Acknowledgments
ChatLab wouldn't be where it is without the people who helped along the way.
Contributors
Thank you to everyone who has contributed code, documentation, tests, and feedback:
Thanks
The following developers have also been a part of ChatLab's journey in one way or another — thank you.
Special Thanks
Leo Oliveira (@13dev)
In early 2026, we decided to move ChatLab from a personal GitHub account to an organization — a natural step as the community grew. There was just one problem: the "ChatLab" organization name had been registered years earlier by a developer in Madeira, Portugal named Leo Oliveira. His project had been inactive for over five years.
On a whim, I filed an Issue in his repository, explained the situation, and asked if he'd consider transferring the organization. I didn't expect much.
Nearly a month passed. I had more or less given up and started thinking about alternative names. Then Leo replied out of nowhere, invited me to chat on Discord, and within a few messages — before I'd even had a chance to prepare for any kind of negotiation — he had already renamed his organization.
He sent a single message:
done
No conditions. No payment. No strings attached. He even said, unprompted, twice: "If you need help with the project down the road, just ask."
Leo had no idea what ChatLab was, and nothing to gain from the transfer. He just thought an active open-source project deserved the name more than an abandoned one.
It was a good reminder of why open source is worth caring about — even in 2026, that spirit is still very much alive.
Thank you, Leo. 🙏