Senior Developer at Lancaster University. I build production systems, AI-powered tools, and...well, all sorts.

2026 is going to be my year of shipping and exploring new tech and ideas. I am aiming to build in public, stream, and create content around development, my workflow and projects as well as AI in general.

My site and blog live at https://anthonyhumphreys.dev.

Currently building:

• ⚒️ Anvil — agentic development tooling around repo-aware coding, safer dependency workflows, and shared execution infrastructure
• 🎲 GMprentice — AI sandbox for practising GMing without a table - currently in beta https://gmprentice.app
• ✨ SPARK - System Planning & Architecture with Reasoning/Knowledge - Solutions Architect as a Service
• 💷 Buy It Once - BuyOnce helps you understand the true value of what you own. Cost-per-year insights, lifespan tracking, and calm replacement decisions.
• 🎥 Dev Influencer Companion - App to help keep track of content, links and code snippets for developer influencers and content creators
• See more at https://anthonyhumphreys.dev
• 🛠️ Innovation at Lancaster University (mobile, cloud, AI)

Anvil is where a lot of my current open-source energy is going:

• anvil — the main workspace for Anvil Desktop, Registry, Cloud, and the public docs/site
• anvil-app — the desktop agentic development environment
• anvil-registry — an npm-compatible registry gateway focused on install policy, caching, and package analysis
• anvil-cloud — early shared execution and coordination infrastructure for agentic workflows

I care about:

• Shipping and iteration over perfection
• Thoughtful AI use (agents, guardrails, cost-aware infra)
• Developer experience and long-lived systems

Frontend

• Next.js, React, Expo, React Native
• Tailwind, Mantine, shadcn/ui, Tamagui

Backend & Cloud

• AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, AppSync)
• Azure (OpenAI, DevOps)
• .NET (Aspire, APIs, Agent Framework)
• SST, Vercel

AI / LLMs

• GPT
• Anthropic
• AI SDK
• Voice + real-time systems
• Cost & safety-aware prompting

• Build in public (when I can)
• Prototype fast, refactor often
• Treat AI as a collaborator, not a crutch

• X / Twitter: @aphumphreys
• Site / blog: https://anthonyhumphreys.dev
• dev.to: https://dev.to/anthonyhumphreys