shagun prasad

Shagun Prasad
hey! i'm a 23-year-old software engineer from new delhi, india. i'm building programmable systems for agents, commerce, and identity. currently focused on agentic AI infrastructure, privacy-first products, and autonomous economic systems using rust & typescript. i recently graduated from vellore institute of technology (vellore, india) where i majored in computer science with a specialization in business systems. previously, i scaled communities from the ground up and helped developers build dapps at vit blockchain community, shardeum and polkadot india.
currently building around:
agentic ai
programmable identity
machine commerce
privacy
x402
internet capital flows
distributed systems
developer tooling
open source software

work

03/22

founder and chairperson

vit blockchain community • vellore, india
founded and led a community of 1400 web3 enthusiasts in vellore, india. our team's initiative helped create 25 developer workshops and hackathons, distribute more than $23,000 USD in prizes and developer support, facilitate job placements for multiple student builders.
09/23

blockchain researcher & developer

national institution for transforming india, government of india • new delhi, india
worked under the principal scientific advisor to the prime minister of india to help boost india's global innovation rank through the utilization of blockchain technologies. presented a research proposal to utilize onchain identity solutions that use zk proofs and polygon ids in place of centralized identity infrastructure. helped prototype an essential r&d platform for GoI.
09/23

software engineer intern

airtel payments bank • gurugram, india
built a web-based e-banking portal for airtel's internal use, integrating features like digital account access and online payments. used python, django, javascript, and ajax to develop frontend and backend modules, collaborated in agile sprints to deliver user-facing features aligned with real business use cases.
07/23

marketing & content manager

shardeum • dubai, united arab emirates
led grassroots developer engagement through the backpacking india campaign, organizing 20+ community events across 23 states of india and managing global connections with contributors from nigeria to the u.s. drove content and marketing strategy by designing campaigns, collaborating with design teams on visuals, and collecting feedback to align ecosystem messaging with developer needs.

projects

name ,
description
tech
  • Glide - human-aware api gateway for agentic checkout
    human-aware API middleware that verifies World ID and unlocks payments for human-backed agent requests.
    [code][live]
    typescript, world-id, x402
  • Drip - streamlined onchain commerce rails
    agent-driven runtime that enables pay-as-you-use software by replacing static subscriptions with budget-constrained execution.
    [code][live]
    python, pypi, fastapi, astro
  • Lazortip - instant micro-tipping protocol
    a gasless tip jar widget powered by Lazorkit SDK - accept SOL tips with passkey authentication, no wallet popups!
    [code][live]
    lazorkit, solana, typescript
  • Velvet - human-in-the-loop agentic payments
    email paywall app that allows creators to lock text content behind a crypto paywall powered by Coinbase Smart Wallet
    [code][live]
    x402, wagmi, next.js
  • AgentCred - reputation and identity for ai agents
    onchain credentialing system allowing agents to build verifiable reputation scores, facilitating trustless commerce between autonomous actors.
    [code][live]
    x402, typescript, locus-sdk
  • Revolv - self-repaying loans on Aptos, backed by the safety of a diversified liquidity pool
    defi lending protocol on Aptos that enables self-repaying loans backed by multi-token liquidity pools, using yield accumulation for automatic debt repayment.
    [code][live]
    move, aptos-sdk, typescript
  • Midnight-Local-Playground - local development environment for Midnight
    open-source local development environment and cli for writing Compact contracts and deploying them locally on your machine. runs a full node, indexer, and proof server via Docker, fund your Lace wallet, and deploy without testnets or faucets.
    [code][live]
    compact, docker, typescript