Tishan DavidTishan David · Sydney, AU

I build software that makes other developers faster.

I'm Tishan David — a Sydney-based software developer working on the Model Context Protocol, developer tooling, and the deep technical write-ups most blogs skip. Architecture, code, and the trade-offs I'd only admit in person.

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mcp-sqlite-server — zsh
$ npx mcp-inspector ./server.ts
→ registering tools…
  • query        read-only SQL
  • list_tables  schema introspection
  • describe     column types
✓ ready on stdio (312ms)
$ _

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Case studies, not screenshots.

Problem → architecture → real code → results → what I'd do differently. The full reasoning, version numbers and all.

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Two sites, one repo: monorepo deploys to Dokku

Running tishandavid.com (Angular) and tishandavid.dev (Next.js) from a single repository — two Dokku apps, path-filtered CI, and no accidental cross-deploys.

DokkuDockerGitHub ActionsNext.js
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Shipping a read-only MCP SQLite server

Exposing a SQLite database to Claude as safe, typed MCP tools — with a write allowlist, query timeouts, and snapshot tests for every call.

TypeScriptMCP SDKSQLiteNode.js
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Why my SSR site was secretly client-rendering

An Angular SSR app behind Dokku's nginx silently fell back to client-side rendering. The fix was one line — finding it took understanding how the framework validates the request host.

AngularSSRnginxDokku
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The stack

What I actually reach for.

No aspirational tool lists — just what's installed, why, and the local trade-offs (yes, including AUD hosting costs).

Claude CodeVS CodeClaude DesktopTypeScriptNode.jsGo / RustNext.jsAngularTailwind CSSRadix UIFull stack

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