes MCP servers, Claude Code plugins, automation bridges, and web tools.

Are the tools free and open source?

The developer tools — MCP servers, Claude Code plugins, and automation bridges — are open source under the MIT licence and free to use. Source code is on GitHub. Some newer products like Viewpo and WP Navigator will have free tiers with optional paid features. No data collection beyond what you explicitly configure.

What is an MCP server?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is a standardised way for AI coding agents like Claude to interact with external services. Little Bear Apps builds MCP servers that connect AI tools to services like Microsoft Outlook, letting you manage email, calendar, and contacts through natural language.

How do I get started?

Pick a tool from the builds page, check the quickstart guide on its product page, and follow the installation steps. Each tool has comprehensive documentation in the help centre with getting-started guides, how-tos, and reference material.