Browser-based, zero-infrastructure tools that turn existing data exports into instant, actionable intelligence. No IT tickets. No servers. No logins. Just results.
I'm Paul Jones — HR Systems Coordinator at Salford City Council and co-founder of Agnostic Solutions Ltd. I build browser-based tools that solve real operational problems for public sector teams and small businesses.
My approach is simple: identify the broken manual process, understand what's actually needed, and build something clean that just works. No unnecessary dependencies, no IT overhead, no faff.
Before this I spent 16 years as a professional chef — which taught me more about systems thinking under pressure than any textbook. I hold three degrees across unrelated disciplines, and I participate in the GM Elevate leadership programme.
Through Agnostic Solutions, my wife Sarah and I are building the IQ Suite — intelligent, accessible tools for everyday people.
A mix of public sector internal tools, AI-powered products, and freelance builds. All single-file, zero-infrastructure unless otherwise noted.
Full access governance system for the council's HR platform. Four-stage case management pipeline — request, review, approve, revoke — with per-persona navigation access toggling, automated approval document generation, expiry alerts, and JSON export/import. Replaced a manual email chain that had no audit trail and no oversight.
A searchable, filterable database of every navigation item across all iTrent modules. Before this existed, the answer to "where do I find X in iTrent?" was either a lengthy email or nobody knew. Now it's a two-second search. Built for HR teams but used by anyone who touches the system.
Automated reconciliation of supported accommodation bedspace data across multiple provider reports. Accepts Excel exports, cross-references occupancy and funding records, flags discrepancies, and produces a clean summary — in seconds. Previously took a member of staff the better part of a day every week.
A browser-based health and safety case management tool built for the council's HSW team. Handles incident logging, RIDDOR alerts, SAP data import, case status tracking, and report generation — all in a single HTML file. Built for Karen Bird (HSW Manager) with a plain English user guide included.
Parses ZPSO2 SAP exports across 1,174 cost centres and 194 service areas into a live, filterable dashboard. Variance analysis, RAG status, spend-to-date vs budget — all from a standard SAP export drop. No macros. No pivot tables. No waiting for Finance to run a report.
Processes SAP overtime exports locally in the browser — nothing leaves the machine, safe for payroll data. Generates instant visual reports: total spend, total hours, headcount, bar charts by department and job role, per-employee summary, and full line-by-line SAP detail. One click exports a clean Excel summary.
AI-powered charity shop pricing tool. Volunteers photograph donated items and get instant suggested prices based on condition, brand, and real eBay sales data. Built on the Anthropic API via a Cloudflare Worker backend, with PWA support, demo mode fallback, and a brand hint input to improve accuracy. Live on GitHub Pages.
A daily wellbeing diary for PIP claimants. Users log difficulties with daily activities using plain language; the tool rewrites entries in professional, tribunal-appropriate language via the Claude API. Stores entries locally, exports as plain text. Built with care — soft pastel palette, deliberately non-clinical tone. Permanently free for all users.
Reputation management SaaS for small businesses. Persistent review history with pattern detection across submissions, configurable brand voice, and context-aware response generation via the Claude API. Designed for business owners who want consistent, on-brand replies without writing every one from scratch.
Three principles that run through everything I build.
I start with the broken process, not the technology. What's the manual task eating someone's time? What's the thing nobody wants to do? That's where the tool starts.
Single HTML files wherever possible. No servers, no logins, no IT tickets, no maintenance overhead. Drop it in a folder and it works. That's a feature, not a limitation.
I measure success by the hours saved and decisions enabled — not the elegance of the code. A tool that saves a team half a day every week is worth something substantial, regardless of how long it took to build.
Got a manual process that needs automating? A data export that should be a dashboard? I'd like to hear about it.
paul@agnostic-solutions.co.uk