Become a sponsor to vikrantblu
👋 Hi there, I'm Vikrant!
I'm an independent software engineer and open-source builder specializing in privacy-first developer tools, on-device edge AI, and developer agent infrastructure.
My core philosophy is 100% offline & local-first: software should be lightning-fast, respect user privacy, and run powerful intelligence directly on-device without leaking data to third-party cloud APIs.
🧠 What I Build in AI & Machine Learning
1. On-Device LLMs & Edge AI Runtimes
- Mobile & Desktop Edge Inference: Building background local AI runtimes using Google LiteRT and TensorFlow Lite to serve INT4-quantized LLMs (Gemma, Qwen) and embedding models completely on-device.
- Zero-Cloud Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): Developing domain-grounded, zero-hallucination RAG pipelines with multilingual embeddings, verse-aware semantic chunking, and local ASR (Whisper) for reliable offline intelligence.
2. AI Coding Agent Tooling & MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- Agent "Second Brain" Infrastructure: Creating MCP servers for AI coding assistants (VS Code Copilot, Claude, Antigravity) that provide persistent multi-session memory, automated project context indexing, and token-saving briefings.
- Code Knowledge Graphs: Implementing graph-based impact analyzers ("what breaks if I change this file?") that help AI agents understand complex multi-repo architectures without wasting context tokens.
- Agentic Media & Automation: Equipping creative desktop tools (lossless media editors, document analyzers) with native MCP interfaces so AI agents can execute tasks directly via natural prompts.
3. On-Device Computer Vision & Multilingual Processing
- Document Geometry & Spatial OCR: Building computer vision pipelines using OpenCV (adaptive thresholding, contour snapping, cylindrical dewarping, and mesh-warping) combined with on-device spatial OCR for both Latin and Indic scripts (Devanagari).
- Multilingual Speech & Audio: Architecting domain-aware dictation systems with real-time insight generation and offline speech processing across Indian English, Hindi, and Marathi.
🛠️ Developer Productivity & Desktop Utilities
Beyond AI, I design high-performance desktop utilities, diff/comparison engines, and workflow automations focused on speed, intuitive UX, and zero telemetry.
💡 Why Sponsor?
Building and maintaining privacy-first software, edge AI pipelines, and agent tooling requires significant time, experimentation, and dedicated hardware:
- 🔬 On-Device Model Testing: Validating quantized weights, latency, and thermal performance across diverse mobile and desktop hardware.
- 🛠️ Continuous Maintenance: Keeping MCP servers, CLI tools, and desktop applications modern, stable, and bug-free.
- 🛡️ Free & Independent: Ensuring all tools remain 100% free, permissively licensed, and free from telemetry, subscriptions, or paywalls.
Every sponsorship—whether a one-time gesture or an ongoing monthly tier—directly accelerates this work.
Thank you for supporting independent, offline-first open source!