Simon Willison Adds Tag-Based Browsing to Personal AI Tool Directory
11/12/2026 — 11/12, 03:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Developer Simon Willison used Fable 5.2 alongside tree-sitter to analyze his collection of vibe-coded tool code, adding a tag-cloud browsing…
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On November 12, 2026, developer Simon Willison added a tag-based browsing feature to his personal tool directory site, tools.simonwillison.net. He used Fable 5.2 together with tree-sitter to analyze the code of the 244 vibe-coded tools in his collection, identifying the JavaScript APIs, libraries, and web API hosts each one uses. With the analysis in place, the homepage now features tag clouds that let visitors browse the collection along those categories, organized under tags such as JavaScript, tools, AI, generative-AI, LLMs, Claude, and vibe-coding. Willison noted that his collection of vibe-coded tools stands at 244 entries and is still growing. The feature is live on the site as of this update.
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Developer Simon Willison used Fable and tree-sitter to analyze code across his collection of 244 vibe-coded tools, adding tag clouds to browse by JavaScript APIs, libraries, and web API hosts.
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