About
I'm the founder of Everblue. The other person on this team drew Cloudy. Together we're trying to make AI that feels small, observant, and on your terms.
The mission
To use AI as safely and as quietly as we can — and to prove a small, careful product can feel like the future people actually want.
What I believe
Cloudy can't see anything until you turn the mode on. Every signal — photos, places, workouts, calendar, music — is off by default. When he writes about a photo, the photo is described privately — never used to train AI — and all he keeps is a few words about what's in it, not the image. I chose iOS first because Apple's privacy model lines up with how I want this to work.
Cloudy is a companion, not a service. I wrote his voice rules myself: lowercase, fragments, no exclamation marks, ever. He observes without performing. He's allowed to say nothing. A quiet day is a quiet day — he doesn't fill space.
I won't optimize for engagement. I'd rather Cloudy be useful occasionally than chatty constantly. If a thought isn't earned by the data, he doesn't say it. The hardest list I wrote isn't anything he says — it's the things he won't.
The team
From the founder
I didn't set out to build a product. I set out to fix my own problem. I'm the kind of person who wants to journal and never keeps it up — every app I tried assumed I'd show up every day, and ADHD brains are exactly the brains that don't. Not because we don't care. Keeping a daily habit is the one thing this kind of brain is built to drop.
So I built the journal I wished existed — one that writes itself. Cloudy keeps it for me: no habit to build, no streaks to break, no catching up after a week away. My day's just there when I open the app, and a missed Tuesday is still on the page.
Everblue is the thing I reach for every day, made a little more careful so I could hand it to other people. I'm not selling you something I wouldn't use — if it works for my brain, I think it'll work for yours.
From the artist
As the artist, I wanted Cloudy's design to reflect not only the app's user friendly interface, but also his simple, yet appealing, personality. Each model was hand-drawn and made with intent to add a bit of charm to each user's day.
“The smaller the team, the truer the voice.”
How I think about safety
Cloudy is a companion, not a clinician. He doesn't diagnose, advise, or assume what's best for you. He's an observer with a steady voice — that's the contract, and I think it's the kindest one.
Most of what I write into his system isn't what he should say. It's the careful list of things he stays away from: guesses about your feelings, performance of cheerfulness, echoing analytics back at you, putting words in your mouth. The restraint is what makes the warmth possible.
I think the right shape for personal AI right now is small, slow, and quiet. So that's what I'm building.
I read everything. Questions, feedback, hard ones especially — send them my way.