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 His work has been archived by the British Library and cited by UKCERT.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.

Free .city.state.us Domains Are Back — Here's Why Builders Should Care

The signal: Free *.city.state.us locality domains are claimable by US residents and organizations in 2025, and the HN crowd is paying attention.

Why it matters: If you’re building anything local-first — civic tech, neighborhood tools, hyperlocal SaaS — a legitimate government-namespace domain is instant credibility that no .io or .app can buy. It’s free infrastructure with a trust signal baked in.

The pattern I’m watching: There’s a quiet resurgence in local and community-scoped products as builders push back against everything-for-everyone platforms. Locality domains fit perfectly into that thesis — they force a geographic constraint that actually sharpens the product.

What I’d do with this: Claim your city domain now, even if you don’t have a product yet — these won’t stay obscure for long. Then seriously ask whether your next side project solves a problem for your actual city rather than some abstract global user.