Adeptum Labs · Open source

Where curiosity becomes open source

Adeptum Labs is our research lab. We explore ideas too much fun to leave alone — and share the best of them openly, for anyone to use.

About the lab

A lab for the ideas we can’t let go of

In the lab, curiosity leads. We build the tools we wish existed, try new technology before it reaches client projects, and release the results as open source — from Linux kernel livepatches to AI compilers and chip music.

01.

We explore

New languages, new hardware and new AI get tried here first — so we know what holds up before we recommend it to you.

02.

We share openly

The code is public on GitHub. You can see exactly how we work — before we’ve even met.

03.

You benefit

What we learn in the lab goes into every client project, from AI and compilers to Linux operations and security.

Projects

A selection from the lab

Five projects that show the range — from security and developer tools to hardware and music.

01 Developer tools

spyc

Open any code base — right in your terminal.

spyc (“spy code”) gives you a project overview, a file tree, colored code and the full git history in one terminal window. Search, jump to definitions, draw dependency graphs, check test coverage — or ask Claude to explain the code.

  • Git log, blame and uncommitted changes
  • Dependency graph and coverage marks
  • Debian package or a single-file executable
02 AI · Compilers

SkyLang

The deterministic AI compiler.

You write the types, signatures and contracts — a language model writes the method bodies at build time. The compiler verifies each body against your contracts and examples, then freezes the accepted code so later builds are offline and deterministic.

  • The model never runs in production
  • Contracts and examples become tests
  • Emits an ordinary Maven project you can keep
03 Hardware · Linux

Keysteel

Your SteelSeries keyboard, fully at home on Linux.

An unofficial Linux companion for the Apex Pro TKL, in the spirit of SteelSeries GG. Keysteel puts animated scenes on the keyboard’s OLED display, lights the keys from presets and turns the corner roller into a mouse wheel — all from a small desktop app.

  • Animated scenes on the OLED display
  • Lighting presets with adjustable intensity and color
  • Scriptable from the terminal over D-Bus

Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by SteelSeries.

04 Security · Linux

cve-emergency-monitor

Close critical vulnerabilities — without a reboot.

A curated list of CVEs on Debian, each with a stopgap that closes the hole on a running host until the fixed package is installed. Most are livepatches applied straight to the running Linux kernel.

  • Idempotent scripts that list every file they change
  • Every stopgap documented, with side effects and rollback
  • Debian 9–13, including Freexian ELTS
05 Music · Retro

Paula Escobar

Demoscene and chip music, right in your terminal.

A music player named after the Amiga’s sound chip. It plays tracker modules, SID and Atari tunes and streamed audio, and opens the music competitions of 82 party series and the ModArchive charts — browsed year by year and played on the spot.

  • Spectrum analyser, waterfall and an oscilloscope per channel
  • Casts to Google Cast and plays over ssh
  • Native executable built with GraalVM

This is a selection. More projects — for Amiga development, network monitoring, Minecraft and Jakarta Faces — are on GitHub.

All projects on GitHub

Curious what we could build for you?

The craft that goes into the lab goes into every client project. Tell us what you need — or follow the lab on GitHub.