The FOKL blog
Ideas, guides, and templates for making tools you own.
Why Does My AI-Built App Keep Breaking Every Time I Ask It to Fix Something?
You fix one thing in your AI-built app and something else quietly breaks. Here's the actual mechanism behind that whack-a-mole cycle, and what to do instead of just patching again.
How to Create a Shared Household Calendar (Without the Subscription or Setup)
Tired of complex cloud calendars and buried group texts? Discover how to create a simple, zero-setup shared family calendar that works offline and keeps your schedule private.
Same misconfiguration. Three headlines, a year apart. The default never moved.
A CVE, a breached AI-agent social network, and a 380,000-app security scan — three separate 2025-2026 disclosures that all trace back to the same misconfigured default: Row Level Security, left off.
Is It Safe to Vibe-Code an App for Your Family? What's Actually Leaking, and Why
A wave of vibe-coded apps has leaked real household data this year — not because the AI wrote bad code, but because of what's wired up behind it. Here's the actual cause, and three questions that tell you if the app you're using is exposed.
Turn Everyday Routines Into Games You Own — No Code, No Cloud
Gamifying your household or coaching drills doesn't mean handing your family's data to a stranger's server. Here's how to build your own reward charts, training circuits, and mini-games that stay private on your device.
Offline Family Fun: Building Your Own Tech-Free Games With Plain Words
Tired of searching for things to do with kids without WiFi? Discover how FOKL lets you turn your best family ideas into permanent, ownable, and fully offline micro-tools.
Kids Apps That Work Offline: What Actually Delivers When the Wi-Fi Drops
When the car trip gets long and the signal drops, most kids apps turn into blank screens. Here's what actually works offline — and a quieter, simpler way to think about screen time that puts you back in charge.
All three say you own the code. It's the next sentence that matters.
I read the terms of service for Lovable, Bolt and v0 looking for the part where they take your code. It isn't there — all three give it to you. The interesting part is what that ownership doesn't buy you.
A Family Routine Tracker That Works When the Wi-Fi Doesn't
Running a household routine shouldn't depend on a cloud server staying up. Here's how a truly offline family routine tracker works — and why it matters more than you think.