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Axonix Open Source: Building the Future in Public

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Why we believe in open source, and a high-level look at our flagship community projects: PocketMCP (Android AI Server) and ClearBox (Gmail AI Cleanup).

We have a confession to make: We hate walled gardens.

The internet was built on open standards, but over the last decade, we've watched incredible technologies get locked behind API subscriptions and proprietary ecosystems. As developers, that frustrates us. We love building cool things, but we prefer building cool things together.

That’s the driving philosophy behind our Open Source Projects. We are actively trying to demystify complex technologies—making AI, automation, and email management accessible to everyone.

Today, we want to highlight two massive open-source contributions we've dropped into the wild, and why you should clone them today.

Project 1: PocketMCP (The Android AI Server)

If you've been paying attention to the AI space, you've heard of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It’s the new standard for allowing AI agents (like Claude or custom desktop scripts) to interface directly with real-world data.

But here’s the problem: most MCP servers are clunky, desktop-bound Python scripts. We thought, "Why can't your phone be an MCP server?"

PocketMCP does exactly that.

It's a native Kotlin application that turns any Android device into a secure, LAN-accessible MCP server. Imagine sitting at your desktop and having your AI assistant text someone for you, directly through your phone's SMS, without a third-party paid API like Twilio. Imagine your desktop agent pulling the live GPS location from your phone to calculate your commute time before you leave the office.

It bridges the gap between the digital intelligence on your desktop and the physical reality in your pocket.

Project 2: ClearBox (AI Inbox Roasting & Cleanup)

Your email inbox is a disaster. We know it. You know it. Google knows it.

We built ClearBox out of sheer desperation. It’s an open-source React/Next.js dashboard connected directly to the Gmail API. But it’s not just another email client. ClearBox is a specialized search-and-destroy tool for marketing spam, cold outreach, and forgotten newsletter subscriptions.

The kicker? We integrated it with Ollama AI for local, privacy-respecting intelligence. ClearBox doesn't just show you your unread emails; it roasts you for holding onto 4,000 unread marketing emails from Best Buy. It analyzes the financial receipts buried in your promotions tab. It gives you bulk-unsubscribe buttons that actually work.

It is the definitive way to reach Inbox Zero and stay there, built entirely in public for you to deploy yourself.

Why We Open Source

If we kept PocketMCP and ClearBox closed-source, we could probably monetize them. But the reality is that the developer community makes these tools infinitely better.

When someone submits a pull request fixing a race condition in PocketMCP's WebSocket implementation, or when another dev adds a new AI model integration to ClearBox, everybody wins. We build faster, the tools get stronger, and the community gets free software.

How to Get Involved

Don't just star the repos—fork them. Break them. Submit issues.

Grab the code for these projects right now on our Open Source page, and check out the GitHub repositories. Help us tear down the walled gardens, one commit at a time.

Written by Axonix Team

Axonix Team - Technical Writer @ Axonix

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