Building in Palo Alto — Rooted in Peru

I build technology that solves raw human problems. Andre Tregear / @libr3andr3

Firmware engineer. AI researcher. Open-source activist. Founder of agente.ceo — conversational commerce that eliminates exploitative middlemen. I lead a community of 50,000+ across TikTok and Instagram fighting for the digital sovereignty of the developing world.

The Chelo Project ↓ agente.ceo ↗ My Code ↗
21.
Years Old
2°
FSU Degrees at 20
50K+
Followers
3×
Languages
22+
Open-Source Repos
Firmware Engineering Agentic AI Research Open Hardware Digital Sovereignty Conversational Commerce OS-Level Development WireGuard VPN Infrastructure Open-Source Activism MIT NANDA Yaya Tech PBC Firmware Engineering Agentic AI Research Open Hardware Digital Sovereignty Conversational Commerce OS-Level Development WireGuard VPN Infrastructure Open-Source Activism MIT NANDA Yaya Tech PBC
The Heart of Everything

The Chelo Project

"A stroke took my grandfather's ability to speak. So I built him a new voice — from scratch."

The Chelo Project is a communications device I designed, engineered, and built from the ground up — open hardware, custom firmware, and purpose-built software — for my grandfather after aphasia stole his voice. Every line of code, every circuit trace, every 3D-printed enclosure was made with one goal: give a man back his dignity.

This is the core of my engineering philosophy. I don't build technology for technology's sake. I build technology that meets people where they suffer. The Chelo Project is open-source — because solutions to human problems should never be locked behind a paywall.

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# The Chelo Project — Open Hardware Communications Device
$ git clone github.com/AndreTregear/CHELO
Cloning into 'CHELO'...
$ ls -la
firmware/ # Custom ESP32 firmware
hardware/ # PCB designs & schematics
software/ # Companion application
enclosure/ # 3D-printable CAD files
$ make flash
✓ Firmware flashed successfully
$ make test
✓ Voice synthesis: OPERATIONAL
✓ Touch interface: OPERATIONAL
✓ Battery: 72h continuous use
# Open-source. For everyone. Forever.
Current Venture

agente.ceo — Commerce Without Exploitation

I'm leading the development, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy for agente.ceo — a conversational commerce platform that connects primary producers directly to businesses, eliminating the exploitative middlemen who have strangled Latin American agriculture for centuries.

The mission is simple but radical: sell produce at lower prices for buyers while paying producers more fairly. The technology was always the easy part. The hard part is dismantling a supply chain designed to extract from the people who do the actual work.

agente.ceo uses AI agents to handle the complexity of logistics, pricing, and matching — so a farmer in the Andes can sell directly to a restaurant in Lima without losing 60% of their revenue to three layers of intermediaries who add nothing but friction.

Visit agente.ceo ↗
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Primary Producer — posts available produce via conversational AI
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agente.ceo Engine — matches, prices, and routes optimally
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Business Buyer — gets fresh produce at lower prices
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Producer earns more. Buyer pays less. — middlemen eliminated
The @libr3andr3 Advantage

A Community, Not Just a Following

50,000+ followers across TikTok and Instagram isn't a vanity metric — it's a distribution channel. When I ship a tool, a platform, or an open-source project, it reaches tens of thousands of people instantly. This is the advantage most technical founders lack: I can build it and make the world care about it.

My content isn't dance trends. It's open-source activism, technical education, and the fight for digital sovereignty — translated into a language the next generation actually speaks. I use my privilege — studying in the US, living in Palo Alto — as a weapon against inequality. Not to feel good about myself. To arm the people back home.

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The Story

From UNI to Palo Alto

I was born and raised in Peru. At the National Engineering University of Peru (UNI), I studied cybersecurity engineering alongside the poorest yet most intelligent people I have ever met. That contrast — brilliance trapped by circumstance — fuels everything I do. I achieved dual degrees in Finance and MIS from Florida State University at age 20. I am 21 now, and I am just getting started.

Born in Peru

Roots in Chilca

Family roots in Chilca, home of Yaya Beach. "Yaya" means heavenly father in Quechua — the name that roots my technology to my land and my origins. Yaya Tech PBC carries this name.

Early Days

Cybersecurity Engineering at UNI

National Engineering University of Peru. I met the poorest yet most intelligent people in my country. The contrast between their brilliance and their circumstances is the engine of my ambition. This is why I build.

Age 20

Dual Degrees — FSU (Finance + MIS)

Florida State University. Two degrees simultaneously. The academic system was a tool, not a destination. Verifiable here ↗

Research

AI Researcher under Dr. Xiuwen Liu

Specializing in agentic harnesses, OS-level work, and firmware engineering. Building the infrastructure for autonomous AI systems that can actually operate in the real world — not just demo well in a lab.

2025

Interviewed Professor Ramesh Raskar

MIT Media Lab professor, inventor of femto-photography. We discussed the future of decentralized technology and its impact on the developing world.

Present

MIT NANDA — Decentralized Internet of Agents

Part of NANDA's MIT Open Source development group, building the decentralized internet of agents. The infrastructure for a world where AI serves people, not platforms. 🔬 MIT NANDA Member

Now

Founder & CEO — agente.ceo / Yaya Tech PBC

Leading development, fundraising, and go-to-market for agente.ceo. Building Yaya Tech PBC to bring the first supercomputer to Peru. Living in Palo Alto, building for Peru, shipping for the world.

