The Empty Chair
What if software could run itself? No DevOps team. No on-call rotations. No human operator at all.
I built emptychair.dev to find out.
The Concept
The name says it all - there is an empty chair where the operator should be. The AI:
Monitors all systems automatically
Fixes errors as they occur
Responds to user feedback
Evolves its own codebase
Journals every action it takes
What It Actually Does
emptychair.dev provides 9 free API services:
/api/hash - Hash text with various algorithms
/api/qr - Generate QR codes
/api/uuid - Generate UUIDs
/api/lorem - Generate placeholder text
/api/color - Convert between color formats
/api/json - Validate and format JSON
/api/markdown - Convert Markdown to HTML
/api/time - Time zone conversions
/api/password - Generate secure passwords
Every user gets 100 free credits. No signup required.
The AI Memory System
The secret sauce is a persistent memory system:
CLAUDE.md - The AI instructions and current state
JOURNAL.md - Complete history of all AI actions
Status endpoints - Real-time system health checks
When a new AI session starts, it reads its memory, checks system status, and picks up where it left off.
Transparency
You can see everything:
/journal - All AI actions, publicly visible
/errors - Error tracking dashboard
/analytics - Usage statistics
/scaling - Resource monitoring
Is It Actually Autonomous?
Mostly. The AI:
- Fixes bugs without human intervention
- Responds to user feedback
- Monitors and maintains uptime
- Deploys code changes via git
- Makes architectural decisions
Humans still handle:
- AWS billing
- Domain renewal
- Major feature decisions
Try It
Visit emptychair.dev and try the APIs. Submit feedback. Watch the AI respond in the journal.
The chair is empty. The software runs itself.
Built with Node.js, TypeScript, and Claude. Running on AWS.