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Yonatan Gross - AI Platform Engineer & Backend Developer

One engineer. A production AI operation that runs itself.

Autonomous agents, RAG, and the infrastructure they run on. Designed, shipped, and operated end to end by one engineer. The kind that files its own work at 3am.

Last shipped
OrchestKit v8.78.0
Working in
Next.js 16 · LangGraph · pgvector
Next opening
June 2026 · 1 slot
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Next.js
  • React
  • FastAPI
  • LangGraph
  • Claude API
  • OpenAI
  • PostgreSQL
  • pgvector
  • Redis
  • Langfuse
  • Sanity CMS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Radix UI
  • Storybook
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Pydantic
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • AWS
  • Playwright
  • Vitest
  • MCP Servers
  • RAG
  • Celery
  • Prometheus
  • VoyageAI
  • Turborepo
  • Zustand

Shipped with

  • HunterTools
  • Drushim
  • Ayala Attia
  • RemoteICU

The toolkit · open source

Powered by OrchestKit, my public engineering brain.

the toolkit, live · energy through every spoke
114skills
37agents
218hooks
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Services

What I Do

AI consulting, development, and full-stack engineering

Build

AI Development

Build production-ready AI features for your application. From conversational chatbots to multi-agent systems and RAG implementations.
LLM-Powered ChatbotsRAG / Semantic SearchMulti-Agent OrchestrationLangGraph WorkflowsAPI IntegrationProduction Deployment
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Full-Stack Development

Modern web applications built with React, Next.js, and Python backends. From MVP to production, with clean architecture and CI/CD.
React 19 / Next.js 16FastAPI / Node.jsPostgreSQL / RedisDocker & CI/CDVercel DeploymentTypeScript End-to-End
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Infrastructure & DevOps

Production infrastructure with Terraform IaC, Docker deployments, and automated CI/CD. From VPS setup to Cloudflare Tunnels and GitHub Actions.
Terraform IaCDocker DeploymentsCloudflare TunnelsVPS SetupCI/CD PipelinesGitHub Actions
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AI Agent Development

Custom AI agents and tooling for Claude Code and other platforms. MCP servers, OrchestKit skills, prompt engineering, and workflow automation.
Custom MCP ServersOrchestKit Skills/AgentsClaude Code ToolingAgent FrameworksPrompt EngineeringWorkflow Automation
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Advise & Coach

AI Consulting

Get expert guidance on integrating AI into your product. I help you identify opportunities, design the right architecture, and create an implementation roadmap.
AI Readiness AssessmentArchitecture DesignLLM Selection & EvaluationRAG Pipeline StrategyMulti-Agent DesignImplementation Roadmap
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AI Integration Audit

Comprehensive assessment of your current development workflow and business processes to identify high-impact AI integration opportunities. Delivered as a prioritized roadmap.
Discovery session with your teamWorkflow and toolchain analysisAI opportunity identification and scoringPrioritized implementation roadmapEffort sizing per opportunityPresentation of findings
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AI Development Coaching

Hands-on coaching to level up your AI development, Claude Code, Cursor, MCP servers, prompt engineering, and shipping production AI features. Tailored to where you are; we shape the format together on a quick intro call.
Claude Code & Cursor workflowsMCP servers & toolingPrompt engineeringRAG & multi-agent patternsShipping AI features to productionSupport between sessions
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Team Workshops

Bring your team up to speed on AI-powered development, live demos, hands-on labs on your codebase, and real workflow integration. Format and depth scoped to your team on an intro call.
Live demos & hands-on labsTool setup for every participantExercises on your codebaseTeam workflow integrationCustom AI agent designPost-workshop implementation guide
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Why solo

Why hire one engineer instead of an agency?

Solo senior engineer vs agency vs marketplace, on the axes that decide outcomes.

