About
I’m Robert Allen (zircote), a technologist building AI-powered developer tools and precision agriculture systems.
What I Build
- AI Developer Tools : Claude Code plugins, semantic memory systems, and workflow automation
- API Tooling : OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and documentation generators
- Agriculture Tech : Precision farming tools, climate simulation, and livestock management systems
- Open Source : Maintaining projects used by thousands of developers worldwide
Beyond Tech
When I’m not writing code, you’ll find me:
- Making music : Cellist and bassist
- In the workshop : Woodworking and building things with my hands
- Reading and thinking : Aspiring philosopher with deep interests in ontology and semantics
- Down rabbit holes : Currently fascinated by plasma physics
Open Source
- swagger-php : PHP library for generating OpenAPI documentation from annotations, used by thousands of projects worldwide
- git-adr : Architecture Decision Records stored in git notes with AI-powered drafting
- subcog : Git-native semantic memory with hybrid BM25/vector search for Claude Code
- vscode-git-adr : VSCode extension for managing Architecture Decision Records
- marketplace : Claude Code plugins marketplace for enhanced development workflows
Epic Pastures
Epic Pastures is my regenerative farm in Central Virginia, raising Katahdin hair sheep, poultry, and running high-tunnel vegetable production. The farm drives my agricultural technology work, building tools to solve real problems I encounter daily:
- nsip-api-client : Python client and MCP server for the National Sheep Improvement Program genetic database
- cloudgrow-sim : ASHRAE-compliant greenhouse climate simulation for optimizing growing conditions
Connect
Find me on GitHub where I’m actively contributing to the open source community.