# Palash Debnath — Agentic Software Designer and Software Engineer

> 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).

**35k+ GitHub stars · 121k+ release downloads · 6 shipped products · 10 articles**

- Location: Agartala, Tripura, India — open to remote · IST (UTC+5:30)
- Email: hi@palash.dev
- Open to: Senior Software Engineer; AI / ML Engineer; Systems Engineer (Rust / Zig); Full-Stack Product Engineer
- Website: https://palash.dev/
- GitHub: https://github.com/debpalash (@debpalash, 35k+ stars across portfolio)
- X: https://x.com/idebpalash
- Resume files: https://palash.dev/resume.pdf · https://palash.dev/resume.txt · https://palash.dev/resume.llm.txt

## Skills

- **Languages**: TypeScript, Rust, Zig, Python, Go, SQL
- **AI / audio**: TTS + ASR pipelines (16 TTS / 11 ASR engines), Whisper, CUDA, MLX, llama.cpp, MCP servers, agent memory (sqlite-vec)
- **Systems**: Tauri desktop apps, GPU offload (CUDA / MPS / ROCm), Docker, static binaries, UEFI / boot media
- **Web**: SolidJS, Cloudflare Workers (streaming SSR), Vite, edge caching, SEO / structured data

## Experience

### Founder and Independent Open-Source Builder — YUPCHA — local-first, privacy-respecting software (Present)
- 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).

## Selected open-source work

### VoiceStudio.sh - open-source local AI voice studio
*Make voices. Tell stories. Keep the files.* (35k stars - 120k downloads - v0.5.6, Sep 2026)
- 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

### Bootable - cross-platform boot media writer (Rust)
*Cross-platform boot media writer.* (7 stars - 25 downloads - v0.1.1, Aug 2026)
- 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

### memXT - local-first memory for AI coding agents
*Local-first long-term memory for AI coding agents.* (33 stars - 67 downloads - v0.4.0, Jul 2026)
- 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

### Opal - AI media player (Zig)
*Play everything — the evolved media player.* (64 stars - 1.1k downloads - v0.8.5, Sep 2026)
- 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

### OpenGTM - self-hosted lead sourcing and enrichment
*Self-hosted Clay alternative.* (20 stars)
- 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

### Friday - local-first voice assistant for Linux
*Local-first voice assistant for Linux.* (7 stars - alpha)
- 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

## Writing

- [Writing](https://palash.dev/blog/): 10 articles, including [What Local-First Has to Explain](https://palash.dev/blog/local-first-trust-boundaries/), [Opal: Play Everything](https://palash.dev/blog/opal-play-everything/), [memxt: Your Agent Forgets. Mine Doesn't.](https://palash.dev/blog/memxt-agent-memory/).

Other public repos: omnivoice-gallery, FullStack-AI-Engg-45days, agentwork, omarchy-bootable, omarchy-site-submission, hoglet.

## Links

- [palash.dev](https://palash.dev/) · [contact](https://palash.dev/contact/) · [VoiceStudio.sh](https://voicestudio.sh) · [GitHub](https://github.com/debpalash)