Hi! ✌︎
my name is

Patrick Gallagher

role = "fullstack_engineer"

Software should serve the human, not extract from them.

Fullstack Software Engineer with a passion for sovereign and open source systems.

locationUnited States
statusopen for projects
timezonePT
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~/skills [06]

I'm good at this

Claude, Codex3y
95/100// proficient
Agent Orchestration2y
92/100// proficient
Coding by hand12y
96/100// proficient
Transcription, STT3y
85/100// proficient
Sandboxing + Security5y
82/100// proficient
Decentralized finance7y
88/100// proficient
~/work [05]

Things I work on

~/projects/scribular/
Desktop App2025 — now

Scribular

macOS Windows

AI-powered therapy notes that run entirely on-device. No cloud, no uploads, no training pipeline — progress notes in under a minute.

ElectronLocal AIWhisperTypeScriptReact
✦ Live Product
scribular.com open
~/projects/agent-hygiene/
CLI / Dev Tool2026

Agent Hygiene

macOS Linux Windows CI

Measure and improve your coding-agent hygiene. 25 checks across context efficiency, cost, structure and habits — with letter-grade scoring and auto-fix.

TypeScriptNode.jsClaude CodeCodex
GitHub open
~/projects/agent-token-monitor/
Observability2026

Agent Token Monitor

macOS Linux

Track token spend and model usage across your agent sessions in real time. Local-first, no telemetry.

SwiftAnthropic API
GitHub open
~/projects/dispatch/
Agent Orchestration2026

Dispatch

macOS Windows

Markdown-first agent orchestration. Reads your existing todo.md and activity-log.md, dispatches Claude Code sessions, watches them work, validates output.

markdowntmuxbashNode.js
GitHub open
~/projects/llama-swap-app/
Local AI2026

Llama Swap App

macOS Linux

Swap between local LLMs on demand from a simple desktop app. Keep models cached, pick the right one per task, stay off the cloud.

Swift
GitHub open
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Experience log

2026 — Present
Founder & Software Developer
Scribular · USA
On-device AI for therapy notes. Session audio never leaves the therapist's hardware - no server, no BAA, no breach surface. Scribular is chapter one.
2021 — 2024
Chief Technology Officer
Open Dollar · Remote
Led engineering on a decentralized stablecoin protocol. Shipped through the cycle. Four years of learning what self-custody actually costs - and buys.
2020 — 2021
Developer Experience · Indexer · Contributor
Superfluid · The Graph · Raid Guild · Remote
Core DeFi infrastructure: real-time payment streams, decentralized indexing, DAO engineering. Cypherpunk work, in public.
2019 — 2021
Founder
Spendless.io · Remote
Self-sovereign savings app - users held their own keys. An early bet on sovereign finance. Shipped, learned, wound down.
2016 — 2018
Biomedical Engineer / Lead Reviewer
FDA · USA
Reviewed medical devices. Designed a SharePoint UI and database to organize resources for 150+ devices and speed knowledge transfer across the branch. Led a cross-team push to bring 3D modeling into the review process. Taught an internal course on how decentralized networks could meet federal regulatory needs and improve data quality.
~/writing [02]

Recent writing

2024 TokenMaxxing is a learning strategy, not a lifestyle Learning 5 min 2024 Therapists Deserve to Leave Work at Work Scribular 4 min
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Contact me

Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or ideas. Your message could spark something wonderful - let's start a dialogue.

emailhello@gallagherengineer.com
locationUnited States
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