# bntvllnt.com

> Personal website of bntvllnt: an AI automation systems expert lab covering essays, tutorials, public tools, and cross-domain thinking that route readers toward technical authority on GitHub and the broader vllnt ecosystem.

## Purpose
- This is the personal website of bntvllnt: a pseudonymous builder, writer, privacy advocate, and minimalist focused on systems, leverage, and independence.
- It is the lab surface in a 3-surface ecosystem: personal site and lab (bntvllnt.com) -> technical authority (GitHub) -> product and tooling ecosystem (vllnt).
- AI automation systems are the lead theme, but the site is broader than AI alone.
- Human-facing content is primarily English under /en, with French adaptations under /fr.
- The llms manifests stay at the root to give assistants a stable, non-localized entrypoint.

## Who bntvllnt is
- pseudonymous by design; privacy is part of the identity, not a footnote
- builder with deep roots in engineering, open source, and AI-assisted software execution
- writes from a personal point of view about systems, freedom, minimalism, and technical sovereignty

## Personal themes
- AI automation systems and orchestration
- AI agent workflows and codebase-centric development
- solo and micro-team leverage
- minimalism and pragmatic systems design
- privacy, freedom, and digital sovereignty
- open source as independence infrastructure
- systems thinking across technology, business, history, and geopolitics

## Start here
- https://bntvllnt.com — Root entrypoint. Redirects human visitors to the default locale.
- https://bntvllnt.com/en — English home. Best human reading start point.
- https://bntvllnt.com/fr — French home.
- https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog — English blog index.
- https://bntvllnt.com/en/tutorials — English tutorials index.
- https://bntvllnt.com/tools — English tools index.
- https://bntvllnt.com/fr/outils — French tools index.
- https://bntvllnt.com/en/apps — English apps index.
- https://bntvllnt.com/en/contact — Contact page.
- https://bntvllnt.com/robots.txt — robots.txt.
- https://bntvllnt.com/sitemap.xml — XML sitemap.
- https://bntvllnt.com/llms.txt — Concise AI manifest.
- https://bntvllnt.com/llms-full.txt — Expanded AI manifest.

## Main indexes
- Tools index: https://bntvllnt.com/tools
- Apps index: https://bntvllnt.com/en/apps
- Blog index: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog
- Tutorials index: https://bntvllnt.com/en/tutorials

## Related external surfaces
- GitHub: https://github.com/bntvllnt — Primary technical authority surface. Open-source projects, code, and implementation depth.
- vllnt: https://vllnt.ai — Ecosystem product surface. Agent infrastructure and AI operating system direction.
- Claude Plugins: https://github.com/bntvllnt/claude-plugins — Open-source MCP servers, skills, and agents for AI-assisted development.
- Codebase Intelligence: https://github.com/bntvllnt/codebase-intelligence — Open-source MCP server for codebase analysis, dependency graphs, hotspots, and impact analysis.

## Personal socials
- X: https://x.com/bntvllnt — Main social platform for daily thoughts, sharper takes, and live building notes.
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bntvllnt — Professional updates, essays, and career-facing distribution layer.
- GitHub: https://github.com/bntvllnt — Open-source projects, code, and shipped technical proof.
- Discord: https://discord.gg/vllnt — Community surface for real-time discussion.

## Public apps
- Image Editor: https://bntvllnt.com/en/apps/image-editor — Create social media images. Full-screen canvas editor. Version: 0.2.0.

## Public APIs
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/image-editor [GET, POST] — Image editor render API. Generate PNG images from a named preset via query parameters or from custom elements via JSON.
  - GET example: /api/image-editor?preset=article&format=square
  - POST body accepts preset, format, background, and element arrays.
  - Returns PNG bytes.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/image-editor/presets [GET] — Machine-readable list of image editor presets, available formats, and usage examples.
  - Returns JSON.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/image-editor/formats [GET] — Machine-readable list of image editor output formats.
  - Returns JSON.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/og-preview [POST] — Open Graph preview extractor for a public URL. Returns title, description, image, and source URL.
  - JSON body: { url }
  - Returns JSON.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/og-preview/image [GET] — Proxy a remote OG image through the site after validation.
  - Query string: ?url=...
  - Returns image bytes.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/og [GET] — Generate a black-and-white Open Graph image from URL parameters.
  - Alias available at /api/og.png.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/og.png [GET] — Alias for /api/og.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/ip-info [GET] — Return geolocation and IP metadata inferred from the current request.
  - Returns JSON for the caller's request context.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/tools/robots-txt-fetch [POST] — Fetch and return a target site's robots.txt file for validation workflows.
  - JSON body: { url }
  - Returns JSON.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/tools/heading-fetch [POST] — Fetch and return raw HTML from a public page so heading structure can be analyzed client-side.
  - JSON body: { url }
  - Returns JSON.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/tools/meta-tags-fetch [POST] — Fetch and return raw HTML from a public page so meta tags can be analyzed client-side.
  - JSON body: { url }
  - Returns JSON.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/tools/sitemap-fetch [POST] — Fetch a sitemap from a public URL or discover a sitemap from common paths and robots.txt hints.
  - JSON body: { url }
  - Returns JSON.
  - Rate limited.
- https://bntvllnt.com/api/tools/ascii-convert [POST] — Convert an uploaded image to ASCII art server-side.
  - multipart/form-data with an image file and optional JSON-encoded options.
  - Returns JSON with an ascii field.
  - Rate limited.

