Independent software studio
Focused systems for the work people actually do—from lasting recovery and repair operations to community and ocean intelligence.
Stillwater
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AI1SAD01 / Why Stillwater
Stillwater System turns firsthand problems into durable, explainable tools. Each product has a narrow mission, a human in control, and a clear boundary around what it can—and cannot—claim.
02 / The systems
Move through the portfolio. Each system is designed around the decisions its users really face.
Sobriety companion
Private, structured support for the daily work of sobriety: check-ins, journaling, commitments, recovery actions, milestones, and transparent behavioral reflection.
Interpretable behavioral model
A deterministic model of how emotional load, rumination, recovery engagement, support, and external stability can interact across an addiction-and-recovery cycle.
Repair-shop operating system
Professional workflow software for guitar, bass, amplifier, and keyboard repair shops—from intake and bench work through billing and pickup.
Community signal intelligence
A Reddit-native moderator intelligence assistant that helps humans understand thread volatility, activity spikes, and operational context without taking moderation action.
Operational ocean intelligence
A marine intelligence platform for shark-encounter data, environmental context, replay analysis, and human-operated coastal surveillance planning.
03 / Principles
We start close to the work. Real workflows beat generic feature lists.
Important outputs should show their reasoning, limits, and source context.
Software should inform judgment—not impersonate it or quietly replace it.
Security, recovery, and maintainability are product features, not cleanup work.
Stillwater System
04 / About
Stillwater System is an independent software studio founded by Jeffrey C. Russell. The portfolio grew from direct experience: recovery, repair-shop operations, online communities, and a lifelong interest in sharks and ocean safety.
The subjects change. The method does not: listen closely, model carefully, show the work, and keep a person in charge.
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