Ranju
Software engineer in NYC. I work from home. I build things that run on my own hardware | Raspberry Pis, Linux boxes, custom PCs.
I like open-source LLMs, CLI tools, agentic frameworks, and anything I can SSH into from my couch.
Featured Work: Saathi
Saathi is my personal AI assistant. It runs across three machines | a Raspberry Pi 5, a Linux PC, and a 32GB Mac Mini | each running different open-source models through Ollama. A judge-model routing layer decides which node handles each request.
It is built around real family workflows: Nepali-English code-switching, property management for our duplex, a couple's finance tracker, private messaging over Discord and iMessage. Everything runs locally over Tailscale.
Pi 5 orchestration and message routing Linux PC Ollama node for Nepali and general reasoning Mac Mini Ollama node for property and finance context Judge model task classification and routing Discord bot main chat interface iMessage connected through clawdbot CLI Duplex self-hosted property management Finances local-only couple's finance app Tailscale private family access
The next step is making Saathi feel more physical. I want to learn how to build small IoT devices | sensors, buttons, displays | so the assistant is not only something you type into, but something that lives inside the house.
Projects
Bloom
A women's wellness app for iOS. Gratitude journal, affirmations, meditation decks, mind mapping, doodling, menstruation diary | wrapped in a calm, beautiful interface. Built to feel personal, not clinical.
Saathi Meditation
A Nepali meditation app. Built this because I was going through an anxious stretch and nothing felt right | especially not in Nepali. GPT generates session scripts, a multi-step judge layer reviews and refines them, and ElevenLabs voices the final audio with my own voice.
Silly AI Tools
A collection of playful tools at sillyaitools.com | excuse generator, brag translator, pet thought reader. Built to be fun. Sometimes you just want to see what a dog is thinking.
CLI Tools
I love the terminal. Personal CLI scripts that pull skills from my own repositories | search, automation, usage tracking. Designed so I can add skills over time. Shaped around how I work, not someone else's workflow.
Hardware & Life
Custom PC build, Summer 2025. Raspberry Pi 5. Linux PC. 32GB Mac Mini. Ollama. Tailscale. Eufy S1 Pro.
Breville Touch Impress. I make espresso every morning. It's the same kind of satisfaction as debugging something until it finally works.
I have opted out of LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok. I prefer GitHub and X. My two nieces and nephew are cooler than me. Long-term goal: a house on Long Island by the water with a proper lab.