OpenTools — Tools, Apps, Repos, Libraries & Frameworks - Summary

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Original file: OpenTools.md
Ingested: 2026-09-20

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Original file: OpenTools
Ingested: 2026-09-20
Format: Interactive card grid catalog using Dataview for automatic listing
Workflow: Seda Zwork / Hermes toolchain

Core Content Summary

This document serves as a living, visual index of the open-source technology stack employed across the Seda Zwork and Hermes development workflow. Rather than being a static list, it functions as an interactive navigation hub where each tool is presented as a clickable card featuring a cover image that opens its repository directly when selected. The catalog emphasizes discoverability through this card-based interface while maintaining comprehensive categorization of all major technology domains in use.

The document follows a consistent frontmatter structure with category-specific tags and includes automated Dataview queries that ensure newly added tools appear immediately without manual refresh procedures. This design choice reflects the iterative, evolving nature of an active development pipeline where tool adoption is continuous rather than static.

Key Entities Referenced

OpenTools - The primary entity representing this catalog itself as a curated collection
Inigo Quilez - Shader mathematics expert providing foundational distance function references for raymarching work
ShaderToy - Online shader programming platform hosting community GLSL shaders and serving as both development environment and distribution channel
Unity Spatial Starter - Real-time 3D development framework specifically designed for spatial computing applications

Key Concepts Referenced

Computer Vision & Image Processing - Technical domain covering algorithms for digital image analysis, including OpenCV Contrib and Pillow libraries
3D & Modeling & Render - Domain encompassing three-dimensional creation, visualization workflows including Blender and Verge3D
Web & Frontend - Field covering web technologies, single-page applications, and visual presentation layers represented by portfolio and gallery HTML files
Automation & Scripts - Domain for programmatic task execution including folder processing workflows like seda_web_compress.py
AI & Generative - Field covering machine learning models, image generation services such as FAL's API and ComfyUI's node-based pipeline
Frameworks & Runtimes - Domain encompassing development frameworks and runtime environments including Python with pyenv-win
Shaders & SDF - Technical field for computer graphics shader programming focusing on signed distance fields and raymarching techniques

Key Points

Interactive Discovery: The card grid format allows developers to visually explore available tools through clickable cards with cover images, making technology selection more accessible than traditional list-based documentation.
Automated Synchronization: Dataview queries automatically detect newly added content from source files without requiring manual refresh, supporting an evolving toolchain that changes as projects develop.
Comprehensive Coverage: The catalog spans multiple technical domains including image processing, 3D creation, web development, scripting automation, generative AI, runtime environments, fabrication tools, and shader mathematics.
Direct Repository Access: Each entry links directly to its corresponding repository using absolute HTTPS URLs for external projects while maintaining vault-relative paths for internal resources.
Extensible Structure: New tools can be integrated by adding rows to existing category files or creating new category-specific files with appropriate frontmatter, following a consistent template pattern that preserves the card grid interface.

Mentions in Source

"OpenCV Contrib (4.x modules)" — OpenTools
"| Name | Purpose | URL or vault path | Note |" — OpenTools
"Pillow (PIL)" — OpenTools
"Blender" — OpenTools
"Does: 3D modeling, sculpt, render — source of ARBOL_TOROIDE.blend + studio renders.

Source: blender.org" — OpenTools

"Does: Blender → WebGL pipeline behind the Seda Zwork Procedural Configuradores.

Source: soft8soft.com/verge3d" — OpenTools

"Verge3D" — OpenTools
"> [!tip]- Verge3D

Does: Blender → WebGL pipeline behind the Seda Zwork Procedural Configuradores. Source: soft8soft.com/verge3d" — OpenTools

"portfolio.html" — OpenTools
"gallery.html" — OpenTools
"seda_web_compress.py" — OpenTools
"FAL (image_generate)" — OpenTools
"ComfyUI" — OpenTools
"Unity (Spatial Starter)" — OpenTools
"Python (pyenv-win)" — OpenTools
"MODS (Gerber plot)" — OpenTools
"> [!note]- MODS (Gerber plot)

Does: In-browser CAM for PCB fab — Gerber plot / milling workflows. Source: modsproject.org — Gerber plot" — OpenTools

"MODS (fabcloud)" — OpenTools
"> [!note]- MODS (fabcloud)

Does: Open-source MODS project repo (fab lab toolchain). Source: gitlab.fabcloud.org/pub/project/mods" — OpenTools

"Inigo Quilez — Distance Functions (3D)" — OpenTools