"I am highly aware of my privilege — studying in the US, living in Palo Alto. I use it as a weapon against inequality. I build technology to fight for the digital sovereignty of the developing world. This is not charity. This is war."

Open Source Work

22+ Repositories. Zero Locked Behind Paywalls.

Two GitHub profiles. One mission. Everything I build is open-source — because the tools to fight inequality should never be proprietary.

🏆 CHELO — Communications Device for Aphasia

C/C++ · Hardware

Open hardware, firmware, and software communications device built from scratch for my grandfather after a stroke took his ability to speak. The heart of my engineering philosophy: technology that meets people where they suffer.

★ 5 stars View Repository ↗

quantbot

Python

AI agent that helps you make better investment decisions. Built by a researcher who understands both markets and machine learning.

AGPL-3.0 View ↗

yaya_vpn

Rust

Super-secure mesh VPN. Built in Rust for memory safety and performance. The infrastructure layer for sovereign communication.

★ 1 star View ↗

yaya_pay

Kotlin

Your own payment processor. Works with local wallets — install on an Android device and let it validate transactions. Made by an entrepreneur, for entrepreneurs.

AGPL-3.0 View ↗

Colosus

TypeScript

All-in-one AI for business. Consolidating the fragmented AI tooling landscape into a single, powerful platform.

TypeScript View ↗

SupercomputerReconnect

Shell

Tool for HPC users to automatically manage supercomputer node changes and reverse SSH tunneling. Built from real HPC experience — supercomputer not included.

★ 1 · GPL-3.0 View ↗

researchreader

JavaScript

Read research like a pro. Bring your own API key, highlight what you don't understand, get AI lookup, translation, and contextualization. Built by a researcher, for researchers.

GPL-3.0 View ↗

VeryPowerful

Python · Bash

WireGuard hub-and-spoke VPN ingress service. One-command deployment gives home-lab users a public face through a VPS. The infrastructure I use to self-host everything.

★ 1 View ↗

yaya-os

Shell

Yaya OS — a custom Linux distribution with Calamares installer, branded XFCE desktop, and automated setup scripts. Because digital sovereignty starts with owning your operating system.

@libr3andr3 View ↗

LibreSynergy

JavaScript

The home for your online community. Open-source community platform — because the tools that connect people should be owned by the people, not by Silicon Valley.

★ 1 View ↗

Agente

TypeScript

The conversational commerce engine powering agente.ceo. AI agents that handle logistics, pricing, and matching — so producers can sell directly to buyers.

@AndreTregear View ↗

nandatown

MIT NANDA

Part of MIT NANDA's decentralized internet of agents. Building the infrastructure for a world where AI agents communicate peer-to-peer, not through centralized platforms.

@libr3andr3 View ↗

securemail

JavaScript

Self-hosted email for agents (and humans). Because communications infrastructure should be sovereign, not rented from Google.

AGPL-3.0 View ↗
All 17 repos on @AndreTregear ↗ All repos on @libr3andr3 ↗
The Ultimate Vision

The First Supercomputer in Peru

My dream is to bring the first supercomputer to Peru — to establish true digital sovereignty. A datacenter in Chilca, where my family roots are, where Yaya Beach is. "Yaya" means heavenly father in Quechua. That name roots my technology to my land and my origins. This is why my company is called Yaya Tech PBC.

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Supercomputer in Peru

The first supercomputer on Peruvian soil. Not imported as a trophy — built, operated, and owned by Peruvians. The compute power to train our own models, run our own simulations, and own our own AI.

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Datacenter in Chilca

Located where my family roots are. Where Yaya Beach is. The land my ancestors walked. Technology rooted in place, not extracted from it. Chilca becomes the heartbeat of Peruvian compute.

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Yaya Tech PBC

A Public Benefit Corporation — because the legal structure matters. Yaya Tech exists to serve the digital sovereignty of the developing world, not to maximize returns for distant shareholders. The name is Quechua. The mission is global.

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Digital Sovereignty

Every nation deserves to own its compute, its data, its AI. The developing world cannot be digitally colonized by the same powers that colonized it physically. We build our own infrastructure — or we remain dependent forever.

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Open-Source Everything

"Somos Libres, Seamoslo Siempre" — Let us always be free. Every tool, every platform, every line of code I build is open-source. Because the tools of liberation should never be locked behind a paywall.

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Decentralized AI

Through MIT NANDA, building the decentralized internet of agents. AI that serves people, not platforms. Agents that communicate peer-to-peer, bypassing the centralized gatekeepers who would own the future of intelligence.

The Paperwork

Pieces of Paper I've Collected Along the Way

The real work is what we build with them.

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FSU — B.S. Finance

Florida State University. Dual degree completed at age 20.

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FSU — B.S. MIS

Management Information Systems. Dual degree, FSU. Age 20.

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CCNA Certification

Cisco CCNA

Certified Cisco Network Associate. Because understanding the network layer is non-negotiable.

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Business Incubator Program

Completed incubator program. Where theory met the market.

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These are stepping stones. The Chelo Project, agente.ceo, yaya_vpn, the future supercomputer — that's the real work. Pieces of paper don't change the world. Building does.