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We are Knowns 

A small team of developers building open-source tools that help you work better with AI and software projects.

"Good tools do not need to be complex, they just need to solve the right problem."

Who We Are

We're a small team based in Vietnam, united by a shared passion for building developer tools. Each of us brings different strengths — from AI and backend systems to frontend and design — but we all believe in the same thing: open source makes everyone better.

Builders First

We're developers who build tools for developers. We use what we create, so we know when something isn't right.

Growing Together

Everyone on the team is learning something new. We support each other's growth and share knowledge openly.

Practical Focus

We don't chase trends. We solve real problems we face daily and share those solutions with the community.

The People Behind Knowns

We're a small team from Vietnam who love building tools. Each of us is on our own learning journey, but we ship together.

Howz Nguyen

Howz Nguyen

Founder / AI / Backend

AI/ML
System Design
Node.js
Harry Vu

Harry Vu

Full-stack Developer

React
Node.js
TypeScript
Olivia Alter

Olivia Alter

Backend Developer

Backend
APIs
Databases
FutaruKun

FutaruKun

Frontend Developer

Vue.js
React
TailwindCSS

What We Believe In

These values guide everything we build and how we work together as a team.

Open Source First

We believe in sharing knowledge and building in public. Everything we create is open source and community-driven.

Learn Together

Each member is constantly growing. We support each other's learning journey and celebrate progress.

Ship & Iterate

We value working software over perfect plans. Build fast, learn from users, improve continuously.

Developer Experience

We build tools we want to use ourselves. If it's not pleasant to use, we fix it until it is.

What We're Building

Our first project focuses on making AI a better teammate for developers.

Knowns CLI

CLI Tool

No more repeating yourself. Give your AI persistent memory of your project — tasks, docs, and context — so you can focus on building, not babysitting.

"I stopped being the manual bridge between my project and my code. I built a tool that lets the AI read the map itself."

Task Management
Smart Documentation
AI Context Linking
Time Tracking
Git-Friendly
AI Workflow
YouWork on task 42
AI
Reading task-42: "Add user authentication"
→ Following: @doc/patterns/auth, @doc/api-guidelines
Implemented JWT middleware
Checked: "Users can login"
Extracted to @doc/patterns/jwt-auth
Time logged: 12m
AIContinue with task-43: "Add refresh token"?

Join Us in Building

Follow and support the team's projects on GitHub. Contribute ideas, issues, or pull requests. Join in building useful open source tools for the developer community.

Open Source
Community Driven
PRs Welcome