I’m curious.
And I like
trying things.
I’m interested in security, AI, and figuring out how things work. Sometimes I end up with a tool; sometimes, with more questions. This is where I share the journey.
See what I’m exploringWhere curiosity
takes me.
Here are a few things I’m experimenting with. Each started with a question and took on a life of its own.
01Autonomous pentesting agents
How far can an agent get on its own, and how do I check that it found something real?
Security + AI
Autonomous pentesting agents
How far can an agent get on its own, and how do I check that it found something real?
I’m experimenting with agents that plan and run security tests in authorized environments. I’m as interested in what they can do as in how to check their conclusions and spot when they’re wrong.
In these experiments, finishing a task and proving a finding are two things I check separately.
02AI that works offline
What can I do with AI on my phone when I have no connection?
Local AI
AI that works offline
What can I do with AI on my phone when I have no connection?
That question led me to try models on a phone and combine their answers with saved documents. There’s an Android app in testing, but the exploration also means comparing models, response times, and what’s actually useful without internet access.
I’m still evaluating answer quality. What works on one phone won’t necessarily work the same way on another.
03Information in context
How do I follow a topic across so many sources without losing the context or where the information came from?
Information
Information in context
How do I follow a topic across so many sources without losing the context or where the information came from?
I’m experimenting with a personal monitor that brings sources together, groups topics, and uses AI to summarize and flag relevant items. I’m still exploring how to preserve context and catch summaries that leave out something important.
There’s a working monitor for now. Other ways to investigate and test hypotheses are still in the notebook.
04Mobile and wireless security
What can I learn from the signals and devices around me?
Signals
Mobile and wireless security
What can I learn from the signals and devices around me?
I’m trying ways to observe BLE, Wi-Fi, and cellular signals from a phone. I compare what appears in the captures with what I can infer from them, using my own tools and open-source components.
A signal can offer a clue without being enough to identify its source. The cellular experiments are still limited to one specific device.
05From content to knowledge
How can I find and make use of something interesting I heard or read?
Learning
From content to knowledge
How can I find and make use of something interesting I heard or read?
I’m trying a path from transcripts to articles and references I can return to later. Agents help organize and write; then I check what they kept, what they left out, and whether they stayed faithful to the source.
The method and the source material are separate things. Here I share the process, using my own examples or material I have permission to use.
A place to keep
pulling on a thread.
I’m Nico. MunaLabs is where I bring together the things I’m curious about and the experiments that grow out of them.
I can get caught up exploring how a tool works, what changes when I use it differently, or what happens when it fails. Security and AI come up often along the way.
Sometimes something useful comes out of it. Other times, it’s an experiment that didn’t go as expected, or a better question. There’s room to share that too.
Nico Arias / @ariasnico
Curious too?
If you’re trying something similar or see it differently, I’d like to hear about it.