Open-source packages, Git repositories, AI agents, reusable skills, and workflow accelerators for IBM i engineers who want to build what comes next.https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/https://www.polverinipartners.com/replictest/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polverinipartners.com%2Freplictest%2FCommercial automated end-to-end testing for IBM i from Polverini & Partners. It records and replays tests across 5250 green screens, web, REST APIs, and SQL, and captures and restores the database files each test touches.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTtestinggreen-screencommercialhttps://giapa.com/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fgiapa.com%2FCommercial performance analysis for IBM i. It samples every job with very low overhead, then points to optimization opportunities down to the source line and estimates the savings.Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTperformancecommercialhttps://github.com/ZodandSonshttps://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FZodandSonsThe home of our own experiments: open-source IBM i tools, AI agent experiments, reusable skills, and the source code behind this site. Browse the repositories, fork them, and contribute.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTopen-sourcegithttps://www.project4i.cloud/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fwww.project4i.cloud%2FA free DevOps platform for IBM i inside VS Code and IBM Bob, adding project grouping, Git versioning, and governed promotion to production.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTvs-codedevopsgithttps://mapepire-ibmi.github.io/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fmapepire-ibmi.github.io%2FA cloud-friendly database access layer for IBM i: a daemon server plus client libraries for .NET, Node.js, and Python.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTdatabaseopen-sourcehttps://github.com/IBM/ibmi-mcp-serverhttps://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FIBM%2Fibmi-mcp-serverAn MCP server that lets AI agents run YAML-defined SQL tools against Db2 for i through Mapepire. Also ships the ibmi CLI.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTaimcpopen-sourcehttps://ibm.github.io/ibmi-tobi/#/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fibm.github.io%2Fibmi-tobi%2F%23%2FAn open-source build system for IBM i (formerly Better Object Builder) that compiles native QSYS objects with GNU Make, rebuilding only what changed.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTbuild-toolsopen-sourcehttps://github.com/danlong005/Veneerhttps://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fdanlong005%2FVeneerRenders IBM i 5250 and IBM Z 3270 green-screen applications as modern web pages, with customization and macros.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTgreen-screenweb-uiopen-sourcehttps://christianlarsen.github.io/dspf-edit/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fchristianlarsen.github.io%2Fdspf-edit%2FLive visual preview and schema view for IBM i DDS display files, inside VS Code and IBM Bob.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTvs-codeddshttps://www.zanden.com/https://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zanden.com%2FCommercial native ILE REST middleware that exposes existing IBM i programs as secure, auditable endpoints, including MCP access for AI agents.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTrest-apimcpcommercialhttps://github.com/codefori/vscode-ibmihttps://www.theaccidentalfuturist.com/futurists-guild/tools-and-experiments/#https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcodefori%2Fvscode-ibmiThe open-source VS Code extension for developing RPGLE, CL, COBOL, and SQL on IBM i.Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTopen-sourcevs-code