Code authorship

The person you talk to writes the code

Accountability

One name, end to end

Iteration speed

Decision to deploy in hours, not sprints

Work

Selected Work

Production systems I designed, built, and shipped. From AI platforms to open-source tools

AI Operations Platform

Production · WhatsApp AI live · operated solo since 2025

Watch in theater

The Lab

Working artifacts, published live

Interactive dashboards and decision boards my AI tooling generates during real work. Not demos: the numbers, issues, and decisions in them are real.

OrchestKit Lab gallery

Every playground is a self-contained HTML artifact from a real session: a 37-issue release-adoption wave, a 98-issue triage board, drag-to-decide standing boards.

Open The Lab
Playgrounds published
10
Issues auto-filed in one week
37
Breaking changes flagged
25

What Clients Say

Feedback from people I've worked with

Yonatan built my entire online presence from scratch, portfolio site, SEO, and booking system. He understood my needs as a therapist and created something that truly represents my practice. Professional, fast, and always available.
Ayala AttiaClinical Emotional Therapist, Private Practice
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Capability × Leverage

Where each capability shipped

A platform engineer's stack compounds. Each capability is a reusable building block. Many are @yonatan-hq/* core packages I wrote once and shipped across every engagement.

Motion showcase · building in public

The reels that started it.

Real Claude Code sessions, real releases, the making-of rail. They play when you reach them, pause when you leave.

cc-reel · the AirPods rescuereal Claude Code session, 1 of the curated cuts
the tribe · Fable launchSuno rap · Higgsfield · every animal = a real sub-agent

More curated cuts on the version timeline below · tap for sound, expand for theater

Meet George.

The Yonyon identity is drawn from this guy - my husky-mix, the real-life inspiration behind the brand. One amber eye, one ice-blue: the two accent colors this whole site runs on. He supervises every deploy from the couch.

heterochromia, now a design system

George · Chief Morale Officer

Building in Public

Latest Posts

Deep-dives into AI agent architectures, RAG optimization, and lessons from shipping production AI systems

New posts as they ship

The stack · used daily

Tools I actually run my business on

Every tool here runs this site or the platform behind it, right now. Some links are referral links, your price never changes.

Claude Code

Builds everything

What it does for me

End-to-end featuresFixes CI on its ownParallel subagents

Real usage, not slogans

  • This site: 600+ pull requests written with Claude Code
  • The site chat runs on Claude with my knowledge base
  • My ops bots investigate deploys and post summaries to Slack
0pull requests written together
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GitHub

Where the code lives

What it does for me

Org + reposActions CI/CDGHCR packages

Real usage, not slogans

  • All the org's code, from this site to the platform
  • Every production deploy runs through GitHub Actions
  • Private packages and images publish to GHCR
0active repos in the org
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Vercel

Hosts this site

What it does for me

Auto-deploy from mainAnalytics + Speed InsightsClient sites

Real usage, not slogans

  • yonyon.ai is live minutes after every merge
  • Client sites run here in production today
  • Web Vitals stream from the site into my own database
0live production sites
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Hetzner

Runs the platform

What it does for me

Full Docker Compose stackStaging + prodNightly backups

Real usage, not slogans

  • Bots, APIs, and monitoring run there right now
  • The business WhatsApp automation runs there 24/7
  • Every night: encrypted backup to a Storage Box
0services in production
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Sanity

Every word you're reading

What it does for me

Bilingual he/en contentStudio embedded in the siteRefresh on publish

Real usage, not slogans

  • All of this site's copy is edited there, in two languages
  • Active studios include client projects
  • Content changes go live with zero deploys
0active studios
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Cal.com

My open calendar

What it does for me

Self-serve booking on the siteWebhooks into analyticsSlots API

Real usage, not slogans

  • The 'book a call' button on this site runs through it
  • The next open slot shows on my homepage in real time
  • Every booking feeds my analytics funnel
0minutes of intro call, free
🏷 20% off for 12 months via my link
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Morning

