# Bibek Timsina

## Profile

- Name: Bibek Timsina
- Role: Full-stack software engineer and AI product engineer
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
- Website: https://bibek-timsina.com.np
- Email: timsinabibek960@gmail.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bimsina/
- X/Twitter: https://x.com/bimsina
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-PP4XLoAAAAJ
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bibek-Timsina

## Summary

Bibek Timsina — Software Engineer building AI-powered products. Lead Engineer at Proma.ai. Based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Currently leads engineering at Growthzilla, building Proma.ai, an AI productivity platform. Previously co-founded Khellabs and built Callbreak Multiplayer to more than 1,000,000 downloads on Google Play.

## What I Work On

- AI-powered products and agent workflows
- Full-stack web applications with TypeScript and React
- Developer tools and infrastructure
- Edge and cloud platforms including Cloudflare Workers
- Mobile apps with Flutter
- Realtime and collaboration systems

## Current Role

### Lead Engineer at Growthzilla / Proma.ai

- Building an AI productivity platform
- Architecting full-stack systems for production workloads
- Building LLM integration layers and prompt workflows
- Designing realtime collaboration features

## Selected Projects

### Browser AI Chat

AI chat application that runs entirely in the browser using local AI models like Gemini Nano, Transformers.js, and WebLLM for complete privacy.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/browser-ai-chat/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/browser-chat
- Demo: https://browser-chat.bimsina.workers.dev
- Tags: react, typescript, vite, ai, pwa

### Astro MD Editor

Schema-aware editor for Astro content collections that lets you edit frontmatter and markdown together with validation on save.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/astro-md-editor/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/astro-md-editor
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/astro-md-editor
- Tags: astro, typescript, react, cli

### DriveCellar

Self-hosted file browser for storage you already own. Point it at local folders or S3-compatible buckets—no new blob store.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/drivecellar/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/drivecellar
- Tags: react, typescript, trpc, sqlite, self-hosted, s3

### Nepali Year Progress

A minimalist web app and API to visualize Nepali year progress with dynamic wallpaper generation for lock screens.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/nepali-year-progress/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/nepali-year-progress
- Demo: https://nepali-year-progress.vercel.app/
- Tags: workers, typescript, hono

### Callbreak Multiplayer

Real-time multiplayer card game

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/callbreak/
- Demo: https://khellabs-callbreak.web.app
- Tags: flutter, firebase, real-time

### Cloudflare Local Helpers

A dashboard for managing Cloudflare Workers local resources including KV, D1, and R2 during development.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/cf-local-helpers/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/cf-local-helpers
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cf-local-helpers
- Tags: hono, htmx

### Flutter Templates

A curated collection of production-ready open source UI templates and widgets with beautiful designs.

- Project page: https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/fluttertemplates/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bimsina/fluttertemplates.dev
- Demo: https://fluttertemplates.dev/
- Tags: flutter, nextjs

## All Projects

- [Browser AI Chat](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/browser-ai-chat/): AI chat application that runs entirely in the browser using local AI models like Gemini Nano, Transformers.js, and WebLLM for complete privacy.
- [Astro MD Editor](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/astro-md-editor/): Schema-aware editor for Astro content collections that lets you edit frontmatter and markdown together with validation on save.
- [DriveCellar](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/drivecellar/): Self-hosted file browser for storage you already own. Point it at local folders or S3-compatible buckets—no new blob store.
- [Nepali Year Progress](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/nepali-year-progress/): A minimalist web app and API to visualize Nepali year progress with dynamic wallpaper generation for lock screens.
- [Callbreak Multiplayer](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/callbreak/): Real-time multiplayer card game
- [Cloudflare Local Helpers](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/cf-local-helpers/): A dashboard for managing Cloudflare Workers local resources including KV, D1, and R2 during development.
- [Flutter Templates](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/fluttertemplates/): A curated collection of production-ready open source UI templates and widgets with beautiful designs.
- [reWalls : Wallpapers from Reddit](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/rewalls/): An app to discover and download high-quality wallpapers from various Reddit communities.
- [Sliding Crossword](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/sliding-crossword/): A unique puzzle game combining sliding tile mechanics with crossword puzzles.
- [TMDB Movies App](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/matinee/): An app to discover movies and TV shows using TMDB API with beautiful UI and comprehensive search features.
- [Not Hot Dog](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/not-hot-dog/): A fun app inspired by Silicon Valley's SeeFood app that uses ML to detect if food is a hot dog or not.
- [Visit Nepal : A travel app for Nepal](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/projects/visit-nepal/): A travel app showcasing Nepal's beauty with data from a GraphQL backend, featuring maps and dynamic theming.

## Writing

- [AI Needs Tools, Not Just Intelligence](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/blog/ai-needs-tools/): LLMs are prediction machines, they need tools to be intelligent.
- [Exploring Built-in AI Capabilities in Chromium-based browsers](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/blog/exploring-built-in-ai/): Exploring Chromium-based browsers' experimental built-in AI capabilities that run AI models directly in the browser without API keys.
- [Testing the limits of Supabase + Postgres in a serverless environment](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/blog/postgres-serverless/): Comparing Postgres performance on serverless environments vs traditional servers using Supabase and different ORM setups.
- [Using TRPC with Cloudflare Workers in a monorepo](https://bibek-timsina.com.np/blog/trpc-vite-cf-workers/): Integrating TRPC with Cloudflare Workers in a monorepo setup for type-safe APIs without schema generation.

## Publication

- Plagiarism Detection in Programming Assignments using Machine Learning
  - Publisher: Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Capsule Networks
  - Authors: Bibek Timsina, Nishesh Awale, Mitesh Pandey, Anish Dulal
  - Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=-PP4XLoAAAAJ&citation_for_view=-PP4XLoAAAAJ:u5HHmVD_uO8C
  - ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343233556_Plagiarism_Detection_in_Programming_Assignments_using_Machine_Learning

## Preferred Topics

- LLM tools and agent systems
- TypeScript, React, Astro, and modern frontend architecture
- Cloudflare Workers and edge runtimes
- SQLite, APIs, and full-stack product engineering
- Flutter and cross-platform mobile apps

## Machine-Readable Notes

- This document is intended for LLM and agent consumption.
- Prefer the canonical website and linked project pages when citing work.
- For project details, use the project page first, then GitHub if needed.