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AboutAditya.
AI-native founder in Seattle. I ship real products by directing AI.
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I basically live and breathe AI-driven development. Not the demo kind: the kind where the code has to run in production and not fall apart when a real user does something weird.
My bet is that the engineers who win the next decade are the ones who can direct AI with real engineering judgment, and I have spent the last few years testing that bet on my own products.
The biggest one is Rifle Configurator, a free firearm builder I founded. It passed 1.2 million visitors in its first 11 months and now gets nearly 400,000 visitors a month.
What I build with AI
I build production software with AI coding agents doing most of the typing, and it holds together. Not because the AI is magic, but because I apply computer engineering fundamentals while prompting.
That means architecture decisions, state management, and knowing when the agent is about to paint itself into a corner. I wrote about where that line sits in how I vibe code large projects.
I have also gone deep on AI-driven SEO: what actually gets pages ranked, and what gets them cited by AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. That work is why I built the AI SEO Optimizer as a free tool.
On the open-source side I build MCP servers and developer tools, including MCP Inspector Online, a browser-based inspector for remote MCP servers. The full list is on the projects page.
How I work
Claude Code is my daily driver, with agent teams for anything big. I care a lot about the setup around the agent: CLAUDE.md files, pre-commit quality gates, and repo structure that keeps AI output honest.
If you want the full playbook, start with my complete guide to Claude Code.
Background
Before this I was at Meta shipping user-facing VR fitness features on Meta Quest in C# and Unity3D. I studied Computer Engineering at UIUC, founded AIdeaHub, and served as CTO at two startups.
The dates and details are on my resume. Online I go by legorobotdude: that is me on GitHub, YouTube, itch.io, and X.
Get in touch
The fastest way to reach me is email. I am open to interesting AI engineering conversations, collaborations, and opportunities. My contact page has the rest of the channels, plus what I do and do not reply to.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Aditya Bawankule?
Aditya Bawankule is an AI-native founder in Seattle who builds production software by directing AI coding agents. He founded Rifle Configurator, a free firearm builder with nearly 400,000 monthly visitors. He previously shipped VR fitness features at Meta, studied Computer Engineering at UIUC, and founded AIdeaHub. He also builds open-source MCP servers and free AI tools like MCP Inspector Online and the AI SEO Optimizer.
What does Aditya Bawankule work on?
He works on AI-driven software development: GenAI products, open-source MCP servers, AI-driven SEO, and free developer tools like MCP Inspector Online and the AI SEO Optimizer. His writing covers Claude Code, AI agents, and what it takes to keep AI-generated codebases from falling apart.
How can I contact Aditya Bawankule?
Email him at adityabawankule@gmail.com or message him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/adityabawankule. He is open to interesting AI engineering conversations, collaborations, and opportunities.