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RoderickQiu/qualm · Homepage

Screen-time app that blocks endless scroll, not sites.

Classification & Routing0.71Runner-up: Agent DecisionsCheck-up
Automated README summary

Automatically summarized from the README on 26 Sept 2026; not a run by jevbooks. Run instructions and author-reported outcomes still need verification.

What it is

Qualm is a macOS menu bar app for Apple silicon that reads your screen as text and steps in when you drift into short videos, feeds or livestreams, while staying out of the way for learning or work.

How it uses Jev

On each new screen, Qualm asks Jev (or Kev) one Choice per user rule plus a Noul on whether the page is a payment, login or banking screen. Plain code decides from the calibrated probabilities; a pop-up appears only when a rule's probability clears its threshold and never on sensitive pages.

Primitives:choicenoul

Technique worth stealing

Use typed questions with calibrated probabilities to separate content types on the same site, then let plain code enforce thresholds.

Try it

Download Qualm.dmg from Releases, drag to Applications, open, and follow setup.

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Model judgments from README excerpts

Project signals use repository metadata, an existing summary and the first 700 README characters, not the full project. “Not found” means not detected in that material; it does not establish absence. These are the original judgments with recorded models and dates, not source audits or run results.

Models & evaluation dates

Inclusion gate
jev-1.13.0
Project signals
jev-1.13.0
Category
jev-1.13.0
Pattern tags
jev-1.13.0

Evidence

These signals use repository metadata, an existing summary and at most 700 cleaned README characters. ≥ 0.60 means reported in that excerpt; ≤ 0.40 means not found there. The middle band is inconclusive. None is a source-code audit or a test result. The runnable-tool question excludes research experiments; the recommendation question asks for a learning shortlist, not a quality verdict.

  • Jev is core to the projectFound in material0.90
  • Shows a System One patternFound in material0.88
  • Describes handling uncertaintyFound in material0.62
  • Reports measured numbersFound in material0.98
  • Is a runnable toolFound in material0.96
  • Top-10 learning shortlist signalunclear0.41
  • Is a replica of the modelnot found in the excerpt0.11
  • Solves a common problem (0–2)score on a 0–2 scale1.02 / 2
  • About JevFound in material0.96
Signals
Jev is core to the project0.90Shows a System One pattern0.88Describes handling uncertainty0.62Reports measured numbers0.98Is a runnable tool0.96Top-10 learning shortlist signal0.41Is a replica of the model0.1100.51Solves a common problem (0–2)1.02 / 2012

no-judgment band (0.40–0.60)

Design patterns
Check-up0.92Questionnaire0.61Question bank0.29Funnel0.27Blind review0.26Traffic light0.25Fail open, fail closed0.2400.51

no-judgment band (0.40–0.60)

The Jev model and date for each judgment stage are listed above. Card written by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash from the README on 26 Sept 2026.