Choose the right problem.
A paid assessment maps your workflows and identifies where AI could help, what it would require, and what to leave alone. Your team helps define the priorities.
HELMSMAN LABS / CUSTOM AI & SOFTWARE
Useful tools.
Human purpose.
Custom tools for the work that gets in your way.
I’m taking on clients for custom AI tool development. I build focused assistants, dashboards, and connected workflows around the way your team actually works. Start with a real problem, test a useful solution, and keep people in control.
Prove it on a focused task.
Test one practical application, such as finding resources in a content library or assisting a publishing workflow. Agree on accuracy, usefulness, and human review before expanding.
Make it work for your team.
Connect the solution to existing tools, document how it works, and train the people using it. Define data access, running costs, maintenance, and support as part of the scope.
CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN THE LAB
Currently building.
Inside the lab: prototypes, beta tests, and custom tools built around real problems. Some use AI; others simply need thoughtful software. Each project’s status is listed below. Rally is an early concept.
Working prototype
Beacon
A visual timer designed around ADHD: see time passing, plan transitions, and park stray thoughts without losing the task in front of you.
FOCUS & ROUTINESBeta tester lost 30 lbs!
Health Fighter
A habit tracker with the personality of a retro fighting game. Log meals, movement, and water, with playful competition and AI encouragement.
One tester’s reported experience. Individual results vary.
HABITS & MOTIVATIONCustom tool built for a client
Runway
A clearer picture of cash flow for self-employed people. Bring bills, reserves, and planning scenarios together when income doesn’t follow a predictable schedule.
SELF-EMPLOYED FINANCESEarly concept
Rally
A conversational scheduling tool for companies and nonprofits. The idea: tell it your schedule, ask who’s available to help, and confirm calendar updates without chasing a chain of messages.
TEAM COORDINATIONIn development
Daybook
Conversational time tracking for days that don’t go according to plan. Describe what you worked on, organize the entries, and see where your time went.
TIME & WORKLOADIn beta testing
Sideband
An experimental conversational radio layer for immersive gaming and interactive stories. Talk with AI characters through voiced transmissions, branching dialogue, and atmospheric radio effects.
GAMING & INTERACTIVE AUDIOSomething here spark an idea?
Want to see a demo? Want me to build you a custom version? Tell me what you have in mind. I’ll show you what’s ready and talk through what could work for your team.
LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
What could I
build for you?
Have a workflow that needs fixing, an idea for a custom tool, or a lab project you’d like to see? Tell me which one and what you hope it could help you do. I’ll confirm demo availability or discuss the next step for your project.
Discuss a tool or request a demo
I’ll review the project for fit, then discuss scope, timing, and budget. If the work needs deeper investigation, I’ll explain the paid discovery phase before you commit.
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