Arjun Shah
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arjun shah
14 · founder · developer · bay area
crafted software · ai agents · shipped fast
| 86 REPOS |
9 ★ STARRED |
LISA STANFORD GSB |
100+ IDEATR USERS |
124 ASCII GENS |
about
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i am arjun — a 14-year-old developer and founder building software that scales. i ship fast, iterate relentlessly, and make tools that feel crafted. quiet, intentional, powerful. not impressive in isolation — powerful in use. currently building Loopy — a local agent company that keeps builds moving — plus Supercompress, ascii-skill, Jasmine, and everything around autonomous agents, context compression, and design taste. |
journey
2024 rooted.ai ──────────► Stanford GSB LISA winner
│ ancient health × modern AI
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2024–25 ideatr.dev ─────────► 100+ real active users
│ distribution, feedback, momentum
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2025–26 Loopy ───────────────► autonomous software engineer
Supercompress ───────► neural context compression
Jasmine ─────────────► AI design with taste
ascii-skill ─────────► ASCII art for any agent
Pincer ──────────────► dyslexia-friendly browsing| 2024 |
rooted.ai — won Stanford GSB LISA. turned a question about health complexity into a product. learned to pitch, validate, and ship before certainty. |
| 2024–25 |
ideatr.dev — 100+ active users in months. real people reshaped how i think about product and distribution. the first 100 users are collaborators. |
| now |
agents + compression + taste — Loopy runs the build loop. Supercompress preserves signal under token pressure. Jasmine encodes design judgment. this gitlab is where it all lives. |
★ projects
starred flagships with cover art — browse all 86 in PROJECTS.md
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Loopy autonomous software engineer loopy.yachts |
Supercompress neural context compression supercompress.dev |
opencode orch local agent dashboard repo |
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ascii-skill world-class ASCII for agents npx skills add arjunkshah/ascii-skill
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Jasmine AI frontend with taste tryjasmine.dev |
portfolio arjunshah.xyz source arjunshah.xyz |
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goalbuddy goal tracking companion |
brutal-ui brutalist component library |
neural organism evolving NN · raspberry pi |
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also building
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browse by topic
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ascii — reimagined
| 124 GENERATORS |
420+ KEYWORDS |
15 STYLES |
14 PALETTES |
→ get ascii-skill
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npx skills add arjunkshah/ascii-skill
how i build
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SHIP FAST smallest thing that proves the idea │
│ LEARN DAILY every release turns guesses into knowledge │
│ CRAFTED taste is spacing, type, motion — the invisible layer│
│ AGENTS FIRST tools for agents that run hours, not minutes │
│ MOMENTUM tight loops compound │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘writing
| essay | topic |
|---|---|
| i built supercompress | context compression for long-running agents |
| why jasmine exists | AI UI lacks taste — structure without judgment |
| scaling to 100 users | ideatr.dev — distribution & feedback loops |
| winning stanford gsb lisa | rooted.ai, pitching, curiosity over credentials |
| the elegance of shipping fast | speed compounds, iteration beats big launches |
stack
typescript · python · swift · react · next.js · tailwind · framer motion · swiftui · neural nets · agent orchestration · terminal UI · product design
connect
| arjunshah.xyz | arjunkshah21@gmail.com | @arjunkshah21 |
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| github.com/arjunkshah | gitlab.com/arjunkshah |
i'm always open to talking about startups, AI, product design, or agents.
signed, a.s. · banner from the ascii-skill launch reel