Software & DevOps Engineer focused on CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, developer enablement, and platform engineering.
Never leaves home without bash, awk, grep, and sed. If you can't test it, you can't prove it.
- Email: mail@tristank.ca
- GitHub: @bluekornchips
- LinkedIn: Tristan
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, ArgoCD
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Helm
- Packaging: Arch Linux AUR
- Protocol: MCP
- Monitoring: Datadog, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
- Message Queues: RabbitMQ
Zangarmarsh, Shell Profile Automation
Shell profile automation for Bash and Zsh with prompt enhancements, platform detection, and development tooling.
Highlights:
- Cross-shell profile setup with Git branch and Kubernetes context prompts
- Path management with deduplication and platform-specific logic
- SSH agent setup with helpers for NVM and Python virtual environments
- Quest Log tool that generates Cursor rules and commands from JSON schema
- Trilliax cleanup tool that removes generated files and build artifacts
Send to Slack, Slack Block Kit CLI Tool
Bash program designed to send block kit content to Slack via the Slack Web API. Lightweight, cross-platform tool for multi-language projects that need feature parity without language-specific dependencies.
Highlights:
- Slack Block Kit support with native and keyed formats from stdin or file
- File uploads with automatic image or rich-text block creation
- Crossposting with permalinks and thread replies
- Input flexibility: stdin, files, or embedded JSON
- Dry-run mode, health checks, and debug logging
- Concourse CI resource type support for pipeline notifications
Gandalf, MCP Server for Agentic Tools
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that aggregates conversation history from Cursor and Claude Code for AI-assisted development.
Highlights:
- JSON-RPC MCP server with dynamic tool registry
- Conversation recall from Cursor (SQLite) and Claude Code (JSONL)
- CLI for installation, server control, and registry management
- Zero-configuration setup with intelligent defaults
TellMeAboutATimeWhen, Git Commit Analyzer
Git commit analyzer that extracts commit details, GitHub pull requests, and JIRA ticket information for a specific author.
Highlights:
- Filters commits by author, date range, or specific SHA
- Generates detailed output with diffs, PR metadata, and JIRA tickets
- Integration with GitHub CLI and Atlassian CLI
- Standalone tools for PR and ticket lookups
auryouready, AUR Package Workspace
Workspace for Arch Linux AUR-style packages with PKGBUILD files and build helpers.
Highlights:
- Repack packages for Cursor, Google Chrome, Signal Desktop, and Synology Drive
- Source build for shfmt and starter templates
- Local build workflow via makepkg with artifact management


