Paul Gamuza

Anima Lab · Personal projects

Building beyond websites.

Anima Lab is where I design, build and test my own software, AI and hardware ideas, from early concepts to tools I use every day. It's how I learn things properly before I'd recommend them to anyone else.

These are my own projects, not client work. Each one shows its real status, what's done, and what comes next.

  • Anima Framework Hub

    In use

    My private engineering workspace: projects, work tracking, a task timer and billing statements, with a planned AI-review layer where two AI models assess work independently and I make the final call.

    Done so far

    • Django application with projects, work tracking, a task timer and PDF billing statements
    • 1,447 automated tests passing
    • Timer and billing used for my own client work

    Next milestone Secured private beta on a hosted server, then the first AI-review features

    Updated October 2026

  • Anima Engine Core

    Active development

    A local-first, modular Django platform for small-business tools. Each module (Vision, Tailor, CMS) shares one foundation for accounts, structure and services but stays independent of the others.

    Done so far

    • Shared foundation in place, with the Vision and Tailor modules built on it
    • 138 automated tests across the engine and its modules

    Next milestone Promote the approved Vision interface to production

    Updated September 2026

  • Anima Vision

    Active development

    A local-first tool for reviewing uploaded and recorded camera video: playback, event review and batch sessions, designed to run on hardware you own rather than in someone else's cloud.

    Done so far

    • Video upload, list, playback with click-to-seek, and delete
    • Staff-only access controls
    • Object-detection groundwork in place, switched off until it's ready
    • Full interface redesign designed and approved

    Next milestone Ship the approved interface; real object detection after that

    Updated September 2026

  • Anima Tailor

    On hold

    Shop management for a garment-alteration business: customer records, measurements, orders and workflow.

    Done so far

    • Core shop-management features built on Anima Engine
    • 86 automated tests

    Next milestone Development resumes once Vision reaches a stable release

    Updated September 2026

  • IoT & Edge Lab

    Idea

    ESP32 and LoRa experiments in how software can respond to the physical world. The first build is Anima Mailbox: a sensor that tells your phone when the mailbox opens.

    Done so far

    • Mailbox design chosen: LoRa sensor link to a standalone Wi-Fi gateway

    Next milestone Mailbox Prototype V1: sensor-to-gateway alert working end to end

    Updated October 2026

  • Anima Civic

    Active development

    A data-driven research and decision-support system that turns public information into comparisons, evidence, opportunities and clearer decisions.

  • Anima CMS

    On hold

    A purpose-built content system for structured publishing, reusable components, role-based editing and accessibility, without a heavy page builder.

    Next milestone Full build as an Anima Engine module, after Vision and Tailor

    Updated September 2026

In use
Built and used in my own day-to-day work
Active development
Being built now, with working code
On hold
Paused while other work comes first
Idea
Researched and designed, not yet built

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