Hi, I'm Patrick.

I build AI tools from my garage in Tennessee.

One developer. Zero employees. Agents run the rest.

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AgentGuard

Runtime cost and safety guardrails for AI agents.

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What I'm building right now

updated 2026-04-11

Last shipped: 2026-04-11

Pivoted BMD Pat from consulting to indie maker studio this week. Killed the consulting funnel.
Rebuilding bmdpat.com as an AI tools studio.
AgentGuard v1.2.7 is out. PR #331 open for budget-aware escalation guard.
Running autotrader live with $204 of my own money. Six positions, all green at the moment.
Shipping product #2 in the next 14 days. TBD what it is.

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Apr 11, 20267 min

OpenClaw AI Agent Review 2026: Is It Worth It?

OpenClaw promises production-ready AI agents out of the box. We ran it on 3 real use cases. Here's what worked, what didn't, and who it's actually for.

Apr 9, 20268 min

We Built Fowler's AI Feedback Flywheel (Before He Named It)

Martin Fowler named the AI feedback flywheel. We built the same system independently. Here's our exact implementation — vault, agents, guardrails, and weekly cadence.

Apr 9, 20268 min

How Much Does It Cost to Build an AI Agent? (2026 Pricing)

AI agent builds range from $500 DIY to $150K enterprise. Real cost breakdown by complexity tier, with API, compute, and dev hour estimates for 2026.

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