I'm an independent engineer (ex-eBay) who designs and builds production AI systems, from multi-agent architectures to protocol-level tooling. I work deep in the Claude Code and MCP ecosystem, document what I find, and take on contract work. Currently taking on projects.
Hi, I'm Bryce
What I Do
I design AI systems that run real operations. Not demos. Production architectures with multi-agent coordination, quality gates, and self-improving memory. My flagship system manages an Etsy shop end-to-end with 34 specialized skills and three tiers of learned memory. I've evaluated and rejected two major orchestration frameworks against real requirements, and designed intent-based skill architectures that cut code 74% while increasing capability. Sixteen months and 260+ sessions of building, breaking, and rebuilding.
I find problems other people miss. I've diagnosed undocumented bugs in Google's Gemini SDK, Anthropic's desktop software ( startup freeze , file upload failure , 6 VM failure modes ), and Electron's multi-monitor handling. When standard troubleshooting fails, I trace root causes through log files, undocumented APIs, and system internals, then publish the fix so others don't hit the same wall.
I verify everything. Every blog post goes through a 4-agent review pipeline (fact-checker, technical reviewer, editorial reviewer, and visual QA) before it goes live. I've caught errors in my own published work, retracted incorrect findings, and corrected community misinformation. If I'm wrong, I say so.
Featured
Production AI agent that runs an Etsy shop end-to-end: from image generation to published listing to performance-based learning. 34 skills, three-tier memory, 16 months of sustained development.
Turn any REST API into an MCP server for Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants. Production-quality starter kit with 74 tests.
How I built it →Open-source MCP server orchestrating 50+ AI models with conversation continuity. 765 commits and growing.
How I Work
Every project starts with a spec. I write detailed CLAUDE.md project files , some over 900 lines, that give every AI session the full context it needs without relying on conversation history. This means any session can pick up where the last one left off, even after a cold start.
I write intent, not instructions. My automation skills are markdown files that describe what should happen: goals, constraints, quality gates, and output contracts. The AI figures out the implementation. This approach cut my automation code 74% while making the system more capable, because clear intent scales better than detailed scripts.
Everything gets verified. Blog posts go through a 4-agent review pipeline before publishing. Business metrics get cross-checked against raw data sources. When my own analysis is wrong, and it has been, I catch and correct it before it becomes someone else's problem. I've retracted incorrect findings, corrected my own inflated metrics, and published corrections to community misinformation.
I kill what doesn't work. I've done a complete architectural rewrite in 6 days and abandoned 2 weeks of Chrome extension work after 8 PRs when a simpler approach was clearly better. Sunk cost isn't a reason to keep building.
3,200+ commits since Jan 2025 ·
260+ AI development sessions ·
24 published posts ·
Bugs found in Google's Gemini SDK and Anthropic's Cowork (#32561, #32213)
Latest posts
See all posts- Alex Hormozi's $100M Offers Applied: Packaging Expertise as a One-Person Technical ShopEvery concept from Alex Hormozi's $100M Offers ranked by leverage for an independent engineer who already gives away deep expertise but hasn't packaged it into a real offer. Honest assessment with action plan.
- Two Patterns That Changed How I Think About Multi-Agent SystemsAnthropic's latest harness research reveals two underappreciated patterns: why agents can't evaluate their own work (and what to do about it), and why you should be actively removing complexity from your agent harnesses as models improve.
- Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads Applied: One Engineer's Implementation PlanEvery concept from Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads ranked by leverage for an independent engineer with a blog, no email list, and zero lead magnets. Prioritized action plan with dependencies and research gaps.
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Work Experience
See all work- Jan2025 - NowIndependentSoftware Developer
Building production AI services, MCP protocol tooling, and e-commerce platforms as an independent developer. Primary development tool is Claude Code with AI co-authored commits across all projects.
Current projects include:
- Stylize MCP Server. Production MCP server on GCP Cloud Run integrating DALL-E 3 with Claude Desktop for AI image stylization. Freemium SaaS with four pricing tiers, abuse prevention, and content safety filtering.
- ShopForge. Self-improving AI agent that runs an Etsy digital art print shop (ChateaucoreWalls) with three-tier memory, Bayesian confidence scoring, and skill evolution. Evolved from ShopSmith OS, which proved the domain across 86 commits and 37 merged PRs.
- MCP Python SDK, PR #2041. (Open PR, awaiting maintainer review.) Contributed PR #2041 to the official Model Context Protocol Python SDK, exposing progress_callback in ServerSession methods. All 1,140 tests pass, 100% coverage maintained.
- Bryce Labs Toolkit. Claude Code plugin suite including spec-driven development, session history mining, and cross-platform skill management. Installable from marketplace.
- Shopify TYOS Migrator. Automated migration of Shopify tracking pixels to the Customer Events API across 8 ad platforms with pixel parity validation.
Over 1,500 commits across 2025–2026 using a PR-based workflow with conventional commits, Claude Code co-authorship, and automated GPT-based PR review via chatgpt-codex-connector.
- Mar2015 - Dec2024eBaySoftware Engineer
Contributed to eBay’s mobile web platform used by millions of users daily. Focused on performance optimization, front-end architecture, and building large-scale systems. Worked across mobile web and front-end systems, shipping features that balanced user experience with platform reliability at scale.
- Jun2012 - Feb2015Enterprise SoftwareSoftware Developer
Built enterprise payments and decision-analytics software. Developed systems for transaction processing, risk assessment, and data-driven decision support in regulated environments.
Recent projects
See all projects- zen-mcp-server ActiveOpen-source MCP server orchestrating 50+ AI models with conversation continuity. 765 commits and growing.
- MCP API Bridge ReleasedTurn any REST API into an MCP server for Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants. Production-quality starter kit with 74 tests.
- ShopForge ActiveProduction AI agent operating a live Etsy shop with 34 specialized skills, three-tier memory, and graduated autonomy. 16 months of sustained development.
- ShopSmith OSLocal-first command center for managing and publishing digital products on Etsy with AI-powered content generation. Evolved into ShopForge.
- MCP Python SDK: PR #2041 Open PRContributed PR that exposed progress_callback in ServerSession methods, bringing Python SDK into parity with TypeScript. Awaiting maintainer review.
- Stylize MCP ServerProduction MCP SaaS on GCP Cloud Run integrating DALL-E 3 with Claude Desktop. Freemium trial with abuse prevention, VPN detection, and content safety filtering.
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