# mx.works

> An independent AI product studio founded by Andres Max. We design, build, and run our own AI-native products. Small team, fast iteration, products we'd want to use ourselves.

mx.works is a small studio based in Miami, shipping AI-native tools, productivity apps, and automation systems. The stack is typically Ruby on Rails, React, SwiftUI, and frontier LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini). Products ship in weeks, not months.

## Key Facts

- Founded: 2025
- Headquarters: Miami, Florida, USA
- Founder: Andrés Max ([andresmax.com](https://andresmax.com), [github.com/andresmax](https://github.com/andresmax))
- Team: 2 humans plus a bench of AI agents
- Products: 7 built and shipped in-house — 5 live, ClawDeck open-sourced, Cardy folded into lst.so
- Model: builds and runs its own AI-native products; takes a few client builds a year

## Studio

- [Home](https://mx.works/): Studio overview, current products, and notes.
- [Studio section](https://mx.works/#studio): What we make and how we work.
- [FAQ](https://mx.works/#faq): Common questions about the studio.
- [Works](https://mx.works/works/): Every product, with a page on how each was built.
- [Contact](https://mx.works/contact/): Email hey@mx.works or book a call.
- [Newsletter](https://mx.works/newsletter/): Occasional notes from the studio, sent from nod.so.

## Works

- [lst.so](https://lst.so): A minimal task list for you and your AI agents. Assign work, log progress, and close tasks programmatically via MCP or REST API. $9/mo, 7-day free trial.
- [tini.bio](https://tini.bio): Create a beautiful link-in-bio site in 2 minutes. Bento layouts, custom domains, and a visual drag-and-drop editor. 2,500+ creators already use tini.bio.
- [tidi](https://tidi.so): Save links, images, notes, and ideas on a visual grid. AI-powered search finds anything you've saved. No folders, no setup, just drop it in.
- [nod.so](https://nod.so): Subscriber lists for founders. One dashboard for every list across every product. REST API, MCP integration, embeddable forms, and broadcast emails. Built to replace $250/mo in email tools.
- [Gratu](https://gratu.app): A gratitude journal that stays out of your way. One entry a day, streak tracking, iCloud sync. No ads, no social features, just a quiet daily habit.
- [Cardy](https://cardy.so): A task manager built for solo founders. Organize projects, drag-and-drop your daily priorities, and get into deep work. Simple by design. Status: folded into lst.so — no longer a standalone product.
- [ClawDeck](https://clawdeck.io): Open-source kanban for AI agents. Your OpenClaw bot picks up tasks, moves cards, and ships work autonomously. Free, flexible, API-first. Status: hosted service shut down May 2026; the MIT-licensed open source lives on.

Product pages on mx.works:

- [lst.so — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/lst/)
- [tini.bio — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/tini/)
- [tidi — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/tidi/)
- [nod.so — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/nod/)
- [Gratu — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/gratu/)
- [Cardy — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/cardy/)
- [ClawDeck — how it was built](https://mx.works/works/clawdeck/)

## Notes

Build-in-public notes on shipping products, AI workflows, design, and the studio model. Newest first.

