Daryl Ngako

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I build digital products by combining engineering, automation and visual creativity.

Software engineer specialising in web development, AI, automation and AI-assisted motion design.

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The tools I build with

  • Claude Code
  • Hermes Agent
  • N8N
  • Retell
  • Next.js
  • Convex
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • TanStack Start
  • Vercel
  • Docker
  • ChatGPT

Products I design, build and bring to life.

My own products and the motion design films that tell their story, plus a selection of projects built for clients.

4 projects

  • Vigie
    Desktop app

    Vigie

    One supervisor for every local dev server: each server starts once, and every AI agent reads the same live state instead of launching a duplicate.

    vigie.lyrad.dev
  • Motion design

    Vigie, the film

    The motion design film of Vigie: five copies of the same dev server, then a single supervisor that holds one live state.

  • Tara Card
    Connected NFC card

    Tara Card

    The NFC business card that opens your whole business in one tap: contact, socials, shop and mobile money payments.

    taracard.cc
  • Motion design

    Tara Card, the film

    The motion design film of Tara Card: the tap, the profile and the payment, told in a few seconds.

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The teams and clients I have built with.

Freelance engagements, missions and my own structure: the context, my contribution and what was delivered.

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Field notes, written by hand.

Hands-on tutorials and lessons learned from what I build.

How I built my second AI brain with Obsidian and Claude Code

A simple method for your AI to stop forgetting and remember everything you teach it, thanks to Obsidian and Claude Code.

AI

Install Hermes Agent on a VPS with Docker: the complete guide

How I installed Hermes Agent (the OpenClaw Killer) on a VPS: SSH connection, OAuth, DNS configuration, HTTPS reverse proxy and the real production pitfalls.

AI Agents

Why I write my articles by hand in MDX (and I don't regret it)

How I built the lyrad.dev blog with Fumadocs and MDX, without a database or CMS, and why this choice really simplifies life.

Mdx

10 essential AI skills for developers who want to move faster

Discover the 10 essential skills for a developer: installation, technical structure and how to create your own.

AI
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Frequently asked questions

Everything you might want to know before we talk.

I'm Daryl Ngako, a software engineer specialising in web development, AI, automation and AI-assisted motion design. I build digital products by combining engineering, automation and visual creativity.

My own SaaS: it turns a flyer or a YouTube thumbnail that already performs into your own visual, face and branding included, in 30 seconds, with every platform format exported from one brief. Discover Kreafy

Web development (sites, web apps and back-offices in Next.js), AI integration and agents, business workflow automation with n8n, and AI-assisted motion design for product films and animated visuals.

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