An independent future product lab

Useful ideas, built for what's next.

We explore open horizons and turn promising ideas into practical products for everyday use.

A beacon route toward what comes nextSeveral routes rise from an open horizon and converge at a beacon.

Made by VastNext

Small tools with a clear purpose

Focused products designed to make useful work simpler.

Open by default

Built in the open

Two open-source projects exploring native desktop tools and agent-powered software delivery.

Native desktop tool

GlanceMD

A lightweight cross-platform Markdown viewer and editor with fast startup, split editing, tabs, outlines, search, and native system packages.

  • Windows · macOS · Linux
  • Rust + System WebView
  • MIT
  • v1.6.3
Explore GlanceMD on GitHub (opens in a new window)

OpenCode agent team

OpenCode Rapid Agent Team

A self-installing OpenCode development team with adaptive delivery modes, heterogeneous workers, independent review, and strict high-risk gates.

  • OpenCode
  • Python
  • Multi-agent
  • MIT
  • Fast · Standard · Strict
  • rapid-dev-team · /rapid-dev
Explore Rapid Agent Team on GitHub (opens in a new window)

On the horizon

Exploring what could be useful next

We are experimenting in two broad directions while ideas take shape.

Games

Playful ideas shaped around curiosity, clarity, and delight.

Exploring

Utilities

Focused tools that remove friction from everyday digital tasks.

Exploring

These are areas of exploration, not product or release announcements.

About VastNext

Open horizons. Practical next steps.

Vast stands for an open horizon, the boundless sea of possibilities. Next points to the next step and the future. Together, VastNext evokes a boundless horizon and the future ahead: a long-term commitment to building useful products for everyone.

Vast plus Next: an open horizon for what comes next.