Capability
Hammer
What can an AI agent build from little more than the ability to read and write files? Hammer provides a controlled environment for investigating that question.
Independent R&D
Pursuing
unreasonable effectiveness.
Recent work
Things I’ve been building.
Evidence
Provenance Inspector
A Chrome extension that checks selected text and images for verifiable provenance signals while keeping the limits of that evidence visible.
Control
ACS adapters
Experimental Pi and OpenCode integrations for the Agent Control Standard, adding observability and control over agent tool use.
Practice
Making the pieces work together.
I work on AI safety, workflow automation, and infrastructure design. Much of that work means connecting existing software and services into a system that fits the problem—not building everything from scratch.
Find the smallest version of the real problem. Build the smallest thing capable of answering the question. Beat the hell out of it. Believe the evidence.
About
Rockwood Lab is the independent work of Brent Rockwood.
I’ve been developing software since the 1990s, including years working in identity and access management and cybersecurity. Rockwood Lab brings that experience to independent research and engineering.
Contact
Have a piece of work
worth examining?
For a practical question, research conversation, or a possible experiment, choose a time or write to Brent.