indicaindependent/vpdlny-tools

## Who We Are **VPDLNY** (Vulnerable Persons Defense League of New York) is a collective of technologists, artists, and researchers based in New York City. Our mission: use knowledge and information — never violence — to defend marginalized and vulnerable people against powerful entities and institutions. ## Our Tools (All Open Source) | Tool | Description | Status | |------|-------------|--------| | [FaceHeatMap](https://faceheatmap.app) | US facial recognition contract tracker | 🟢 Live | | [WarHeatMap](https://warheatmap.app) | Global conflict intelligence platform | 🟢 Live | | [StraitTracker](https://tracker.warheatmap.app) | Strait of Hormuz geopolitical intelligence | 🟢 Live | | [CapWatch Public](https://osintnet.uk) | Capitol surveillance tracker | 🟢 Live | | [EdgeIntel](https://intel.osintnet.uk) | OSINT news aggregation platform | 🟢 Live | | [CF OSINT Toolkit](https://github.com/indicaindependent/cf-osint-toolkit) | Cloudflare Workers OSINT patterns | 🟢 Open Source | | [Bluesky Campaign Engine](https://github.com/indicaindependent/bsky-campaign-engine) | AT Protocol campaign automation | 🟢 Open Source | | [VibesMom](https://github.com/indicaindependent/vibesmom) | AI mental health support bot | 🟢 Open Source | ## Architecture Philosophy All VPDLNY tools are built on the same stack: Cloudflare Workers (edge compute, zero cold start) + D1 (SQLite at edge, primary data) + KV (cache, flags, rate limits) + R2 (images, documents, blobs) + Anthropic Claude (AI reasoning) + AT Protocol (Bluesky, open social) + Bitcoin (sovereign payments, no middlemen) No AWS. No GCP. No Azure. No vendor lock-in. No surveillance capitalism. ## Quick Deploy (Any Tool) Each tool in this org deploys as a standalone Cloudflare Worker: # 1. Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/indicaindependent/ cd # 2. Install Wrangler npm install -g wrangler wrangler login # 3. Create required D1 / KV bindings (see each repo's README) wrangler d1 create wrangler kv namespace create # 4. Set secrets wrangler secret put ANTHROPIC_API_KEY # 5. Deploy wrangler deploy All tools require only a **Cloudflare account (free tier)** and an **Anthropic API key**. ## Get Involved - 🐛 Open an issue on any tool repo - 🔧 Submit a PR — all contributions welcome - 🦋 Follow on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/indicaindependent.bsky.social) - 💬 Join the [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1494715843152711863)

_{Staten Island, NYC | Founded 2026 | Building for the vulnerable}