I build software, teach AI, and set volleyballs.

Students working together at tables during the AIXellerate hackathon.
AIXellerate Hackathon 84 signups, one room, and students building with AI together.

I’m Aadi Gupta—a high school student who cofounds AIXellerate, builds software, captains a U16 volleyball team, and works toward AIME.

Right now
Cofounding AIXellerate
On court
U16 captain & setter
Next goal
AIME through AMC 10
See what I’ve built aag.vlogger@gmail.com

A little about me

Everything I like is a puzzle wearing different clothes.

An app somebody needs, a competition problem I cannot crack, the other team's block in the second before I set.

Volleyball came from Haikyu.

I stayed for setting, which is the best puzzle on the court: read the block, decide in a second, put the ball where someone can finish it.

Then I hurt my elbow goofing off outside and spent matches on the bench that I should have played in. Hinata misses nationals sick and his team loses. I had seen that episode before it meant anything.

CammyCare and Quibly both started with someone I actually know having a problem. AIXellerate is the same thing in a classroom.

I draw graffiti in the margins of my notebooks. Photography and video editing too, badly.

Builder
I take puzzles from rough notes to working software
Teammate
U16 captain, setter and right side
Teacher
Cofounder of AIXellerate, helping young people use AI
Learner
Preparing for AMC 10/AIME and learning what each project demands
Drawer
Graffiti in the margins, plus photography and video editing

Selected work

Six projects · From day one to shipped

Built because I needed it—or knew someone who did.

Each project started with a specific frustration: students needed a way into AI, I needed fewer distractions, an old computer deserved a second life—or a paid AI tool seemed rebuildable in the open.

  1. 01

    Open-source community · Started Aug 2026

    OpenRiot

    I started OpenRiot around a simple observation: every week, a paid AI tool launches, and someone rebuilds the same idea in a weekend. The goal is a community that creates open, free alternatives—without gatekeeping, investors, or subscriptions.

    • In progressStarted Aug 2026

    Model: Open source, free access, community built

    The nightmare of AI startups OpenRiot thesis · August 2026
    “The most terrifying competitor to an AI startup isn’t another billion-dollar company. It’s a teenager with a laptop, a coding agent, and nothing to lose.”
    1. 01
      Find the locked-up utilityStart with an AI tool people are being charged to use.
    2. 02
      Rebuild the useful coreUse small teams and coding agents to move quickly.
    3. 03
      Publish it openlyKeep the alternative free and available to inspect.
    4. 04
      Let the community carry itInvite people to improve, adapt, and share the work.
    OpenRiot · Started August 2026 Logo, thesis, and operating model—documented from day one.

  2. 02

    Nonprofit · Cofounder

    AIXellerate

    A nonprofit that helps young people use AI as a creative tool, not just hear about it. I help develop the curriculum, run workshops, and build programs that give students a practical way to start.

    • 100+Participants
    • 84Hackathon signups
    • 5Sponsors
    • 3Judges

    Work: Curriculum, workshops, community programs

    Fiscal sponsorship: The organization operates as a restricted fund through HCB under The Hack Foundation (d.b.a. Hack Club), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 81-2908499). This relationship provides financial infrastructure, not endorsement or direct funding.

    Students working together at tables during the AIXellerate hackathon. Six members of the AIXellerate host team sitting together after the event.
    AIXellerate Hackathon Every student received $50 in Claude credits through vibes.diy.

  3. 03

    iOS app · Solo founder

    Quibly

    An iOS app that keeps selected apps blocked until the user passes a quiz generated from their own notes. I built and shipped the multi-target product solo, including the extension handoffs that trigger a quiz and lock distracting apps again.

    • LiveApp Store

    Built with: Swift, SwiftUI, Family Controls, ManagedSettings, DeviceActivity, App Groups, Gemini API

    View on the App Store

    A study loop that has to survive outside the main app.

    • TargetsApp + 3 extensions
    • Shared stateApp Groups
    • FallbackLocal questions
    Quibly home screen showing a two-day streak, quiz accuracy, protected apps, and recent quiz results. Quibly statistics screen showing questions answered, accuracy, quizzes completed, and a fourteen-week activity grid.
    Quibly 1.1 · App Store Official product captures, May 2026.

  4. 04

    Desktop software · Developer tools

    Relay

    A local desktop workspace for running coding agents alongside shell, Git, and development servers. Its Mission Control coordinates parallel tasks with real dependency tracking—without telemetry or cloud lock-in.

    Built with: Electron, React, TypeScript, xterm.js, node-pty

    View source
    Relay workspace model Everything stays local
    1. 01
      Start a sessionCodex, Claude Code, shell, Git, or a dev server.
    2. 02
      See its stateRunning, waiting for input, done, or failed.
    3. 03
      Arrange the workSplit panes, focus mode, and named workspaces.
    4. 04
      Pick up laterLayouts and working directories survive relaunch.
    Verified from the public Relay repository No backend, telemetry, or network requests of its own.

  5. 05

    Education · Award winner

    CammyCare

    A financial literacy experience for ages 6–17, disguised as a virtual pet. Students practice saving by caring for a chameleon, while a team of topic-specific AI guides gives age-appropriate support.

    • 1stFBLA state

    Built with: React, Supabase, Three.js, Framer Motion

    Visit site
    CammyCare loading screen showing its colorful chameleon logo inside a virtual veterinary habitat.
    CammyCare · FBLA state winner A financial-literacy product presented as a virtual pet.

  6. 06

    Personal automation · Linux server

    Agentic Workflows

    I revived an old, barely usable computer by installing Linux and turning it into an always-on automation hub. OpenClaw agents and cron jobs now watch my calendar, run recurring tasks, and alert me when something needs my attention—useful infrastructure made from hardware I otherwise would have retired.

    Built with: Linux, OpenClaw, cron, Obsidian, Next.js

    Agentic workflows · reclaimed hardware path Useful work from a computer headed for retirement
    1. 01
      Old computerBarely usable in its previous setup.
    2. 02
      Linux hostRebuilt as an always-on home server.
    3. 03
      OpenClaw + cronAgents, scheduled jobs, and recurring checks.
    4. 04
      Personal systemsObsidian and Next.js provide the working surface.
    Always on, locally owned The infrastructure is the project.

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