Lab Notes

Brief observations, technical findings, and thoughts from the workbench. Documentation of the learning journey.

Building AI Agents with MCP

Architecting agent orchestration layer using Model Context Protocol for multi-model inference and tool execution pipelines. Practical patterns for production AI agents.

AIMCPAgentsLLM

systems

Jun 202612 min

Scalable Microservices on Bare Metal

Designing a microservices architecture with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Docker Swarm for cost-effective production deployment. Lessons from building ValtheraLabs backend.

FastAPIPostgreSQLDockerArchitecture

frontend

Jul 20266 min

Next.js + Tailwind v4 Migration

Migrating portfolio and org sites to Next.js 16 with Tailwind CSS v4's new CSS-first configuration. Performance improvements and developer experience wins.

Next.jsTailwindTypeScript

blockchain

Jun 20268 min

Solidity Smart Contract Patterns

Exploring upgradeable proxy patterns, access control, and gas optimization for ValtheraLabs Web3 infrastructure. Production patterns for EVM-based contracts.

SolidityBlockchainWeb3Ethereum

devops

Jul 20267 min

GitHub Actions Deployment Patterns

Building reusable CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for static site deployment, secret management, and multi-environment workflows.

GitHub ActionsCI/CDDockerDeployment

Jul 20269 min

Ollama + Graphify for Code Intelligence

Setting up local LLM-powered codebase analysis with Ollama, Graphify knowledge graphs, and Obsidian vault integration for persistent project memory.

OllamaGraphifyLLMObsidian