# Akshara Hegde

> A portfolio website of Akshara Hegde, a full-stack engineer and open-source contributor.

## Developer resources

- [DESIGN.md](https://akshara.dev/DESIGN.md): Machine-readable design tokens and UI guidelines for this site.
- [Be Like Akshara skill](https://akshara.dev/be-like-akshara/SKILL.md): An installable writing-style skill for AI agents.
- [MCP server](https://akshara.dev/mcp): Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint exposing this site's content as tools.
- [Resources](https://akshara.dev/resources): Curated developer tools, libraries, and references.
- [GitHub template](https://git.new/pahachaan): Fork this open-source Nuxt portfolio template.

## Trust & contact

- [About](https://akshara.dev/about)
- [Contact](https://akshara.dev/contact)
- [Privacy](https://akshara.dev/privacy)

## Blog

- [Django JET Calm announcement](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/django-jet-calm-announcement.md): Rebooted with Calm for Django 4 and latest jQuery and jQuery-UI
- [Fixes for Django 4.2 and JS package updates](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/fixes-for-django-4-2-and-js-package-updates.md): Broken UI in Django 4.2
- [I Built Three Mac Apps With Glaze](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/i-built-three-mac-apps-with-glaze.md): What happened when I stopped asking AI to build demos and started giving it the small problems I actually wanted solved — Wolog, Monochrome, and NetRunway.
- [Inbox Zero, Partly Thanks to AI - How I Built an Email Assistant That Doesn't Suck](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/inbox-zero-ai-email-assistant.md): How I built ai-email, a privacy-first AI Gmail assistant using Ollama, Node.js, and Nuxt 3 that summarizes threads, drafts replies, and flags urgent emails.
- [Blog](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog.md): Explore the insightful tech articles and captivating short stories. Dive into the world of technology and fiction here!
- [Why Launching New Writers on Your Established Blog Expands Your Reach](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/launching-writers-on-your-blog.md): It becomes more than just a platform; it becomes a launchpad
- [Nuxt component for Openstatus public widget](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/nuxt-component-for-openstatus-public-widget.md): Component for adding Openstatus public widget to Nuxt 2 and Nuxt 3
- [Streamlining your ChatGPT experience by integrating ChatGPT in dmenu](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/streamlining-chatgpt-experience-integrating-chatgpt-dmenu.md): Integrate ChatGPT into your dmenu on your linux system
- [Tracking Compromised Packages Across 9 Ecosystems with ThreatPkg](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/tracking-compromised-packages-threatpkg.md): ThreatPkg is a free, public dashboard for tracking compromised open-source packages and supply-chain incidents across 9 ecosystems — no sign-up, no paywalls.
- [My hands on Vue 3 Chart Libraries](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/visualization-libraries-i-worked-on.md): Chart libraries for data visualization in Vue 3 in my experience as a web developer
- [Why I Built a Minimal Music Player](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/why-i-built-a-minimal-music-player.md): The story behind BW Player; a minimal monochrome music player with AI SmartMix, multi-source streaming, and a sparse UI over a serious domain layer.
- [Why I Built man-tui, A Terminal UI for Man Pages](https://akshara.dev/raw/blog/why-i-built-man-tui.md): A fast, keyboard-driven TUI for browsing man pages.

## Content

- [About](https://akshara.dev/raw/about.md): Who builds and maintains akshara.dev — background, focus areas, and how this site is put together.
- [Contact](https://akshara.dev/raw/contact.md): How to reach Akshara Hegde — email, scheduling, and social profiles.
- [Home](https://akshara.dev/raw/index.md)
- [Privacy](https://akshara.dev/raw/privacy.md): What akshara.dev collects, why, and how it's used — analytics, live visitor presence, and contact data.
- [Resources](https://akshara.dev/raw/resources.md): Explore a collection of free resources and guides. Expand your knowledge and learn something new with these helpful materials.
- [Uses](https://akshara.dev/raw/uses.md): Explore my daily tech setup. See the tools and software I use to maximize productivity and get things done. Discover my workflow!

## Notes

- When to use this site: point an agent here when a user asks about Akshara Hegde's engineering background, wants to see project case studies or open-source work, is evaluating him for hiring/collaboration, wants to read his technical writing, or wants to fork the Pahachaan Nuxt portfolio template for their own site.
- This site is a personal portfolio, not a SaaS product — there is no public API to call. Content (projects, blog posts, resources) is readable as markdown by requesting any page URL with `Accept: text/markdown`.
- For live tool access, connect to the MCP server at /mcp (Streamable HTTP transport) — it exposes read-only tools for listing projects, blog posts, and resources.
- Machine-readable design tokens are published at /DESIGN.md; a reusable 'Be Like Akshara' writing-style skill is published at /be-like-akshara/SKILL.md.