# thegdsks.com

> Senior Software Engineer and Architect at Marriott International. Founder of GLINR STUDIOS and theSVG. Architecting distributed systems at scale and building open-source tools that developers actually use.

## About

Gagan Deep Singh (thegdsks) is a Senior Software Engineer and Architect at Marriott International and the founder of GLINR STUDIOS (formerly GLINCKER) and of theSVG, an open-source brand SVG icon library. With 10+ years of experience and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from the University of St. Thomas, he architects distributed systems at scale and builds open-source developer tools. Based in Dallas, TX, he is passionate about open-source development, creating tools that enhance developer productivity, and leveraging AI to solve complex problems.

## Pages

- Full context for LLMs: https://thegdsks.com/llms-full.txt
- Home: https://thegdsks.com/
- About: https://thegdsks.com/about
- Blog: https://thegdsks.com/blog
- Writing (all articles): https://thegdsks.com/writing
- Projects: https://thegdsks.com/projects
- Journey: https://thegdsks.com/journey - The builder's journey from student projects to production AI systems
- Now: https://thegdsks.com/now - What Gagan is currently working on, reading, and building
- Uses: https://thegdsks.com/uses
- Contact: https://thegdsks.com/contact

## Experience

- Marriott International: Senior Software Engineer (Jun 2025 to present), frontend architecture on the Bonvoy loyalty portal
- Xylo AI: Founding Engineer (Jul 2025 to Mar 2026), led an Azure-to-GCP migration and a Django-to-microservices rebuild
- Ameriprise Financial: Software Engineer (Sep 2022 to Jun 2025)
- GLINR STUDIOS (formerly GLINCKER): Founder
- theSVG: Founder (Mar 2026 to present), open-source brand and cloud SVG icon library at https://thesvg.org

## Projects

- **GLINR STUDIOS** (formerly GLINCKER): Studio behind URL shortening, QR codes, AI content moderation, communities, and developer tools
- **AskVerdict AI**: AI-powered verdict engine delivering instant, structured answers and decisions through multi-model reasoning
- **ProfClaw**: AI assistant platform. Your AI that can do everything, replacing and improving upon OpenClaw
- **GeoKit**: AI-readiness audit and GEO toolkit that scores any website 0-100 for Generative Engine Optimization
- **TypeWeaver**: AI-powered type generation and code scaffolding from schemas (OpenAPI, GraphQL, JSON Schema)
- **Glin Profanity**: Profanity detection and filtering across 24+ languages, available as npm package and MCP server
- **CommitWeave**: Smart CLI for structured git commit messages with emoji support and conventional commit rules
- **PalRun**: AI command palette for your terminal that lets you discover and run project commands with natural language

## Publications

- Assay: Claims That Decay With the Code (Om Shankar Tiwari, Tangi Vass, Gagan Deep Singh), arXiv:2609.36170 [cs.SE], Sep 2026: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.36170

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/thegdsks
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gdsks
- X/Twitter: https://x.com/thegdsks
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/~gdsks
- Medium: https://gdsks.medium.com
- DEV.to: https://dev.to/thegdsks
- GLINR STUDIOS: https://glinr.com

## Contact

For inquiries, collaborations, or consulting opportunities:

- Email: gdsksdeveloper@gmail.com
- Website: https://thegdsks.com