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Brandon Seaver

Network architect turned builder.

I design networks, build the tools to manage them, and believe automation is the hill worth dying on. Go for applications. Python for scripts. AI for velocity.

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Network Architecture

EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, VRFs, multi-site design

Builder

Go services, Swift apps, AI-powered tooling

Security & AAA

TACACS+, command authorization, guardrails over trust

Ops & Monitoring

Real-time telemetry, AI triage, alert entropy reduction

I build for operators: configs, systems, and tools that other humans can run.

Projects

Tools and systems built to reduce toil, enforce consistency, and keep operations deterministic.

Network Commander

Full-stack network device management platform for multi-vendor infrastructure. CLI and web dashboard for inventory, capacity monitoring, config push, optical power tracking, and batch operations across Juniper, Infinera, and Ciena equipment.

GoReactTypeScriptSSHJuniperInfinera

sysm

Unified CLI for the Apple ecosystem. Terminal access to Calendar, Reminders, Notes, Contacts, Mail, Messages, Safari, Music, Photos, Finder tags, Focus modes, and more — all from one command.

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Email Nurse

AI-powered autopilot for macOS Mail.app. Triages, classifies, and organizes your inbox using Claude, OpenAI, or local Ollama models. Rules engine for instant pattern matching, confidence-based actions, and approval queues for safety.

PythonAImacOSClaudeAutomation
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lmn-tools

CLI for the LogicMonitor API. Manages devices, datasources, alerts, SDTs, collectors, dashboards, and 20+ resource types from the terminal. Pure API wrapper — no device connections, no collectors, just clean REST operations.

PythonAPILogicMonitorCLI
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WakeyWakey

macOS menu bar app that keeps your Mac awake with subtle mouse movements. Timed sessions, multi-monitor awareness, smart idle detection, and launch-at-login. Distributed via Homebrew.

SwiftmacOSAppKitHomebrew
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Change Calendar

Interactive web app that pulls ServiceNow Change Requests into a filterable calendar view. React frontend with FastAPI backend, Redis caching, and iCalendar subscription support for ops team visibility.

TypeScriptReactPythonFastAPIRedis

WZRDAI

AI consulting and product studio. Building intelligent automation tools, custom AI solutions, and developer experiences that feel like magic. Currently developing VoxWzrd — bidirectional audio intelligence for meetings and documents.

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Thoughts

Opinions on network operations, tooling, risk, and the realities of keeping production running.

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Just Say Yes

The biggest lesson of my career has nothing to do with technology. It's that titles mean nothing, anyone can learn anything from anyone, and we're all just people figuring it out day by day.

CareerPhilosophyAutomation
7 min read

Commit Confirmed 9

My production change philosophy is boring on purpose. Five non-negotiables, a war story about deleting an Exchange mailstore, and why nine minutes is the sweet spot between yelling and pitchforks.

OperationsRiskJunos
8 min read

If the Poller Catches It, You're Already Late

Most monitoring is archaeology. Something breaks, an alert fires five minutes later, and then a human starts digging. The real answer is layered: streaming for events, polling for trends, and AI for triage.

MonitoringOperationsStrategy
7 min read

Just Build It

Off-the-shelf tools do too much and bill too much. Open source takes too long to fit. With AI accelerating development, building exactly what you need isn't idealism — it's economics.

ToolingGoAIDevelopment
6 min read

Trust Your Team, Fence Everyone Else

I trust my team — the people I work with day in and day out. I don't trust teams I don't know. That's not personal, it's sane access design. Guardrails beat hope.

SecurityAAAOperations

Now

Currently Building NtwkCmdr into a full network management platform with monitoring, config push, and a web dashboard
Learning SwiftUI for native apps, EVPN multi-homing, streaming telemetry
Building sysm (Apple CLI), Email Nurse (AI email triage), WZRD.AI
Thinking about AI-first triage for NOC operations, when to build vs. buy monitoring, alert entropy

Updated Feb 2026

Contact

Find me on GitHub. Building AI tools at wzrdai.com.