David Liew
Most people use AI tools.
I build AI teams.
Software now has agency and personality.
The paradigm shift: from tools to colleagues
Building AI systems that work like capable colleagues—
with context, initiative, and boundaries.
Context Engineering
Architecting what AI knows before it reasons
System Prompts
CLAUDE.md files
The AI's persistent memory
Tools & MCP
External capabilities
What the AI can do
Conversation Design
Information flow
How understanding emerges
Prompts are just one part of context. The real skill is designing the entire informational environment.
I don't write prompts. I architect the context where AI insight emerges.
See How I Work
Rather than tell you what I can do, here's what I'm actually building. You're looking at one of them right now.
This Portfolio Site (Meta Example)
Live NowYou're looking at it. Built to embody the Fitzgerald Principle - holding opposing ideas (simple surface + rich depth) in productive tension.
What's Interesting:
- • Next.js 15 + React 19 (upgraded today!)
- • Philosophy validation scripts that score design decisions
- • Zero hardcoded content (all JSON-driven)
- • Automated quality gates before deploy
Still Figuring Out:
- • How to improve philosophy score (currently 7%)
- • Better ways to showcase technical depth
- • Balance between showing code and keeping it clean
WhatsApp MCP Server
ActiveCreated an MCP server that turns WhatsApp exports into insights. Turns out I was missing patterns in thousands of client messages.
Discovery: Most valuable insights came from messages I thought weren't important at the time.
3 Client Projects
Learning ModeWorking with 3 businesses on AI-powered automation. Can't share details yet, but here's what I'm discovering:
- • Most "AI projects" fail because they automate the wrong things
- • Time-to-first-success < 2 minutes is make-or-break
- • Simpler systems win, even when they feel too simple
Each project teaches me something for the next one. Still figuring out the patterns.
Building and learning in public. If something I'm exploring helps you, that's enough for me.
Got a task that takes too long?
I'm exploring how AI can help delete it from your day. If something I'm discovering might help, let's compare notes.