- [Nobody's asking for the chat window](https://mx.works/notes/nobody-is-asking-for-the-chat-window/) (2026-07-29): Most products added a chat window because everyone else did. The AI worth shipping is the part your users never see.
- [We rebuilt tidi from scratch](https://mx.works/notes/we-rebuilt-tidi-from-scratch/) (2026-06-04): tidi started as one product, drifted into another, and got rebuilt from zero in May. Here's what it is now: a visual canvas for thinking, with AI reaching it through MCP.
- [Agents are users now](https://mx.works/notes/agents-are-users-now/) (2026-05-13): An agent interface is any way an AI agent can use your product without a human clicking through your UI. Ship one, and your product gets pulled into workflows you never marketed to. Here's the friendly news on how to do it.
- [ClawDeck is shutting down. The open source stays.](https://mx.works/notes/clawdeck-is-shutting-down-open-source-stays/) (2026-05-06): 486 users, 3,800 tasks, almost 200 GitHub stars. The hosted service ends May 30. The MIT-licensed code is yours forever.
- [Small teams got dangerous](https://mx.works/notes/small-teams-got-dangerous/) (2026-04-26): Obsidian is a $350M company with 7 employees. No VC, no meetings, no middle layer. AI is turning that from an anomaly into a template.
- [Figma is a sketchpad now](https://mx.works/notes/figma-is-a-sketchpad-now/) (2026-04-09): I have been designing products for twenty years. The way I work has completely changed, and I am seeing other designers and teams adapt the same way.
- [Taste is still doing the work](https://mx.works/notes/taste-is-still-doing-the-work/) (2026-03-27): AI removed the last excuse for solo builders. The code is cheap now. The judgment is what makes your product feel like someone actually built it.
- [Introducing lst.so: the missing piece was a shared task list with AI](https://mx.works/notes/introducing-lst-so/) (2026-03-19): I built lst.so because I needed one task list shared between me and my AI agents. No boards, no sprints. Just a list with an API.
- [Claude Code + Obsidian changed how I work](https://mx.works/notes/claude-code-obsidian-changed-how-i-work/) (2026-03-10): I plugged Claude Code into my Obsidian vault and it changed how I manage five products at once. Here's the setup.
- [ClawDeck is taking off](https://mx.works/notes/clawdeck-is-taking-off/) (2026-02-20): ClawDeck hit 486 users, 3,800 tasks, and almost 200 GitHub stars in just a few weeks. Here's what's happening with the open-source AI kanban board and what's coming next.
- [We built nod.so to save us $3k in bills](https://mx.works/notes/we-built-nod-so-to-save-us-3k-in-bills/) (2026-02-12): I was paying $250/month across four email services I barely used. So I built nod.so in 48 hours and now pay $20/month.
- [Building ClawDeck](https://mx.works/notes/building-clawdeck/) (2026-02-03): I built ClawDeck in a weekend. It's an open-source kanban board where your OpenClaw AI agent picks up tasks, moves cards, and reports progress on its own.
- [Gratu goes to TikTok](https://mx.works/notes/gratu-goes-to-tiktok/) (2026-01-23): Testing TikTok and Instagram Reels as a growth channel for Gratu. Volume first, optimization later.
- [Shipped tini.bio 2.0](https://mx.works/notes/shipped-tini-2/) (2026-01-12): A complete rebuild. Bento layouts, multi-page support, and a visual editor that actually makes sense.
- [Small businesses showed up](https://mx.works/notes/small-businesses-showed-up/) (2025-12-29): Tini.bio signups jumped 150%. But the interesting part isn't the numbers.
- [Just Build the Thing](https://mx.works/notes/just-build-the-thing/) (2025-12-15): Discovery phases are expensive guesswork. Shipping something real is faster, cheaper, and tells you more.
- [AI flipped my design workflow](https://mx.works/notes/ai-flipped-my-design-workflow/) (2025-12-06): From pixel-perfect Figma prototypes to sketches and prompts. The prototype is now the product.
- [Hello World](https://mx.works/notes/hello-world/) (2025-11-28): Announcing mx.works, an AI-first product studio.
- [Building This Site With AI](https://mx.works/notes/building-this-site/) (2025-10-25): How I built mx.works as a one-person team using Claude Code, Figma, and Hugo. The actual process, not the polished version.
- [A Forming Idea](https://mx.works/notes/a-forming-idea/) (2025-10-18): The idea that became mx.works. Why now, and why this model.

## Contact

- Email: hey@mx.works (read same-day)
- Contact form: https://mx.works/contact/
- Book a call: https://cal.com/andresmax/30min
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/themxworks

## Related

- [andresmax.com](https://andresmax.com): Andres Max's personal site — writing, frameworks, and product advisory for founders and product leaders. Same person behind mx.works, different surface.

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