Bits And Mettle

Independent minds. Useful things.

Make an
impact.

Ideas that move things forward.
Software, strength and storytelling.

Three products. One spark.

Different worlds.
Shared curiosity.

01 / Developer toolsTrailsideA GitHub-native workflow for teams working with coding agents.Try the sample workflow 02 / Strength trainingStrength ProgramsFor the work of getting stronger. One session at a time.See a session 03 / Career narrativesNarrative ProYour career story, perfectly told.Grade a sample narrative
01 / Developer tools

Trailside

A GitHub-native workflow for teams working with coding agents.

From an idea to a change worth reviewing. Keep the work close to the code.

About Trailside

Trailside brings issues, coding agents and human review into one workflow. It's in development, with a free Beta planned.

Trailside / Board · acmeIllustrative demo

Latest routing · #1204 failed the Checkout click-through at step 3 → returned to Triage

Triage 2

On arrival › Classify › Route

#1204ui↺ 2

Extract shared UI components

Checkout hidden at 390pxfrom Review

#1212backend

Add rate-limit headers

Tagged backend → In progress

In progress 2

Route by tag › Build › Review

#1206backend

Refresh API documentation

acme/api

API agent · Backend Skill v2

Editing docs/api/errors.md
#1209ui

Add dark mode to marketing site

Waiting for your answer

Review 2

Route by tag › Verify › Done or Triage

#1207ui

Add sitemap generation

acme/web

UI reviewer · Click-through Skill v1

Clicking “Pricing” on /
#1210backend

Fix auth redirect loop

Verified · waiting for your approval

Sample · fictional data · no agent or browser ran. From the Trailside Reactive Board design.

02 / Strength training

Strength
Programs

For the work of getting stronger. One session at a time.

Proven programs like 5/3/1, Starting Strength and Ivysaur 4-4-8, tracked set by set.

Visit strength-programs.com
Strength Programs dashboard: Ivysaur 4-4-8 plan and a Start Workout button Active workout: Front Squat sets of 265 lbs for 3 reps at 85% Workout complete: 12 of 12 sets, 18.4k lbs volume and a new squat PR of 340 lbs for 3

Hatch SquatWeek 8 · Day 3

  1. Back Squat4 sets
  2. Front Squat265 × 3 @ 85%
  3. Front Squat265 × 3 @ 85%
  4. Front Squat265 × 3 @ 85%
  5. Front Squat250 × 5 @ 80%
  6. Front Squat250 × 5 @ 80%
  7. Leg Press3 sets

New squat PR340 lbs × 3

03 / Career narratives

Narrative Pro

Your career story, perfectly told.

Rough notes become graded narratives you can reuse in résumés, performance reviews and award packages.

Visit narrative-pro.com
Narrative · Draft5/10 · Developing

Improved the review process and saved the team time.

  • Name the scope
  • Quantify the result
  • Add a baseline
  • Tie to a competency
Résumé

Cut onboarding review cycle 32% by leading a process cleanup across 3 teams

ATS-ready
Performance review

Led the onboarding cleanup, making reviews 32% faster for three teams.

Award package

Streamlined onboarding across three teams, cutting review time 32%.

The thread that runs through it

BITS / AND / METTLE

Curiosity starts it.
Mettle makes it.

Bits And Mettle is a home for useful products. Each has its own purpose and personality. Behind them is the same belief: good ideas deserve the care it takes to make them real.

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