I build things.

I used to manage people and code. Now I manage agents.

Software, tools, and systems. At Obligate, where I was CTO for five years, that meant a platform for issuing securities on-chain. Hundreds of millions in securities have been issued on it since launch.

Today I build tools for working with AI agents, software that protects my focus, and projects driven by my own curiosity.

I also work with founders and teams: deciding what to build, assessing existing software, helping teams work with agents, or taking a contained build from scope to handover.

What I have done

The record.

Professional work.

ObligateSecurities platformRegulated infrastructure for issuing securities on-chain. Now a technical advisor.obligate.com Margarita FinanceStructured products on SolanaI led the development of the initial product and its smart contracts.margarita.finance

Client work, unnamed.

Product scopingCoaching engagement, client unnamedBooked to coach the team on AI agents, I first helped clarify what the product needed to do and turned that into a spec the team could build from.Not what I was hired for, but what needed to be done.

Code and security assessmentTechnical review, client unnamedI read the whole codebase, its security and its architecture, and tied every finding to a file and a line.Then I wrote up what a rebuild would take.

Helping a team ship with AI agentsFive sessions, client unnamedThe team was prompting one feature at a time and waiting on each response. Across five sessions, I introduced a spec-driven workflow and coached them through using agents on their own product.Within days of the first session, they were shipping in parallel.

Independent projects.

ForgeBuild pipeline, Grok BotI mark a spec ready and walk away. Forge plans, reviews, implements and opens the pull request. It wakes me only for the decisions that are mine.Template TelperionProcedural tree generatorTrees grow from a seed as one structure, trunk to the twig a leaf hangs on. The same seed always gives the same tree. I am building the Nanite-like renderer that draws a forest of them in real time.GitHub Omarchy distraction spacePlugin for Omarchy, a Linux desktopChat and social apps stay on one workspace. Leaving a focus lock takes a written reason.GitHub YULONG A//45Fast gravel frameAn original frame, from geometry to finished model. Every number on its page says where it came from.Live page

How to reach me

Write me.

Tell me what you’re building and where you could use help. A couple of paragraphs is enough. If I can help, I’ll suggest a first step.

You’re also welcome to send a link, ask a question, or just say hello.

daniel@killenberger.com

Or find me on . DM me or post at @DanKillenberger.