Hello everyone! I built Origami and wanted to show it off to people who might benefit from it too and at the same time share some of my experiences. Full disclosure: it's heavily built with LLMs but definitely not vibe coded.
While building Origami there were a few things about the AI hype that I kept realizing over and over and I wanted to share those with you. I have over 12 years experience in software development so I guess I know a thing or two but of course people are free to form their opinions, these are mine.
Coding with help of AI is NOT a one-stop shop, nor can you one-shot prompts for anything that can be called worthy of someone's time. Obviously a project of this magnitude is substantially faster to get set up but still... lots of days, nights and weeks spent on a having something people can use and enjoy and that feels complete.
Software architecture is the most important skill to have and develop if you want to use AI. Without it, you're just vibe coding and you will sooner or later hit a wall. How that wall looks like or its size... depends.
AI/LLMs are statistical machines! They are not creative, they base themselves on what has come before. If you want to innovate you need to do it yourself. They do not provide fresh ideas and most likely will not net you the next big thing. Do not delegate everything to AI.
Aside from that, I also have to say that it's fun, it's definitely faster to get something going and it does feel good to see a prototype up and running faster than ever before. It's here to stay, people just need to know how to use it right and with right mindset.
With that said, here's a bit about what Origami can do for you:
- It's a simple and free terminal manager.
- It supports multiple workspaces at the same time.
- Each workspace has organized tabs within them that you can configure.
- Has integrated git support.
- Has its own MCP so it can be controlled from within itself.
- Bring your own agents, shells and whatever else - it does not replace them.
Feel free to ask me anything and give Origami a try!