MARNE V2T just had its best week yet. Real breakthroughs, and I'm very close to the goal I set. Still building in the open, still not done, and I'm fired up.

An agentic IDE from JetBrains, built on git worktrees and living specs, by its own description. ThinkRail by @jetbrains: the Windows v0.2.0 build matched its checksum, launched and loaded its Projects screen. Apache-2.0. Catch: no model provider connected, so no agent ran.

A local AI app in your Windows tray, from the llama.cpp org. Llama Windows by @ggml_org set up its own server and answered 3 test prompts with a 429 MB model: 2 right, 1 wrong. MIT. First step: double-click the .msixbundle from Releases. Catch: browser chat timed out.

We ran Argus's whole test suite on Windows: 483 passed, 14 skipped. Argus by @thomasunise is a self-hosted security platform; AI agents investigate and propose actions you approve. MIT. Catch: AI off, synthetic data. It also lists security testing features; we ran none.

ElevenLabs Dubbing Studio starts at $6/month (Starter), billed in credits per minute. DubWorld by @alihaydar_58_ dubs video on your own PC. Our 7-second English to Turkish dub decoded clean. Apache-2.0. Catch: install needed a workaround, 14 GB+ of disk, quality not judged.

Claude Duet needs a Pro or Max plan (Pro: $20/month billed monthly) and a US waitlist spot. Covo by hmody1m pitches itself as the open source, self-hosted alternative. 25 tests and demo mode worked for us. MIT. Catch: real work needs your own model API key or a local model.

Devs Helping Devs: Edition #7 🛠️ The Run-It-Yourself Toolkit We tested 5 open source tools on Windows: ones aimed at Claude Duet and ElevenLabs dubbing, a security platform, a local AI app and a coding IDE. Real results, real catches. Links in the last post 👇 #DevsHelpingDevs

Week in review, Oct 19–25 🧵 Devs Helping Devs: 3 editions, 17 open source tools tested hands-on, 41 launches from solo builders, and a lot of thank-yous. Every link is in the LAST post of this thread. Scroll to the bottom 👇 #DevsHelpingDevs 🤝

Build 2, full cut.

Build 1, full cut.