About
Who built this
Section titled “Who built this”I’m Andrea Mancuso, an independent software developer. I started Guida because I wanted a browser I could program, inspect and use for the awkward parts of collecting data from the web.
The project has grown from that starting point into extractors, workspaces, queues and tools for following what actually happened during an execution. I build it, use it and keep changing it as I learn what makes the work easier.
What I care about
Section titled “What I care about”I want to be able to read the implementation, inspect the source data, understand a failure and make a correction without starting over. Those priorities shape Guida’s editor, test results, execution history and review controls.
The same applies to AI. An assistant should help with the work while leaving the code, proposed changes and evidence visible. I want its output to be something a developer can understand and maintain.
Where Guida is going
Section titled “Where Guida is going”Guida Enterprise brings source authoring, testing, record design and APIs into a shared Studio, with execution managed across workspaces and hosts. That is the scope behind the name. It is part of the same independently developed project.
Enterprise is a development alpha for guided evaluation. The core workflow is editing a source, testing it and using the results to build a data product. Optional AI assistance is experimental, with provider integration one of the next priorities.
The Enterprise guide explains the product and the supported early-testing path. The roadmap separates remaining provider testing and further authoring work from the existing foundation.
How the project develops
Section titled “How the project develops”Guida evolves through practical use, experiments and specific problems that need solving. I work toward complete workflows: editing a source, testing it, understanding the output and correcting failures.
Development progress and public releases are documented separately. A feature working in my development installation does not automatically mean it is in the downloadable app. The release notes describe those public releases.
The unsigned binary
Section titled “The unsigned binary”The current public Windows downloads are unsigned, so Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. Installation and update instructions are in the installation guide.
Source boundaries
Section titled “Source boundaries”Guida Complete and Node ship as closed-source Windows apps. Enterprise is also proprietary, including its published containers and Windows packages. The product-specific browser automation and web scraping layer will stay closed source.
The reusable infrastructure has a different direction. I intend to open-source the scripting engine, secrets management, auditing and related support code once those pieces are extracted, stable and documented well enough to be useful outside Guida. There is no publication date yet.
See Source Boundaries for the fuller breakdown.
Infrastructure built for Guida
Section titled “Infrastructure built for Guida”Some infrastructure created while building Guida is already public:
- JanetSharp - Janet runtime integration for .NET.
- StratQueue - SQLite-backed work queues with pluggable dequeue strategies.