andygauge

emerging technology for public good

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What I Do

Applied research of emergent technology. Riding the innovation wave for 30 years.

Strategist

Multi-Agentic Systems

Designing and orchestrating collaborative AI agents that plan, delegate, and execute complex software workflows together, as highlighted on page 8 of Anthropic's 2026 Agentic Coding Trends Report.

Alchemist

Déjà Vu

A publication on the science of déjà vu — memory, dissociation, model drift, and the algorithms that forget for us.

AI For Good

Research into applications of AI through thoughtful, human-focused domains — collected at AI For Good.

Achiever

Rust Cookbook

Rust-lang project lead on The Rust Cookbook, making complex computer science tools accessible to everyone.

Expert

MCP Authorization

Author of the mcp_authorization libraries across five languages — Ruby, Node, Python, Rust, and .NET — giving MCP servers a consistent, ergonomic auth layer in whichever stack the team already runs. In Ruby, it compiles inline RBS annotations into foldable schemas that replace JSON Schema, and is backed by a formal noninterference guarantee (slides).

Individualist

Sentinel RB

sentinel-rb is a system-level alternative to rbs-inline — a Rust-powered background watcher that keeps Ruby .rbs signatures in sync from inline annotations without interrupting your flow. It's fast enough to run as a pre-commit hook, asserting signatures are regenerated before code ever leaves your machine.

Strategist

sveltekitbook

The runtime kernel behind every research book on this site — gestures, inline markdown, spectrum palette, and Giscus comments — published as sveltekitbook on npm. Small on purpose: routes, cover, and per-page layout get scaffolded into each book as editable starter files instead of hiding behind a component API.

create-sveltekitbook

The scaffolder for the runtime above. npm create sveltekitbook@latest my-book walks a handful of prompts and drops a working SvelteKit book onto disk — cover, content pages, optional glossary / index / authors / topics, and a choice of timeline, spectrum, or flat continuum. Published as create-sveltekitbook on npm.

create-sveltekitslides

The slide-deck sibling. npm create sveltekitslides@latest my-talk runs a presenter interview — length, audience, central claim, sections, demos, risks, takeaway, anticipated Q&A — then scaffolds a SvelteKit deck where every slide is a long page: projected slide above the fold, rehearsal notes below it. Ships with a presentation timer, pace bar, QR code per slide, /presenter popout, optional phone↔laptop sync, and a Rust qrgen binary. Interview answers are baked into PROMPT.md so an LLM can finish drafting outline.js. Published as create-sveltekitslides on npm.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Question

How can AI drive efficiency for the common good?

Answer

Right now, it can't. AI is not allowed to access the data. Until someone comes up with a viable access strategy, the government's data is held hostage — and the efficiency gains AI could deliver for the public stay locked behind that barrier.

Question

Do I need to be a programmer to benefit from AI workflows?

Answer

No, the content that is managed through an AI powered workflow does not only benefit programmers, but any analyst who wants insights in data ahead of reviewing. AI empowered workflows can trigger monitoring. Or simply make data more accessible to the public by posting updated analytics.

AI can perform internet research on topics. It can access XSS or API and prepare briefings that assist people who fact-check, edit, and publish.

Question

How do I alias book to the sveltekitbook scaffolder?

Answer

Drop a one-liner into your shell profile — ~/.zshrc on zsh, ~/.bashrc on bash:

alias book="npm create sveltekitbook@latest"

Reload the shell (source ~/.zshrc) and book my-book scaffolds a fresh SvelteKit book in ./my-book. Fish users put alias book "npm create sveltekitbook@latest" in ~/.config/fish/config.fish instead.

Railway

Blog

Whiteboard the Day

TL;DR — I started with one or two meetings and a question: what makes a successful staff business case. I took notes on the whiteboard during each conversation, snapped a picture, erased it, and started over. By morning we had found the team’s critical path. By evening, six meetings later, we had alignment on priority and a plan to attack it. Most refreshing day I have had since we started building Cue. I did not plan today. I had a couple of meetings on the calendar and a question I wanted to chase — what makes...

Comments

Booklog

Research books, decks, and longform — each links to its own repo on andygauge.github.io.

Samples

Collection of work samples from the past.

Sentinel RBS

Rust-powered file watcher that keeps Ruby RBS type signatures in sync with inline annotations. Provides instant feedback in your editor via Steep, parallel generation across thousands of files, and a CI-ready check command.

Rexy the Animator

Animations and short-series by gifted independent artist and animator.

On Guard Security Training

Cybersecurity Training for small business with a focus on the zero-trust vendor security model. Provides training for small business at a flat rate and simplified onboarding.

Praybook

Record your prayers in Praybook then update their status on the go. Pray for your friends and share your needs with others. When your prayers are answered, they become praise so your friends and groups know how to pray for you.

Be Bold Street Minstries

Spreading the gospel of Jesus by providing for his children. A non profit in Salem focused on reaching homeless and drug affected with the powerful message of Jesus Christ.

Rejuvenation

Rejuvenation sells classic American lighting for traditional period looks. In 2012, Rejuvenation launched a new Ruby on Rails website integrated with their ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Timeline

2026

Certified Integration between Valant and Oregon Health Authority (ROADS)

2021

Joined Fountain

January 2020

Developed On Guard Security Training

2020

Primary technical representative and rollout lead working with Microsoft, State of Oregon EIS, PSRB, and Commission for the Blind to implement authorization during the state’s accelerated Microsoft 365 migration

January 2018

Acquired Unique Advertising

2018

Brangay CBDRP model development, Calamba Philippines

2018

Certified Integration between Valant and Oregon Health Authority (MOTS)

February 2016

Started this blog

October 2015

Launched Praybook

January 2013

First Speaking: MongoDB

November 2011

Rejuvenation e-commerce integration into Williams Sonoma brand

March 2009

Master Key Consulting — BIA/BIE overhaul

2008

Care to Share — food crisis scheduling

2001

Desert Technologies High School Junior Administrator, Lake Havasu City AZ

2000

Multi-Network Solutions, Lake Havasu City

1999

Volunteer of the Year for creating the TOBAC (Teens on Battle Against Cigarettes and Chew) website

1999

Webmaster Chamber of Commerce Lake Havasu City, AZ

1998

Founding President, Computer Club, Lake Havasu High School

1996

Started a GeoCities site in Silicon Valley Haven/1300 for QBasic tutorials

Contact

To make best use of your funding on your upcoming project, contact me at

andygauge@gmail.com