Tapas Kar

I build software that runs on your own machine, and systems that trade while I sleep.

Some of what I build runs entirely offline, by design. Some of it trades while I'm asleep. This site is where I keep the work, the writing, and whatever I'm currently figuring out.

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Focus

Software & Markets

Currently

Building in public

Open to

Interesting conversations

Projects

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tapaskar.com

This website — a fast, content-first personal site with a markdown publishing pipeline.

Next.jsTailwind CSSVercel

Pratibmb

A desktop app that lets you chat with your 10-years-younger self — using your own message history, running entirely offline.

Pythonllama.cppSQLiteLocal LLMs

AalsiTrader

An autonomous trading platform with AI agents, paper trading, and a real-time dashboard — running live on AWS.

TypeScriptReactAWS LambdaWebSockets

Thoughts

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Hello, worldAugust 28, 2026
Why I finally bought a domain and decided to write in public.
Writing is thinkingAugust 20, 2026
A short note on why putting words down beats keeping ideas in your head.

Right now

Building out this website and starting to write in public.

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