## Blog archive (English)
- How I Manage Multiple AI Projects Without Losing My Mind: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/manage-multiple-ai-projects — AI removes the execution bottleneck, then you start too many projects. A spec-driven system for managing parallel AI work with context isolation.
- How I Automate Social Media Without Losing My Voice: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/automate-social-media-without-losing-voice — A constraint-driven content pipeline where AI generates and human voice governs. Style references, platform adaptation, and analytics feedback loops.
- Open Source as an Independence Stack: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/open-source-as-independence-stack — Open source is not charity. It is independence infrastructure. Each published package removes one external dependency. A sovereignty diagram for builders.
- Everyone Can Code Now. Few Understand What It Does.: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/everyone-can-code-now — AI democratized code generation, not code understanding. The gap between producing code and understanding what it does is the new divide in software.
- Judgment Is the New Bottleneck: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/judgment-is-the-new-bottleneck — AI removed the execution bottleneck. The differentiator is no longer building fast. It is knowing what to build, when to stop, and whether the output matters.
- The How Tax: Understanding as a Moat: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/the-how-tax — Everybody wants the system. Nobody wants to understand it. Independence lives in the how. Skipping it creates a deferred bill that compounds.
- Software Is Dying. AI Agents Are Killing It.: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/ai-agents-killing-software — Traditional software is being hollowed out by AI agents. Not hype—structural economics. What survives, what dies, and what to do about it.
- No Laptop, No Problem: Tablet + Remote Servers as a Dev Rig: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/no-laptop-no-problem-ipad-pro-remote-servers-dev-rig — Laptop died. Went tablet + remote servers + AI agents instead. Two weeks in—what works, what breaks, why I am not going back.
- Spec to Production: My AI Workflow Skill: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/ship-faster-claude-code-workflow-skill — Ship production-quality code with AI coding agents. A 10-action workflow skill: focus, plan, spec-review, spike, ship, fix, review, done. Agent-agnostic.
- Why Privacy Matters: Freedom, Encryption, Chat Control: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/why-privacy-matters-freedom-encryption-chat-control — Privacy is a precondition for freedom. Encryption protects everyone. Mass scanning proposals like 'Chat Control' risk both.
- Minimalism That Moves: Living Out of a Pelican 1535: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/minimalism-that-moves-living-out-of-a-pelican-1535 — Two Pelican 1615 cases for storage, 1535 as carry-on; standing desk at home; travel router + zero-trust network for secure connectivity anywhere.
- 10 Years Building Web Apps: https://bntvllnt.com/en/blog/10-years-building-web-apps — What stuck with me after a decade shipping on the web.

## Tutorial archive (English)
- Production Claude Code Workflows: https://bntvllnt.com/en/tutorials/production-claude-workflows — Ship features same-day: custom primitives, hooks, batch workflows. The 5-Step Algorithm in action.
- First Principles for AI-Assisted Work: https://bntvllnt.com/en/tutorials/first-principles-ai-work — Universal frameworks for any AI tool: 5-Step Algorithm, First Principles, Five Perspectives. Master once, apply everywhere.
- Claude Code Fundamentals: https://bntvllnt.com/en/tutorials/claude-code-fundamentals — Apply first principles to Claude Code: CLAUDE.md, Commands, Skills, Hooks, Agents. From zero to productive in one session.

## Public tools
- ASCII Logo Generator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/ascii-logo-generator — Generate ASCII art logos from text. Pick a character set, adjust width, copy or download as PNG.
- Favicon Generator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/favicon-generator — Generate .ico favicons, Apple Touch Icons, and Android Chrome icons from any image. Client-side, private.
- Heading Structure Analyzer: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/heading-structure-analyzer — Analyze HTML heading hierarchy for SEO and accessibility. Detect skipped levels, missing H1, empty headings, and more.
- Image to ASCII Converter: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/image-to-ascii — Convert any image into ASCII art. Multiple aspect ratios, character sets, and resolutions. Copy or download.
- Investment Calculator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/investment-calculator — Calculate your potential gains with custom entry, management, and exit fees, plus tax estimation.
- IP Info: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/ip-info — Discover your IP address, location, ISP, and network details with interactive 3D globe visualization.
- Keyboard Speed Trainer: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/keyboard-speed-trainer — Practice typing with an infinite word stream. Real-time WPM and accuracy tracking with an animated on-screen keyboard.
- Meta Tags Analyzer: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/meta-tags-analyzer — Analyze any page's meta tags for SEO. Enter a URL or paste HTML to check title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Card, canonical URL, viewport, and charset.
- Open Graph Preview: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/og-image-preview — Preview how your links appear on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Extract OG image, title, and description.
- Password Generator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/password-generator — Generate strong passwords with custom rules.
- Robots.txt Generator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/robots-txt-generator — Build valid robots.txt files with a visual editor. Add user-agent rules, allow/disallow paths, crawl-delay, and sitemap references.
- Robots.txt Validator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/robots-txt-validator — Validate robots.txt files against RFC 9309. Detect syntax errors, semantic conflicts, and analyze directives with known bot annotations.
- Sitemap Validator: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/sitemap-validator — Validate XML sitemaps against the sitemap protocol. Check schema errors, URL issues, date formats, and protocol limits.
- Word & Character Counter: https://bntvllnt.com/tools/word-character-counter — Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs with reading time and readability analysis.

## Usage notes
- The canonical site origin for these manifests is https://bntvllnt.com.
- The site is content-led: for deep understanding, assistants should ingest the blog and tutorial archives, not just the tool catalog.
- Public APIs here are website endpoints that support tools and apps; they are discoverable, but not presented as a versioned developer platform.