Currently: Preparing Hermes JobApps v2 as an official Hermes plugin
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Recent Recognition: KRAG Paper presented at NGEN-AI 2026
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Current Favorite: Pluto
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Prashant Shah

Software and data engineer, open to contract work.

I build AI products, data systems, and web applications end to end, from the first conversation to the infrastructure underneath.

I’ve built software at Trimble and Novartis, and data infrastructure for the Center for Food Action (Ramapo College DMC). Most of my work is open source, and I’m always building something.

What I can help with

AI products and agent systems

Adding AI to a product or workflow you already have, or building a new one around it. Model integration, tool calling, retrieval, memory, and agents with clear boundaries, so a person still reviews the steps that matter. I also set up evaluation, so you can tell whether it’s actually working.

LLM APIs · Tool calling · Agents · RAG · Evaluation

Data pipelines and reporting

Moving data from where it’s collected to where people use it. Ingestion, cleaning, validation, storage, and reporting, with review steps where accuracy matters. Recurring manual reports become dashboards that refresh on their own.

Python · SQL · PostgreSQL · ETL · Power BI

Web applications, end to end

From the first idea through the interface, the backend, and deployment. That includes search engine optimization, performance, and accessibility compliance, so the site is easy to find and works for everyone. Security is part of the build: authentication, role-based access, and keeping your data protected.

React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · SEO · WCAG · AWS

Internal tools and integrations

Tools that bring scattered systems, settings, and permissions into one workflow. Connecting the APIs you already rely on, automating the handoffs between them, and setting up access control so the right people see the right things.

C# · .NET · Azure · REST APIs · Automation

Search and retrieval

Organizing your data so people can find what they need. Search across documents and records, semantic search, knowledge graphs, and ranking that reflects what someone asked for, not just the keywords they typed.

Embeddings · pgvector · Knowledge graphs · Ranking

Open source

Most of what I build is public.

Atlas LMS

A learning system built around teacher-governed AI. Teachers configure the course agent, and grading cites evidence from the student’s session.

Next.js · PostgreSQL · AI SDK · MIT

Trellis-RAG

A graph-aware retrieval library for intent-content conflict. Bring your own embeddings and knowledge graph; it trains a GNN and scores results on content and intent.

Python · GNNs · Knowledge graphs

KRAG

The research code behind my NGEN-AI 2026 paper: graph-grounded retrieval for intent-content conflict, evaluated on affective movie retrieval.

Python · Jupyter · MovieLens 25M

Moodie

A film diary and recommendation system built on what films meant to people, with the person behind each recommendation still visible.

React · TypeScript · Express · PGlite

Hermes JobApps

A local agent workflow system with Hermes tools, structured state, provenance, and human approval for external steps.

Python · SQLite · Hermes Agent · Typst

staylinked

Context for in-person recruiting: candidate-written meeting notes, shared work, and source-linked role lookups.

React · TypeScript · Node.js · SQLite · Rust

Canvas Agent

An AI study partner over a student’s Canvas data, with persistent memory, tool calling, and semantic search. Won HackRamapo.

Next.js · PostgreSQL · pgvector

RoomDex

A shared room-layout canvas for people and browser agents, built on WebMCP.

TypeScript · WebMCP

pbrain

A lean local knowledge base with SQLite, CLI search, and structured distillation, so useful context stays searchable without another cloud dashboard.

Python · SQLite

Tools I work with

Languages
TypeScript · Python · C# · SQL · Java
Interfaces
React · Next.js · Blazor
Backend
Node.js · Express · Flask · .NET · API integrations
Data
PostgreSQL · pgvector · SQLite · Quarto · Power BI
AI
Agent systems · Tool calling · Retrieval · Knowledge graphs · Evaluation
Cloud
AWS · Azure · Vercel

Working together Updated October 2026

Start
Send a few lines about what you’re building, where it’s stuck, and your timeline.
Collaborate
Open source, research, or a side project that overlaps with mine. Pull requests are welcome on any public repo.
Ask
Not sure it’s a project yet? Ask anyway. Suggestions are free.