Imagine it.
Understand the problem, shape a useful product, and work out what belongs in the first version. Think through the experience before filling it with features.
KEVIN CATHALY / THE DEVELOPER BEHIND ALAKAZA
From a first idea.
To an app in your hands.
I imagine, build, and ship apps. I’ve been cooking code since 2006, and today I bring that hands-on experience to directing AI agents, too.
01 / THE WHOLE RECIPE
An idea needs more
than code.
I can take care of the whole journey.
Build it.
Turn that direction into working software. Design the architecture, write the code, connect the pieces, and work through the details that make an app feel right.
Ship it.
Carry the work through testing, packaging, and release. Give the app a home, explain how it works, and make it easy for people to get help.
02 / EXPERIENCE MEETS NEW TOOLS
Hands on the code.
An eye on the whole kitchen.
HANDS-ON DEVELOPMENT
I can build it myself.
I’m comfortable taking an app from a blank project to a release: making technical choices, implementing features, debugging, and understanding how the pieces fit together.
That foundation lets me reason about the code, investigate problems, and take over when a task needs direct attention.
AI AGENT ORCHESTRATION
I can direct the work, too.
I’ve made AI agents part of how I build. I turn a product goal into clear tasks, give agents the context they need, and coordinate their work toward a working app.
My role includes reviewing the result, challenging technical choices, and bringing the pieces together. Product direction and the decision to ship stay with me.
HOW I MANAGE AGENT WORK
- FrameDefine the outcome and constraints.
- DelegateGive each task a clear scope and context.
- ReviewRead the changes and check the behavior.
- IntegrateBring it together and prepare to ship.
03 / FROM MY OWN ATELIER
Pixettle.
A macOS app for converting batches of images locally. A focused idea, a native app, and the product pages, privacy information, and support that go with it.
Coming soon to the Mac App Store.
Explore Pixettle
HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND?
Let’s make it real.
I take on freelance projects between full-time roles. Tell me what you want to build and where you need a hand.