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Pontus Lindh
Pontus Lindh

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Show DEV: I built an evidence-first Windows diagnostic workstation

I'm an onsite IT technician and independent developer from Sweden.

I built FieldRook because I wanted a better way to investigate Windows problems without relying entirely on disconnected diagnostics, guesswork, or AI-generated answers that sound convincing but aren't supported by evidence.

FieldRook is a local-first Windows desktop application built with WPF/WebView2, FastAPI, React, and TypeScript.

It brings together structured investigations, bounded diagnostic tools, traceable evidence, optional AI reasoning, and explicit technician control.

The current published pre-release is v0.6.0-rc.1, including Evidence Lens and Network Lab.

The application is still early. Builds are unsigned, and broader real-world compatibility testing remains an important next step.

I'm particularly interested in feedback from Windows technicians and developers:

Would you trust the evidence and investigation workflow?

What's missing compared with your real troubleshooting process?

Which parts feel genuinely useful, and which don't?

Repository: https://github.com/Rookweld/FieldRook

Latest pre-release: https://github.com/Rookweld/FieldRook/releases/tag/v0.6.0-rc.1

Apache-2.0 licensed. No signup required.

I'd much rather get five detailed critiques than a hundred meaningless compliments.

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