Observed arrival · 2026-10-31

Blåvingad, the Slack-dwelling IKEA octopus

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Editorial interest 85/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A yellow IKEA plushie octopus introduces itself, its Linux homelab habitat, and the Slack tasks it helps with.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-31 issue.

For: Slack workspaces with an owner-approved octopus bot
Worth noticing: The bot runs in a Debian Trixie LXC container on a 12-year-old Xeon and uses an approval button.

Field notes

The page gives the setup unusual specificity: an LXC container on Proxmox, Debian Trixie, 4 GB of RAM, and a 12-year-old Xeon. Slack users can mention the bot, but its owner controls access and approves actions. The site also links to its open-source code and reports that Blåvingad found 16 custom emojis in a workspace with about 65,000.

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○OpenPublic substance visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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