# Akshay Kr Gupta — Technical Publications & Architecture Portfolio

> Designing enterprise systems for regulated environments - where architecture, AI, and governance intersect.

## About the Author
Akshay Kr Gupta (Akshay K Gupta) is a Curious about systems. Serious about architecture. specializing in enterprise-scale systems, distributed computing, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI adoption in regulated industries.

- Homepage: https://akshaykgupta.me/
- Technical Articles: https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/
- Current Focus (/now): https://akshaykgupta.me/now/
- GitHub: https://github.com/AkshayKrGupta
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-kr-gupta/
- RSS Feed: https://akshaykgupta.me/rss.xml
- Full Text Corpus: https://akshaykgupta.me/llms-full.txt

## Published Technical Articles
- [Digital India Runs on OTPs](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/digital-india-runs-on-otps/): India's digital economy runs on billions of SMS messages every day. Explore the architecture, reliability challenges, and future of OTP authentication
- [Remember When OpenClaw Was The Future?](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/remember-when-openclaw-was-the-future/): Five years from now, users won't care whether a feature uses an AI agent, MCP and RAG. They'll simply expect the software to work.
- [Stop Using Your Smartest AI Model for Everything: A Practical Workflow That Saves Time and Tokens](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/stop-using-your-smartest-ai-model-for-everything/): Most developers default to the strongest AI model for every task. Here’s why treating AI models like a specialised engineering team leads to faster iterations, lower token costs, and better software development.
- [HTTP QUERY: Why Enterprise Adoption Will Take Years](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/http-query-method-why-it-matters/): Why It Matters and Why Enterprise Adoption Will Take Years. The HTTP QUERY method solves one of REST’s oldest design problems.
- [Who’s Allowed to Build Your Bank’s Software that manages Billions of Dollars? Anyone.](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/who-is-allowed-to-build-your-software/): Banks, hospitals, and airlines run on code written by people with no license to write it. Here's why that's not a flaw — it's the system.
- [Is Git Becoming a Legacy Skill in the Age of AI?](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/is-git-becoming-a-legacy-skill/): A recent incident made me rethink one of software engineering’s most fundamental skills.
- [Stop Putting UI Inside Your MCP Server: The Abstract UI Schema Pattern](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/mcp-server-the-abstract-ui-schema-pattern/): An enterprise architecture pattern for rendering analytics across Copilot, Teams, Claude Desktop, and custom applications without creating client-specific backend code
- [How to Build a Secure MCP Server: The Middle-Tier Gatekeeper Pattern](https://akshaykgupta.me/blog/mcp-the-middle-tier-gatekeeper-pattern/): Secure your enterprise data warehouse from prompt injections when connecting LLMs via the Model Context Protocol.

## Active Projects & Software
- [Karvics](https://karvics.com): Zero-Knowledge client-side privacy & developer utility suite (Web Crypto, AES-256-GCM, PWA).
- [TwinPixCleaner](https://github.com/AkshayKrGupta/TwinPixCleaner): Open-source native macOS photo deduplication utility using Apple Vision AI and SHA-256 matching.
- [NanoPress](https://github.com/AkshayKrGupta/NanoPress): Open-source native macOS multi-threaded batch media and PDF compression utility using Swift Concurrency.

## Core Expertise & Topics Covered
- Enterprise Architecture & Governance
- GenAI Integration & AI Governance in Regulated Industries
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server Design & Schema Patterns
- Distributed Systems & Consensus Algorithms (Raft, Paxos)
- High-Throughput Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture
- Cloud Infrastructure & Kubernetes Automation

## Full Corpus
- [Full Technical Corpus](https://akshaykgupta.me/llms-full.txt): Comprehensive markdown file containing the complete text of all published articles in a single corpus for deep-context LLM analysis.