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Little Bear Apps is where Normi & I plan & build apps, devtools and more, experimenting with the latest technology — all tested & updated in real workflows.

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14 years in tech companies — startups to ASX-listed.

I watched a lot of tools succeed and a lot of tools collect dust. The ones that stuck were the ones that fit into how people actually work. That's what I try to build.

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Nathan Schram

What I build

I focus on three areas where AI tools meet real developer workflows.

MCP Servers

Standardised connectors between AI coding agents and the services you already use. Email, calendar and contacts — through natural language.

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Claude Code Plugins

Slash commands and AI tools that plug directly into Claude Code. Documentation, context files, and repo management — without leaving the terminal.

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Telegram Bridge

Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Pi from your phone. Voice notes, live progress and cost tracking in Telegram, away from the desk.

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What I've been building

Everything here started as something I needed. If it's useful to you too, even better.

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Untether

Code from anywhere

Run Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi from Telegram. Voice notes, live progress streaming, and cost tracking — code from anywhere.

4 enginesVoice & textCost tracking

Outlook Assistant

Inbox meets AI

22 tools for email, calendar, contacts, and more. Safety-first with dry-run sends and token-optimised architecture. Direct to Microsoft Graph.

22 tools64% fewer tokensSafety-first

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CC Plugin

Released

PitchDocs

Perfect repo docs

16 slash commands that generate READMEs, changelogs, roadmaps, and llms.txt files from your codebase. Pure markdown output, works with 9 AI tools.

16 commands9 AI tools0-100 scoring

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CC Plugin

Released

ContextDocs

AI context in sync

3 slash commands that generate and maintain AI context files for 8 tools. Signal Gate filtering keeps context lean and effective.

3 commands8 AI toolsSignal Gate

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What I'm learning

Things I've tried, things I've broken, and what I figured out along the way.

Normi the dog lying on the grass at the oval in his blue walking gear with NORMI printed on it, next to his ball, beside an iPhone showing an Untether message in Telegram headed Background task finished, which reports that CI passed on the changelog commit

15 October 2026 ·

untether claude-code

Untether 0.36.0: Claude Code background agents report back

Untether 0.36.0 keeps Claude Code sessions open while background agents and processes run, so their results reach Telegram. Plus six breaking changes to check.

19 May 2026 ·

ai-coding context-switching

Starting a new repo with AI is easy. Coming back three weeks later is the hard part.

AI re-onboarding is the real productivity killer. A METR study found devs are 19% slower with AI on familiar codebases. Here's how I handle 30 projects.

19 May 2026 ·

ai-context claude-code

I maintain 7 AI context files. What goes in them.

After maintaining 7 AI context files, I learned shorter files beat longer ones - with a 41% token reduction. Here's what to include and leave out.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Little Bear Apps?

Little Bear Apps is an indie dev studio based in Australia, building developer tools and products for AI-powered workflows. Every tool started as something the founder needed in real work — tested for months before release. The range includes MCP servers, Claude Code plugins and a Telegram bridge for AI coding agents.

Are the tools free and open source?

The developer tools — MCP servers, Claude Code plugins, and automation bridges — are open source under the MIT licence and free to use. Source code is on GitHub. No data collection beyond what you explicitly configure.

What is an MCP server?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is a standardised way for AI coding agents like Claude to interact with external services. Little Bear Apps builds MCP servers that connect AI tools to services like Microsoft Outlook, letting you manage email, calendar, and contacts through natural language.

How do I get started?

Pick a tool from the builds page, check the quickstart guide on its product page, and follow the installation steps. Each tool has comprehensive documentation in the help centre with getting-started guides, how-tos, and reference material.