Shikomi Six Months In: From Personal Tool to Conference Talk

How a script scaffolding tool grew from an interactive wizard into a full GitOps workflow, and what I learned presenting it at the Concord Software Developers meetup.

May 16, 2026 · 6 min · Matt Parker

Shikomi at Concord Software Developers

One Committed Secret and the Scaffolding Tool That Changed My Workflow, presented at the Concord Software Developers meetup, Concord, NC.

May 14, 2026 · 1 min · Matt Parker

Detecting Shadow AI on Managed Macs

As AI tools proliferate faster than security reviews can keep up, IT teams need fleet-wide visibility into what’s actually running. Three Jamf Extension Attributes for detecting LiteLLM, compromised npm packages, and AI gateway tools across your managed endpoints.

April 21, 2026 · 4 min · Matt Parker

Sentinel: Building a CVE-Aware macOS Update System

Sentinel turns CVE severity into macOS update urgency: a Jamf orchestrator builds phased deployment plans, and a notifier explains the deadline to users.

January 30, 2026 · 10 min · Matt Parker

Introducing Shikomi: Mise en Place for macOS Automation

Why I built a script scaffolding tool for macOS device management, and what it means to start every project with the right foundation.

December 12, 2025 · 5 min · Matt Parker