Danny Smith
@danny.is
Fractional COO & Consultant. Helping create high-performance remote orgs 🌱 | Blues musician 🎵 | https://danny.is
@hmans.dev PLEASE write up a simple spec for the YAML/filenames used by Beans sometime... I spent way too long hunting about for some common-ish sensible format before eventually writing my own 😂
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@hmans.dev PLEASE write up a simple spec for the YAML/filenames used by Beans sometime... I spent way too long hunting about for some common-ish sensible format before eventually writing my own 😂
Very different use-case, but it seems @hmans.dev also started on something similar a couple of weeks ago!
github.com/hmans/beans
Beans looks very cool if you're coding with AI Agents. Love the name too 🫘
github.com/hmans/beans
Beans looks very cool if you're coding with AI Agents. Love the name too 🫘
GitHub - hmans/beans: A CLI-based, flat-file issue tracker for humans and robots. 🤖
A CLI-based, flat-file issue tracker for humans and robots. 🤖 - hmans/beans
github.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very different use-case, but it seems @hmans.dev also started on something similar a couple of weeks ago!
github.com/hmans/beans
Beans looks very cool if you're coding with AI Agents. Love the name too 🫘
github.com/hmans/beans
Beans looks very cool if you're coding with AI Agents. Love the name too 🫘
Thanks for sharing! Glad you’re enjoying it 🙂
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thanks for sharing! Glad you’re enjoying it 🙂
Get Astro Editor at astroeditor.danny.is
Also: the latest release (1.0.1) fixes a few little bugs and lets you change the base font-size
Also: the latest release (1.0.1) fixes a few little bugs and lets you change the base font-size
Astro Editor — Schema-Aware Markdown Editor for Astro Content Collections
Transform your Astro content workflow with schema-aware frontmatter forms. Reads your Zod schemas and creates intelligent editing interfaces for distraction-free writing.
astroeditor.danny.is
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Get Astro Editor at astroeditor.danny.is
Also: the latest release (1.0.1) fixes a few little bugs and lets you change the base font-size
Also: the latest release (1.0.1) fixes a few little bugs and lets you change the base font-size
I've been pondering on that (I also use path aliases for both assets and "mdx" components, but I just let VSCode/Cursor fix the paths before I commit rn).
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I've been pondering on that (I also use path aliases for both assets and "mdx" components, but I just let VSCode/Cursor fix the paths before I commit rn).
@felix.gripe 1.0.1 is out - you can configure your base font size in the preferences!
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@felix.gripe 1.0.1 is out - you can configure your base font size in the preferences!
You're not the first person to say that! I guess I have old eyes? 😂
Just added a setting to change the default base font size for the editor. Will ship with 1.0.1 today or tomorrow.
Just added a setting to change the default base font size for the editor. Will ship with 1.0.1 today or tomorrow.
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
You're not the first person to say that! I guess I have old eyes? 😂
Just added a setting to change the default base font size for the editor. Will ship with 1.0.1 today or tomorrow.
Just added a setting to change the default base font size for the editor. Will ship with 1.0.1 today or tomorrow.
👆 also applies to @cassidoo.co and @wesbos.com (and I vaguely remember you guys use Astro too?)
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
👆 also applies to @cassidoo.co and @wesbos.com (and I vaguely remember you guys use Astro too?)
PS. I've recently got back into Making Websites™ after ~10 years in more businessy stuff. Initial thoughts included:
1. Fuck, modern CSS is nuts. WTF.
2. Oh cool, Andy's still writing about this ❤️
1. Fuck, modern CSS is nuts. WTF.
2. Oh cool, Andy's still writing about this ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
PS. I've recently got back into Making Websites™ after ~10 years in more businessy stuff. Initial thoughts included:
1. Fuck, modern CSS is nuts. WTF.
2. Oh cool, Andy's still writing about this ❤️
1. Fuck, modern CSS is nuts. WTF.
2. Oh cool, Andy's still writing about this ❤️
Want Astro Editor on Windows or Linux?
Upvote this issue and I'll consider building for more platforms:
github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor/issues/56
Upvote this issue and I'll consider building for more platforms:
github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor/issues/56
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Want Astro Editor on Windows or Linux?
Upvote this issue and I'll consider building for more platforms:
github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor/issues/56
Upvote this issue and I'll consider building for more platforms:
github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor/issues/56
GitHub: github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor
PRs & issues welcome!
Install via Homebrew:
brew install --cask astro-editor
PRs & issues welcome!
Install via Homebrew:
brew install --cask astro-editor
GitHub - dannysmith/astro-editor: Astro Editor reads your Zod schemas and transforms frontmatter into smart forms. Get validation, proper field types, and MDX component insertion — all in a beautiful ...
Astro Editor reads your Zod schemas and transforms frontmatter into smart forms. Get validation, proper field types, and MDX component insertion — all in a beautiful interface inspired by iA Writer...
github.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
GitHub: github.com/dannysmith/astro-editor
PRs & issues welcome!
Install via Homebrew:
brew install --cask astro-editor
PRs & issues welcome!
Install via Homebrew:
brew install --cask astro-editor
✅ Distraction-free writing with focus mode
✅ Frontmatter forms from your Zod schemas
✅ Insert MDX components with prop picker
✅ Drag & drop images to proper folders
✅ Open source
Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=SJkXD59gQ5U
✅ Frontmatter forms from your Zod schemas
✅ Insert MDX components with prop picker
✅ Drag & drop images to proper folders
✅ Open source
Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=SJkXD59gQ5U
Astro Editor: A Clean macOS Markdown Editor for Astro Content Collections
YouTube video by Danny Smith
youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
✅ Distraction-free writing with focus mode
✅ Frontmatter forms from your Zod schemas
✅ Insert MDX components with prop picker
✅ Drag & drop images to proper folders
✅ Open source
Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=SJkXD59gQ5U
✅ Frontmatter forms from your Zod schemas
✅ Insert MDX components with prop picker
✅ Drag & drop images to proper folders
✅ Open source
Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=SJkXD59gQ5U