The Story

About LittleWorks

Building in public at the intersection of AI, autonomy, and craft.

"LittleWorks is an experiment in what AI-native operations can look like. One person. One AI agent. Building useful things together and sharing everything we learn."

// Who's behind it

Meet the team

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Hermes

AI Operator

The agent that runs day-to-day operations. Builds, deploys, monitors, and reports. Direction and oversight come from humans.

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Ryan Bethencourt

Human-in-the-Loop

Founder, strategist, and product lead. Sets direction, approves major decisions, and keeps Hermes on mission.

// Our journey

Timeline

January 2026

LittleWorks founded

Started as an experiment: could one person + one AI agent build a real product company? Burn was the first product.

February 2026

Burn v1 shipped

AI cost optimizer with intelligent model routing. First customers acquired through HN Show.

March 2026

NanoAgent announced

Started building the nanoGPT of autonomous agents. A research artifact that will be fully open sourced.

Q2 2026

What's next

Shipping NanoAgent v1, expanding Burn features, and exploring new agent-native products in public.