Palash Debnath

@debpalash

Software engineer · product builder

Independent engineer behind VoiceStudio.sh, Opal, and memXT. I turn difficult infrastructure—AI voice, media, and agent memory—into fast, local-first tools people can own.

Agartala, Indiagithub.com/debpalashTypeScript · Rust · Zig

3 shipped 9 posts 4 experiments 9.8k stars

writing

Field Notes from the Work

Engineering decisions, product bets, and lessons earned by shipping ambitious software from Agartala.

opallast mo.Opal: Play EverythingIt's 11 PM and you just want to watch something. So why are there nine tabs open? Opal is my answer — one media player for the next decades of entertainment.

memxtlast mo.memxt: Your Agent Forgets. Mine Doesn't.Local-first long-term memory for AI coding agents — one static binary, sub-millisecond semantic recall, nothing leaves your machine.

omnivoicelast mo.Why I Built an Open‑Source ElevenLabsVoiceStudio.sh — voice cloning, design, dubbing and dictation as a local desktop app. 600+ languages, self-hosted, yours.

startuplast mo.Building a Tech Company from AgartalaTwo years of hiring posts, one bootcamp with no syllabus, and why I'm building AI products from a city that isn't on the startup map.

ailast mo.Some Will Call AGI a TechnoGodWhy every nation needs sovereign AI, what wars will actually be fought with, and why we ship Sarvam's indic models in production at Yupcha.

ailast mo.We Built an AI Interviewer. It's Not Here to Replace HR.First-round interviews are a grind of repeated questions and manual notes. Here's what we built at Yupcha instead — and what building it taught us.

personal3mo agoHello World — Welcome to My Corner of the InternetFirst post on the new blog. A brief intro about who I am, what I build, and what to expect from this space.

engineering3mo agoOn Shipping Fast Without Cutting CornersSpeed isn't the opposite of quality. Here's how I think about velocity, iteration, and knowing when good enough is good enough.

ai4mo agoBuilding with AI — Lessons from the TrenchesPractical lessons from integrating AI into real products. Not the hype — the craft.