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Ben Thompson

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Cambridge, Ontario

Hey, I’m Ben. I work in healthcare IT, and outside of work I build small tools for problems I keep running into.

UsageLoop started because I wanted my Codex reset clock running before I sat down to work. CloakScan came from wanting a safer way to strip secrets and internal details out of files before sharing them. SignalSpace Finance is the personal finance app I wanted: no account, no cloud dependency, and no subscription.

When something turns out useful, I clean it up, test it properly, document it, and put it on GitHub.

If one of these saved you time or solved something annoying, sponsorship is just a way to throw a few dollars back into the next build, fix, or release. My first target is $50 a month, which covers the baseline Codex and Claude tooling I use while building and testing them.

If not, seriously, use the software anyway. It stays free and MIT. Sponsoring isn’t a support plan and doesn’t buy priority fixes, roadmap control, consulting, or locked features.

@benthompsondev

Cover the $50/month baseline for the Codex and Claude tools I use while building these projects. If it gets there, great. Everything stays free either way.

Featured work

  1. benthompsondev/usageloop

    Local-first Codex 5-hour window scheduler for Windows and Linux. Plan when your reset clock starts with a minimal guarded request, without adding quota or bypassing limits.

    Python 6
  2. benthompsondev/cloakscan

    Local-first sanitizer for scripts, logs, prompts, and support text — clean secrets, hostnames, and org-specific terms on your device before sharing. PowerShell-aware Portfolio-code mode keeps sanit…

    TypeScript 3
  3. benthompsondev/ledger-local-finance

    SignalSpace Finance - private, local-first personal finance for Windows. Install one .exe, import your own statements, no account or subscription, database stays on your machine. Separate profiles …

    Python 3

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