# Misbah Khursheed Misbah Khursheed is a founder and engineer who builds software that helps people. He runs Sunbeam, a software studio, and writes about building products, systems, and language design. Misbah is Founder & Head of Engineering at Sunbeam, a software studio that makes software for businesses. Website: https://www.misbah.lol Email: m.misbahkhursheed@gmail.com Resume: https://www.misbah.lol/resume.pdf Sunbeam: https://sunbeam.agency Minecraft servers: mc.sunbeam.agency (anyone can join) ## Social - GitHub: https://github.com/imisbahk - X: https://x.com/mmisbbahh - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misbahkhursheed - Instagram: https://instagram.com/misbahkhursheeed - Telegram: https://t.me/misbahkhursheed - Discord: https://discord.com/users/misbahkhursheed ## Stack TypeScript, Python, Rust, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, FastAPI, Postgres, S3, AWS, Azure, Git, Docker, Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, React Native, Expo, Swift ## Projects ### mstack AI-native engineering runtime and CLI with 1,000+ npm downloads. Architected the developer experience, release engineering, and CI/CD pipeline solo. GitHub: https://github.com/imisbahk/mstack URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/mstack ### StudyBar Native macOS menu bar productivity app with 100+ downloads. Gamified study tracking built in Swift with on-device session history. GitHub: https://github.com/IMisbahk/studybar URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/studybar ### Infinicon Open-source SDK that extends AI agent context beyond native token limits with persistent memory, retrieval, and context-management APIs. Site: https://infinicon.vercel.app URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/infinicon ### Know Your Lucknow Hyperlocal city discovery platform for Lucknow, combining events, local business listings, and community features on Next.js, Supabase, PostGIS, and MapLibre. Site: https://knowyourlucknow.vercel.app URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/know-your-lucknow ### Rey Systems-level compiled programming language with a Rust interpreter and module system. v0.2.0+ with generics and a VSCode extension. Site: https://rey-web.vercel.app GitHub: https://github.com/rey-language/rey URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/rey ### Syphon Signed MCP package registry for AI agents. ed25519-signed publishing and device-flow OAuth across Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Codex, with a Rust CLI, Next.js registry on Supabase, and 7 seed packages. Site: https://syphon-web.vercel.app URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/syphon ### Relay Agent-native issue tracker competing with Linear and Jira. Submitted to YC Fall 2026, with a Rust/Axum backend and Next.js frontend. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/projects/relay ## Crafts ### Sunny Internal AI agent suite handling email triage, meeting-recording processing, and sales/lead workflows. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/crafts/sunny ### Hive Agent Persistent node mesh managed agent system. Always active. Distributed, self-healing agent infrastructure built for real workloads. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/crafts/hive-agent ### Genie CLI Codebase indexer and knowledge base. 20K+ files indexed in under 50 seconds. Rust core, N-API bindings, tree-sitter parsers, SQLite storage, MCP server integration. Indexed the Linux kernel: 92K symbols, ~532 files/second. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/crafts/genie-cli ## Games ### Mini Chess Play white vs Stockfish. Slide the strength from beginner to full engine. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/games/chess ### Type Race Type a random sentence as fast as you can. WPM counter included. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/games/typing ### Misbah Quiz How well do you know me? Five questions. See your score. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/games/quiz ### Commit 2048 Merge fix → feat → PR → ship → launch. Classic 2048, builder edition. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/games/commit-2048 ### Flappy Ship Deploy through scope creep and perfectionism. Tap to flap. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/games/flappy-ship ## Experience ### Founder & Head of Engineering | Hybrid, Sunbeam Jan, 2026 – Present Software studio building custom software and agentic AI infrastructure for businesses. - Served 5+ clients, delivering custom software and agentic AI infrastructure, by leading architecture, technical decision-making, and end-to-end delivery from discovery through deployment. - Built Sunbeam's entire internal tooling stack, including a self-hosted mail server, a meeting management platform, and a company CRM. - Built Sunny, an internal AI agent suite handling email triage, meeting-recording processing, and sales/lead workflows. ### Grokbot experiment, Billfast 2026 – Present Autonomous company experiment: Grokbot builds, ships, and markets Billfast, including socials and customer operations. - Running an experiment where Grokbot creates, codes, deploys, markets, and manages an entire company end-to-end. - The agent tweets every few hours, sends DMs, and replies to tweets, with routines running to manage operations. - One paying customer so far. I use the product myself to make invoices for Sunbeam. ### Co-Founder & Executive Director | Remote, firstDraft Jul, 2025 – Jun, 2026 Social collaboration and creator platform scaled to 10,000+ users and 1M+ requests. - Scaled a social collaboration and creator platform to 10,000+ users and 1M+ requests, by designing the platform architecture, AI workflows, and core product experience solo. ### Tech Executive (prev. Web/App Development Intern) | Remote, DotStreams Lab Dec, 2024 – Apr, 2026 Promoted to Tech Executive after shipping a Rust-to-WebAssembly audio processing pipeline, then continued web and app development for 1+ years. - Promoted to Tech Executive after building a web audio player's audio processing pipeline in Rust compiled to WebAssembly, by optimising performance-critical DSP code for the browser and shipping it to production. - Continued technical execution across web and app development for 1+ years. ## Writing ### i forgot how old i am Growing up online changes your perception of ambition, success, and how fast life is supposed to move. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/i-forgot-how-old-i-am ### The internet made me grow up too fast Growing up online changes your perception of ambition, success, and how fast life is supposed to move. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/the-internet-made-me-grow-up-too-fast ### The weird psychology of shipping projects online The emotional side of building things on the internet that nobody really talks about. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/the-weird-psychology-of-shipping-projects-online ### What Minecraft accidentally taught me about systems design Survival servers, economies, automation, trust systems. Minecraft teaches more about systems than people realize. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/what-minecraft-taught-me-about-systems ### Lucknow has nothing to do with it Building from a smaller city changes your workflow, but the internet makes geography matter less every year. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/lucknow-has-nothing-to-do-with-it ### What YC Startup School India actually taught me I went in expecting networking and left with something more valuable: clarity on why most startups fail before they even begin. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/yc-startup-school-india ### Why I took a gap year at 18 and what happened next Everyone told me it was risky. Here's what the first few months actually looked like. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/gap-year-at-18 ### Building Rey: why I wrote a programming language I wanted to understand compilers from first principles. So I built one in Rust. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/building-rey ### What it's like to build a tech company from Lucknow Not Bangalore. Not Delhi. Lucknow. The disadvantages are real, but so are the unexpected advantages. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/building-from-lucknow ### JEE + startups: how I'm doing both without burning out A realistic breakdown of my schedule, what I've sacrificed, and why both are possible if you're intentional. URL: https://www.misbah.lol/writing/jee-and-startups