vivek

i started in linux kernel land by co-founding shastraos, an arch-based distribution with filecoin and ipfs package distribution. spent the years since building across the solana and filecoin ecosystems: wind network (data streaming consensus on libp2p gossipsub, 2nd at jito GRID), IPDM, contributions to rust-libp2p and the interplanetary consensus protocol via protocol labs dev guild. most recently CTO at foundation protocol where i shipped ERC-4626 vault contracts on arbitrum and pivoted to solana token-2022 vault programs.

now pivoting into agentic AI. building kdo, a workspace runtime for AI coding agents that compiles monorepos into MCP-served representations and integrates with claude code and openclaw. building kdow, sibling product bringing agentic workflows to non-technical professionals like accountants, lawyers, and bankers. collaborating with mukul at deeprealm labs on kanad, a quantum chemistry platform that lets researchers simulate molecules on real quantum hardware (IBM, IonQ, Rigetti) without writing quantum code.

off the keyboard, i'm an introvert exploring the world, diving into new cultures, geopolitics, and histories. formal meetings aren't my vibe, but i love weaving my engineering journey with tales of travel and discovery, often sharing them through writing.

on a mission to build meaningful infrastructure for the next wave of software, both in web3 and AI. whether it's crypto, p2p tech, AI agents, quantum, or geopolitics 🌎, i'm always up for a deep chat.