Max Kruisbrink

I build AI systems.
Here's how.

AI infrastructure, agentic systems, and the craft of shipping products — documented through building and writing.

What I Write About

Three lenses on the intersection of engineering, product, and AI.

AI & Agentic Systems

I build agentic infrastructure — multi-agent orchestration, skill systems, and AI that compounds intelligence across sessions.

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Building in Public

The real process of shipping products — architecture decisions, mistakes, and outcomes. Not theory. The actual work.

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Technical Deep Dives

TypeScript, Astro, Cloudflare, CLI tools — deep cuts into the engineering decisions behind production systems.

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Latest Writing

Recent posts on engineering, AI systems, and the craft of building.

Building in Public 6 min read

From Civil Engineer to AI Builder

How structural engineering taught me to think in systems — and why I left it to build AI infrastructure.

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AI & Agentic 6 min read

Building a Personal AI Infrastructure

How I built PAI — an agentic system with skills, memory, and hooks that compounds intelligence.

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Building in Public 3 min read

Hello World — Why I Rebuilt Everything

The first post on the new Maxplaining. Astro 5, zero JavaScript, and a content-first philosophy.

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Projects

Things I'm building, shipping, and experimenting with.

PAI — Personal AI Infrastructure

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A personalized agentic system that helps accomplish goals through AI-powered workflows.

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Maxplaining

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Personal brand and content platform built with Astro 5, Tailwind v4, and zero JavaScript by default.

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Let's Connect

I build AI infrastructure and write about the process. If you're building something interesting or want to talk systems, reach out.

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