Independent developer · Bay Area

Ideas into
working
software.

I’m Shrikar, an AI-native engineer in the Bay Area. I build software for real problems in privacy, trade compliance, mortgage operations, insurance, AI infrastructure, and hiring.

Selected ideasLocal + edgeBuilding in public
Local privacyTrade complianceAgent infrastructureMarketplacesMortgage operationsInsurance automation
01Selected work

A selection of ideas. Real problems.

Some ideas.
Real problems.

Each project starts with a problem people face and becomes software you can use. Open one to see the product, its decisions, and the live surface.

01 / Local privacy gateLive web beta

Hushmark

Redact one document or a whole batch before it leaves your machine.

Privacy toolingView project ↗
02 / An image engine for agentsLive beta

Render MCP

Structured data in. Polished, hosted images out.

Agent infrastructureView project ↗
03 / A job board with a visible priceLive

RoleBid

Employers bid for candidate attention. Highest bid wins.

Marketplace experimentView project ↗
04 / Autonomous mortgage conditionsLive

Dossi

Chases missing borrower documents so loan officers do not have to.

Mortgage operationsView project ↗
05 / Insurance document automationLive

InsureAgentPro

Turn source documents into completed ACORD forms.

Insurance operationsView project ↗
06 / Evidence-backed tariff researchResearch preview

HTS Workbench

Turn an imported product into ranked HTS candidates with the evidence needed to review them.

Trade complianceView project ↗
07 / Declutter filesLive

Sorted: AI File Organizer

Declutter your Mac with watched folders, local AI organization, hybrid search, duplicate review, cited document answers, custom rules, and Tax Pack export.

Declutter filesView project ↗
08 / On-device video summariesChrome Web Store review

Video TL;DR for X

Get the point of any video on X without watching the whole thing.

Browser extensionView project ↗
09 / Small tools for x.comComing to the Chrome Web Store

Tools for X

Share any post or thread on X with Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex in one click.

Browser extensionView project ↗
02Operating principles

What I’ve built

These are some of the ideas I’ve built across privacy, trade compliance, mortgages, insurance, AI infrastructure, and hiring. Each starts with a real problem people face and turns it into software people can use.

01
Start specific

A sharp problem makes a better first version.

02
Show the mechanism

Interfaces should make the work legible.

03
Ship the proof

A working surface says more than a long pitch.