Invoices and receipts

What it does for me

Invoices via APIAutomatic receiptsBusiness reports

Real usage, not slogans

  • An invoice goes out automatically when a project closes
  • Years of bookkeeping without the headache
0years of daily use
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Higgsfield

The visual side

What it does for me

Brand videoBanners and coversGeorge's animations

Real usage, not slogans

  • The clips in this site's motion section were made there
  • The LinkedIn and GitHub banners were made there
  • George the husky's animated avatar
0clips on this site
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Resend

The mail room

What it does for me

NewsletterTransactional emailCompliant unsubscribe

Real usage, not slogans

  • This site's subscribe form writes straight into my audience
  • Meeting confirmations and updates ship from there
  • One-click unsubscribe, per spec and per law
0click to unsubscribe, always
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Building with AI · WhatsApp

Building with AI

My WhatsApp community: a room for builders, a room for OrchestKit users, and a room for the people bringing AI into their business. Pick yours.

WhatsApp communities · free, no spam

Pinned · The Weekly

Yonyon.AI

One broadcast a week: what got built, what broke, and what's worth your time.

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About

About Me

Yonatan Gross - AI Platform Engineer & Backend Developer

I build AI that runs itself, then keep it running. One engineer, production-grade: autonomous agents, RAG, custom MCP servers, and the Terraform-managed infrastructure they run on. Solo since 2025, after years building high-scale financial systems.

The proof is my own platform: a smart WhatsApp assistant, a commerce system, content management, and custom MCP servers, all shipped and operated end to end on managed cloud. Like the ops bot that files its own to-do list at 3am.

I also created OrchestKit, an open-source toolkit for working effectively with Claude Code, and I help businesses fold the same autonomous AI into their own workflows.

Core Technologies

PythonFastAPIClaude Agent SDKMCP ServersRAG / pgvectorTerraformDockerTypeScriptReact 19Next.js 16CeleryLangGraph

AI Engineering Insights

Insights on building production AI systems. From multi-agent orchestration to practical deployment patterns.

Multi-agent system patterns
Production RAG architectures
AI development workflows

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Questions

Frequently asked

Short, quotable answers about what Yonatan builds, what it costs, and how agents can call this site.

What does Yonatan Gross do?

Yonatan is an AI Platform Engineer & Backend Developer who designs and operates production AI systems solo - RAG pipelines, multi-agent architectures, MCP servers, and the infrastructure that runs them. He built a WhatsApp AI platform and created OrchestKit, an open-source Claude Code agent framework (114 skills, 37 agents, 218 hooks).

How can I reach Yonatan?

Book a free 15-minute intro call at cal.com/yonyon, or email [email protected].

Can an AI agent use the chat API on this site?

Yes. Full developer & API docs cover authentication, endpoints, and examples. POST /api/chat with JSON body {"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"..."}]} (up to 20 messages, each up to 2000 chars). Public, no auth, rate-limited to 10 requests per IP per minute, backed by the claude-haiku-4-5 model, streaming a text/plain response. See also /llms.txt and the agent-skills index.

How much does it cost to work with Yonatan, and how do I get a quote?

Engagements are scoped per project, so there is no fixed price list - quotes depend on what you are building. The fastest path to a quote is to book a free 15-minute intro call at cal.com/yonyon, describe the work, and get a scoped proposal. You can also email [email protected]. See /pricing.md.

Why choose Yonatan over an agency or a freelance marketplace?

You work directly with the engineer who designs, builds, and operates the system - no account managers, no hand-offs, no junior bench. Yonatan ships production AI end-to-end (RAG, multi-agent, MCP servers, and the infrastructure they run on) as a single accountable point of contact, and has done so in production (a WhatsApp AI platform) and in the open (OrchestKit). For teams that want senior, hands-on ownership rather than a staffing layer, that directness is the difference.

Contact

Let's Work Together

Book a free 15-minute call or send me a message.

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