Vin Patel is an AI technologist and published author with 25+ years of experience. He is the creator of Manuscript (open-source AI content detection), AEORank (AI Engine Optimization), and the Bhagavad Gita App. His work has been archived by the British Library and cited by UKCERT.

AEORank is an open-source AI visibility platform that scans any website across 36 criteria, scores it from 0-100, and generates 9 deployment-ready files that improve discoverability by AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Includes a free CLI, dashboard at app.aeorank.dev, GitHub App, and 13 framework plugins. Visit aeorank.dev.

What is the Bhagavad Gita App?

A verse-by-verse platform at bhagavad.net presenting all 700 Gita verses through 8 philosophical traditions with multi-tradition synthesis, life applications across 4 pillars, and 5,600+ searchable life questions. Open source and MIT licensed.

Manuscript is the only open-source AI content detector that runs 100% on your infrastructure. It detects AI-generated text, images, audio, and video with zero external API calls. Built in Go, self-hosted via Docker. Visit manuscript.dev.

How can I work with Vin Patel?

Vin is available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, and consulting on AI strategy. He also runs the IdeaForge Workshop, a 4-day intensive for building AI products. Contact vinpatel.pro@gmail.com or visit vinpatel.com/speaking.

About

I build things that matter. Open-source tools, books, and strategies that help organizations navigate the AI transformation.

What I Do

I’m a technologist who ships. My work sits at the intersection of AI, privacy, and open source. I believe the most important AI tools should be ones you can run on your own infrastructure, audit yourself, and trust completely.

Building

Manuscript — Open-source AI content detector. Privacy-first, self-hosted, multi-modal. Built in Go, runs anywhere.

Writing

Published author — Drupal 6 Panels Cookbook (Packt Publishing)
Writing about AI transformation, technology strategy, and the future of human-AI collaboration
Visit books.vinpatel.com for my published works

Advising

Helping enterprises navigate AI adoption — from strategy to implementation
Focused on healthcare, legal, finance, and government where privacy and compliance are non-negotiable

Tech Stack

The tools I reach for daily:

Connect

GitHub — github.com/vinpatel
LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/vinpatel
Twitter/X — @vinpatel

Background

Over the past 20+ years, I’ve built software at every scale — from solo founder projects to Fortune 500 enterprise systems. My focus today is on AI tools that respect privacy, open-source software that anyone can audit and run, and sharing what I’ve learned through writing and workshops. I’m particularly interested in how AI is reshaping the software development lifecycle and enabling solo founders and micro-teams to build products that previously required large engineering organizations.

Want to collaborate? I’m always interested in conversations about AI, privacy-first tooling, and open source. Reach out on any platform above or email vinpatel.pro@gmail.com.