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.