Independent software lab Brazil

Build useful systems.
Prove them in the real world.

Lumen Anima Labs is the home for focused software products, automation infrastructure, QA systems and responsible security research built from concrete problems.

PRODUCTAUTOMATIONQASECURITYAPPLIED AI
LUMEN / SYSTEM MAPACTIVE
01 BUILD
02 VALIDATE
03 OPERATE
04 IMPROVE
01Focused scope

Small systems with a clear job instead of generic software for everyone.

02Operational proof

Real workflows, measurable behavior and testing before decoration.

03Responsible iteration

Ship, observe, fix the proven bottleneck and keep unnecessary complexity out.

Selected work

Systems that already
left the whiteboard.

Each project below was built around an operational problem and moved beyond a concept. Public products remain available; private systems are shown only at a high level.

02Live product

QA + Security Bug Hunt Lab

A self-contained browser practice lab for evidence-first bug reporting, severity judgment, defensive security awareness, accessibility, responsive testing and truthful portfolio material.

  • Manual QA
  • Browser lab
  • 12 findings
  • Evidence-first
Open QA Lab
03Live guides

Practical QA Guides

Evidence-first guides that end in a report, checklist, triage decision or test session instead of generic definitions.

  • Bug reports
  • Mobile QA
  • Accessibility
  • Triage
Open guides
04Live tool

Shopee Price Rescue

A price-cliff map for Shopee sellers that shows where charging more can reduce profit and the exact recovery price after each fee boundary.

  • Shopee 2026
  • Profit cliffs
  • Recovery price
  • Shareable
Open free tool
05Operational / private

Lumen Commander

Custom MCP infrastructure connecting ChatGPT to an authorized Windows machine through a private relay and self-healing local agent, with file, process and desktop interaction capabilities.

  • MCP
  • Windows automation
  • Self-healing
  • Private system

Core build completed. Now maintained through targeted improvements discovered in real use.

06Playable prototype

Palavra Rush

A fast browser word puzzle designed for short playable sessions, with progressive levels, scoring, streaks, responsive interaction and bilingual support.

  • Web game
  • PT-BR / EN
  • Responsive
  • Playable-ready
Open public demo

Capabilities

Engineering with
a verification mindset.

The lab works across product construction and technical validation. The common thread is simple: understand the system, make behavior observable and improve from evidence.

01

Product engineering

Browser extensions, focused web products and utilities with narrow, useful scopes.

02

Automation

Browser and Windows workflows, process orchestration, MCP tools and custom integrations.

03

Quality assurance

Functional testing, reproducible bug reports, data validation and evidence-driven verification.

04

Responsible security research

Web/API authorization, Broken Access Control, IDOR, role and permission boundaries — only within explicit authorized scope.

05

Applied AI

AI used as an execution and analysis layer inside practical systems, not as a novelty layer.

Operating method

Build less.
Learn faster.

  1. 01
    Find the real problem

    Start from a workflow, failure mode or repeated cost that can be observed.

  2. 02
    Build the smallest useful system

    Enough engineering to test the premise without weeks of decorative complexity.

  3. 03
    Validate with evidence

    Use telemetry, tests, real users or real operating conditions whenever possible.

  4. 04
    Improve only what earns it

    Fix proven bottlenecks and let working systems stay boring.

About the lab

Independent by design.

Lumen Anima Labs is the public home for software products and technical experiments created by Cesar Crispim in Brazil.

The work spans product engineering, automation, QA, applied AI and responsible security research. Projects can be public products, private operational tools or experiments — but they all have to solve a concrete problem before they earn more complexity.