I build practical AI systems that move from idea to production fast.
- Website: https://www.craftsmanlabs.net/
- Documentation: https://docs.simpleagents.craftsmanlabs.net/
- SimpleFlow SDK Docs: http://docs.simpleflow-sdk.craftsmanlabs.net/
I'm a Chennai-based AI/ML software engineer and indie builder working under the CraftsmanLabs brand. I focus on agentic AI systems, multimodal LLM applications, memory architectures, and production-grade developer tooling.
One-line background: I started shipping and leading technical communities early, then scaled into full-time AI engineering across IDP, NLP, and agent systems.
| Period | Role | Company | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 - Present | Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Builder | CraftsmanLabs | Building production agentic systems, model orchestration stacks, and AI product workflows |
| Feb 2025 - Present | Co-Founder, OS Agentic Builder | Agentics Foundation | OSS non-profit work for advancing practical agentic engineering |
| Jul 2024 - Dec 2025 | SWE ML Engineer | Cato | Built an agentic supply-chain pipeline for inventory/data intake, RFQ entity extraction, supplier routing, invoice draft generation, human-in-the-loop review, and observability traces to improve future accuracy |
| Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 | Software Engineer ML | Ampliforce | Built multimodal IDP systems (Donut, GPT-4V, LLaVA, Mistral), shipped automation bots and tool integrations, and delivered high-impact scraping and extraction pipelines |
| Nov 2022 - May 2023 | Solution Engineer | Instabase | Accelerated extraction pipelines for complex financial documents using LayoutLMv3-based solutions and bank-system integrations |
| May 2022 - Jul 2023 | Software Engineer ML | HighIQ.ai | Built pre-LLM IDP components including signature validation, invoice extraction, translation workflows, and MLOps-backed model improvements |
| 2021 - 2022 | Early engineering roles | FEBA Technologies, Ysquare, HighIQ.ai | Python product engineering and applied NLP research |
- I was a core engineer for this HR-focused project: https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/features/a-digital-colleague-how-chemist-warehouse-and-insurgence-ai-are-rewriting-the-hr-playbook/
AI is most powerful when we stop treating models as black boxes and start designing systems around them.
I'm exploring the space where:
- human intent defines direction,
- agents execute complex workflows,
- and memory plus orchestration make outputs reliable enough for real-world use.
My focus is simple: vibe-code agents to production without giving up control.
That means combining:
- frontier models for capability,
- SLMs for cost and performance on domain tasks,
- and model sovereignty so teams can decide where intelligence runs.
I'm especially interested in building with open and controllable ecosystems, including LFM and Qwen-class models, while keeping interfaces provider-agnostic.
| Project | What it does | GitHub |
|---|---|---|
SimpleAgents |
Rust-first multi-language framework for building agentic apps with routing, workflows, healing/coercion, caching, and bindings across Rust/Python/Node/Go. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleAgents |
SimpleMemory |
Rust-first memory service with durable operations, vector search, OpenAPI surfaces, compatibility routes, and MCP tooling for long-context systems. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleMemory |
SimpleFlow |
Multi-tenant orchestration skeleton (Go + Vue) for agent registration, identity sync, API-key secured chat flows, and streaming-ready architecture. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleFlow |
SimpleAgentsRLM |
Recursive Language Model implementation showing how to keep context external and reason with executable recursive steps. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleAgentsRLM |
SimpleFlowSDKs |
Official SDK collection for integrating SimpleFlow across supported languages and runtimes. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleFlowSDKs |
SimpleFlowTemplates |
Ready-to-use starter templates for building and shipping SimpleFlow-based workflows faster. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleFlowTemplates |
SimpleAgentChatTemplate |
Chat-focused template repository for quickly launching agent-powered conversational applications. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/SimpleAgentChatTemplate |
LitellmProxy |
Unified LiteLLM proxy layer for multi-provider model access (Azure, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, and more) behind one interface. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/LitellmProxy |
ImageToAgent |
Converts whiteboard-style workflow sketches into runnable chat and agent application flows. | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs/ImageToAgent |
These packages are published and available to use today.
| Package | Registry | Link |
|---|---|---|
simple-agents-py |
PyPI | https://pypi.org/project/simple-agents-py/ |
simple-agents-node |
npm | https://www.npmjs.com/package/simple-agents-node |
simpleflow-sdk |
PyPI | https://pypi.org/project/simpleflow-sdk/ |
simpleflow-sdk |
npm | https://www.npmjs.com/package/simpleflow-sdk |
simple-agent-type |
crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/simple-agent-type |
simple-agents-cache |
crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/simple-agents-cache |
simple-agents-core |
crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/simple-agents-core |
simple-agents-ffi |
crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/simple-agents-ffi |
simple-agents-healing |
crates.io | https://crates.io/crates/simple-agents-healing |
| Category | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Core languages | Rust, Python, JavaScript, SQL |
| LLM and AI frameworks | LiteLLM, DSPy, Pydantic, LangFlow, LionAGI |
| Model families | GPT, Claude, Mistral, LLaVA, Donut, Qwen, LFM |
| Computer vision and document AI | OpenCV, LayoutLMv3, Inception-ResNet |
| Vector and memory systems | Pinecone, Qdrant |
| Inference and serving | vLLM, MLX, Triton Inference Server |
| Cloud and infra | GCP, Azure, Docker |
| UI and product surfaces | Open WebUI, LibreChat, Gradio |
- AI architecture blueprints for enterprise systems and agent platforms
- RL and reasoning methods for LLM workflows (including GRPO and recursive approaches)
- Multi-agent collaboration patterns with sparse communication and tool routing
- RAG preprocessing and context-optimization strategies for better retrieval quality
- Applied AI pipelines in finance, supply chain, healthcare, and scientific discovery
I actively build, fork, and contribute around the agentic ecosystem, including infrastructure, model serving, MCP-based tooling, and production workflow patterns.
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://www.craftsmanlabs.net/ |
| GitHub | https://github.com/CraftsMan-Labs |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishub-c-r | |
| Linktree | https://linktr.ee/CraftsmanLabs |
If you're building in agent orchestration, memory systems, model routing/proxy layers, or domain-specific AI products, I'd love to collaborate.
Open an issue, start a discussion, or reach out through any repo above.




