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Author: Chris Wanstrath <2+defunkt@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 27 11:08:50 2026 -0800

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+# 🐾 Toes
+
+Toes is a personal web server you run in your home.
+
+Set it up, turn it on, and forget about the cloud.
+
+## quickstart
+
+1. Plug in and turn on your Toes computer.
+2. Tell Toes about your WiFi by <using dark @probablycorey magick>.
+3. Visit https://toes.local to get started! 
+
+## features
+
+- Hosts bun/hono/hype webapps - both SSR and SPA.
+- `toes` CLI for pushing and pulling from your server.
+- `toes` CLI for local dev mode.
+- https://toes.local web UI for managing your projects.
+- Per-branch staging environments for Claude.
+
+## fun stuff
+
+- textOS (TODO, more?)
+- Claude that knows about all your toes APIS and your projects.
+- HTTPS Tunnel for sharing your apps with the world.
+- Charts and graphs in the webUI.
+
+## february goal
+
+- [ ] Corey and Chris are running Toes servers on their home networks, hosting personal projects and games.