Engineering, product, AI, and open-source notes from Palash Debnath.https://palash.dev/en-us© Palash Debnathhi@palash.dev (Palash Debnath)hi@palash.dev (Palash Debnath)60Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:55:00 GMThttps://palash.dev/blog/local-first-trust-boundaries/https://palash.dev/blog/local-first-trust-boundaries/VoiceStudio, Opal, and Bootable keep different things under user control. Their useful trust boundaries are more specific than one label.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:55:00 GMTengineeringprivacyopen-sourceprogramsPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/opal-play-everything/https://palash.dev/blog/opal-play-everything/It's 11 PM and you just want to watch something. So why are there nine tabs open? Opal is my answer — one media player for the next decades of entertainment.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMTopalzigmediaprogramsPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/memxt-agent-memory/https://palash.dev/blog/memxt-agent-memory/Local-first long-term memory for AI coding agents — one static binary, sub-millisecond semantic recall, nothing leaves your machine.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTmemxtzigaiagentsPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/omnivoice-open-source-elevenlabs/https://palash.dev/blog/omnivoice-open-source-elevenlabs/VoiceStudio.sh — voice cloning, design, dubbing and dictation as a local desktop app. 600+ languages, self-hosted, yours.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTomnivoiceaiaudioopen-sourcePalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/building-from-agartala/https://palash.dev/blog/building-from-agartala/Two years of hiring posts, one bootcamp with no syllabus, and why I'm building AI products from a city that isn't on the startup map.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTstartupagartalahiringindiaPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/sovereign-ai/https://palash.dev/blog/sovereign-ai/Why every nation needs sovereign AI, what wars will actually be fought with, and why we ship Sarvam's indic models in production at Yupcha.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiindiasovereign-aiopinionPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/ai-interviewer/https://palash.dev/blog/ai-interviewer/First-round interviews are a grind of repeated questions and manual notes. Here's what we built at Yupcha instead — and what building it taught us.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiproductyupchahiringPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/hello-world/https://palash.dev/blog/hello-world/First post on the new blog. A brief intro about who I am, what I build, and what to expect from this space.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTpersonalmetaintroductionsPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/on-shipping-fast/https://palash.dev/blog/on-shipping-fast/Speed isn't the opposite of quality. Here's how I think about velocity, iteration, and knowing when good enough is good enough.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTengineeringvelocityproductPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)https://palash.dev/blog/building-with-ai/https://palash.dev/blog/building-with-ai/Practical lessons from integrating AI into real products. Not the hype — the craft.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTaiengineeringproductPalash Debnath (hi@palash.dev)