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  "name": "Palash Debnath",
  "aka": "debpalash",
  "title": "Agentic Software Designer and Software Engineer",
  "location": "Agartala, Tripura, India — open to remote · IST (UTC+5:30)",
  "email": "hi@palash.dev",
  "timezone": "IST (UTC+5:30)",
  "openTo": [
    "Senior Software Engineer",
    "AI / ML Engineer",
    "Systems Engineer (Rust / Zig)",
    "Full-Stack Product Engineer"
  ],
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    "hi@palash.dev",
    "https://palash.dev",
    "github.com/debpalash",
    "x.com/idebpalash"
  ],
  "site": "https://palash.dev/",
  "github": "https://github.com/debpalash",
  "x": "https://x.com/idebpalash",
  "summary": "Founder of YUPCHA, based in Agartala, India. I design AI agents and build open-source, local-first desktop apps and developer tools: 6 shipped products with 35k+ GitHub stars and 121k+ release downloads. I own the full loop: systems work in Rust, Zig, and CUDA; desktop apps; web on TypeScript and Cloudflare Workers; releases and support. Flagship: VoiceStudio.sh, an open-source local AI voice studio (35k+ stars).",
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    "35k+ GitHub stars",
    "121k+ release downloads",
    "6 shipped products",
    "10 articles"
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "label": "Languages",
      "value": "TypeScript, Rust, Zig, Python, Go, SQL"
    },
    {
      "label": "AI / audio",
      "value": "TTS + ASR pipelines (16 TTS / 11 ASR engines), Whisper, CUDA, MLX, llama.cpp, MCP servers, agent memory (sqlite-vec)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Systems",
      "value": "Tauri desktop apps, GPU offload (CUDA / MPS / ROCm), Docker, static binaries, UEFI / boot media"
    },
    {
      "label": "Web",
      "value": "SolidJS, Cloudflare Workers (streaming SSR), Vite, edge caching, SEO / structured data"
    }
  ],
  "experience": [
    {
      "role": "Founder and Independent Open-Source Builder",
      "org": "YUPCHA — local-first, privacy-respecting software",
      "period": "Present",
      "bullets": [
        "Ship and maintain 6 open-source products and 19 smaller public repos; 35k+ GitHub stars and 121k+ stable-release downloads combined.",
        "Run the full product loop: architecture, implementation, docs, releases, and community support.",
        "Write about engineering and AI at palash.dev (10 articles)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "projects": [
    {
      "id": "omnivoice",
      "name": "VoiceStudio.sh - open-source local AI voice studio",
      "tagline": "Make voices. Tell stories. Keep the files.",
      "meta": "35k stars - 120k downloads - v0.5.6, Sep 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "Desktop studio for voice cloning, voice design, generation, dubbing, dictation, and audiobooks; runs locally, no subscription.",
        "Engine layer: 16 TTS + 11 ASR engines across 646 languages on CUDA, Apple MLX, ROCm, or CPU; OpenAI-compatible local API and MCP server.",
        "Stack: Python, Tauri, CUDA, Docker, MLX, Whisper. https://github.com/debpalash/VoiceStudio"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "bootable",
      "name": "Bootable - cross-platform boot media writer (Rust)",
      "tagline": "Cross-platform boot media writer.",
      "meta": "7 stars - 25 downloads - v0.1.1, Aug 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "Native desktop app and mouse-enabled TUI; removable-media-only guards, hash and byte verification, cancellable writes; Linux, Windows, macOS.",
        "Stack: Rust, GPUI, Ratatui, UEFI. https://github.com/debpalash/bootable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "memxt",
      "name": "memXT - local-first memory for AI coding agents",
      "tagline": "Local-first long-term memory for AI coding agents.",
      "meta": "33 stars - 67 downloads - v0.4.0, Jul 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "Single static Zig binary: MCP tools and session hooks, local embeddings (llama.cpp), sqlite-vec search; ~10 ms wake-up, sub-ms warm search.",
        "Stack: Zig, LLM, MCP, AI Memory. https://github.com/Yupcha/memXT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "opal",
      "name": "Opal - AI media player (Zig)",
      "tagline": "Play everything — the evolved media player.",
      "meta": "64 stars - 1.1k downloads - v0.8.5, Sep 2026",
      "bullets": [
        "One native window for files, sites, servers, and feeds; natural-language request-to-playback; plugin endpoints evolve without growing the core.",
        "Stack: Zig, AI, Desktop. https://github.com/debpalash/Opal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "opengtm",
      "name": "OpenGTM - self-hosted lead sourcing and enrichment",
      "tagline": "Self-hosted Clay alternative.",
      "meta": "20 stars",
      "bullets": [
        "Lead sourcing, enrichment waterfalls, AI research, and activation in one self-hosted workspace; bring-your-own keys with cost estimates before each run.",
        "Stack: Python, FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, MCP. https://github.com/debpalash/OpenGTM"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "friday",
      "name": "Friday - local-first voice assistant for Linux",
      "tagline": "Local-first voice assistant for Linux.",
      "meta": "7 stars - alpha",
      "bullets": [
        "Voice and text assistant on local models (Qwen, Parakeet, Piper) with SQLite memory and bounded tool families; no required hosted calls.",
        "Stack: Python, FastAPI, Qwen, Parakeet, Piper, SQLite. https://github.com/debpalash/friday"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "education": [],
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    "resumeTxt": "https://palash.dev/resume.txt",
    "resumeLlm": "https://palash.dev/resume.llm.txt",
    "resumeJson": "https://palash.dev/resume.json"
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  "portfolioStars": 35166,
  "portfolioDownloads": 120872,
  "updated": "2026-09-24"
}