I'm Alan Pope, an open-source enthusiast and self-taught coder. I work in Developer Relations at Tesslio. I co-present the Linux Matters podcast with @flexiondotorg and @marxjohnson.
I created grummage, sbommage, slomore and a bunch of other projects.
- popey/popey.me (1 day ago) — Personal website
- popey/grype2html (1 day ago) — Convert Grype vulnerability scan results into interactive HTML reports.
- popey/libation-snap (1 day ago) — Snap package for Libation, a tool to liberate your audio books
- popey/matterbridge-snap (1 day ago) — Snap package for Matterbridge, a multi-protocol chat bridge
- popey/spectrum-analyser-snap (1 day ago)
- popey/halloy-snap (3 days ago) — Snapcraft configuration for the halloy irc client
- popey/mindustry-snap (3 days ago) — Snap package for Mindustry, a sandbox tower defense game
- OthmanAdi/planning-with-files (3 days ago) — Claude Code skill implementing Manus-style persistent markdown planning — the workflow pattern behind the $2B acquisition.
- popey/defold-snap (3 days ago) — Snap package for Defold, a cross-platform game engine
- popey/pioneer-snap (3 days ago) — Snap package for Pioneer, a game of lonely space adventure
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on hotovo/aider-desk (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on callstackincubator/agent-skills (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on UKGovernmentBEIS/inspect_ai (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on OthmanAdi/planning-with-files (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on kepano/obsidian-skills (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on slidevjs/slidev (5 days ago)
- ci: add Tessl skill-review-and-optimize workflow with /apply-optimize on 0xranx/golembot (5 days ago)
- ci: add automated skill review for SKILL.md pull requests on microclaw/microclaw (2 weeks ago)
- ci: add automated skill review for SKILL.md pull requests on Dimillian/Skills (2 weeks ago)
- ci: add automated skill review for SKILL.md pull requests on rohitg00/pro-workflow (2 weeks ago)
- castrojo/bootc-ecosystem (1) — What's going on in bootc?
- wimpysworld/sidra (39) — An elegant Apple Music desktop client for Linux, macOS and Windows. No frippery, just quality. A better class of Cider 🍎
- tesslio/skill-review (5) — A GitHub Action that automatically reviews SKILL.md files changed in a pull request and posts results as a PR comment
- tesslio/setup-tessl (2) — GitHub Action to install the Tessl CLI
- samber/cc-skills-golang (1273) — 🧑🎨 A collection of Golang agentic skills that works
- ecappa/web-dev-estimation (4) — Agent Skill for Claude Code — estimates dev task time calibrated for AI agents, not humans.
- vivqu/SwiftUIAgentToolkit (5) — Basic toolkit to bootstrap vibe-coding mobile apps
- LerianStudio/ring (174) — 89 skills and 38 specialized agents that enforce proven engineering practices for AI-assisted development. TDD, systematic debugging, parallel code review, and 10-gate development cycles — as a Claude Code plugin marketplace.
- rileyhilliard/rr (176) — Easily sync code to a remote machine and run commands there. That's it.
- boshu2/agentops (295) — The operational layer for coding agents. Memory, validation, and feedback loops that compound between sessions.
I co-present Linux Matters podcast with my friends @flexiondotorg and @marxjohnson. Here are some recent episodes:
- Pouring out the Sidra (4 days ago)
- VNC? No way! (2 weeks ago)
- Tailor Snaps for Big Iron (1 month ago)
- The Smell of Git (1 month ago)
- Mark's Meshing About (2 months ago)
- Running RISC-V in a VM to test my snaps (1 month ago)
- The Threads Algorithm Loves Rage Bait (2 months ago)
- Malware Peddlers Are Now Hijacking Snap Publisher Domains (3 months ago)
- Spotlighting Community Stories (1 year ago)
- Where are Podcast Listener Communities (2 years ago)







