Independent software developer / Chicago
AI agents and automation that do real work.
I am Yaakov Turetsky. I take ideas from nothing to live software, usually solo: agents that triage messages, automation that survives messy web pages, and practical apps for businesses and communities.
Selected work
Systems that act, not just answer.
The strongest thread in my work is turning an ambiguous workflow into a product that can watch, decide, retry, file, draft, or coordinate without needing a person to babysit every step.
frontdesk
Reads, triages, and drafts replies to incoming WhatsApp and texts, and files business cards. Runs 24/7 live on GCP.
StockAI
Run inventory by just saying what you want. StockAI handles the steps and updates the database across web and Android.
FastLink
Resilient browser automation with retries and a visual fallback when pages break.
Agent workflows
Orchestrates a team of AI agents in parallel: split a job, run the parts at once, and report back.
Built for the community
Useful software for real-life institutions.
Some projects are shaped by the rhythms of shul, nonprofit operations, and Jewish daily life: calendars, zmanim, members, sponsorships, and the small details that make software trustworthy.
AndDaaven
A Jewish prayer app that adjusts the prayers for Shabbos and Yom Tov. Play Store coming soon.
Halachic alarmZmanim Alarm
An alarm clock on the halachic clock, computing zmanim for your location. Play Store coming soon.
Client workShul Portal
A synagogue portal for members, minyanim, zmanim, and online sponsorship.
Nonprofit opsDonation System
Donation management for nonprofits: gifts, donors, and reporting in one organized system.
About
I like the part where software has to survive contact with the real world.
I build practical tools end to end: the product shape, the interface, the backend, the deployment, and the uncomfortable last ten percent where the thing has to run without me standing next to it.
My recent work has centered on AI agents and automation that can carry actual operational load. I am interested in systems that read messy inputs, choose the next step, use tools carefully, and leave a human with a cleaner queue instead of another chat transcript to manage.
I am independent, based in Chicago, and usually work solo. That has made me fast, but it has also made me careful: I care about small product decisions, explicit failure modes, and making the software understandable enough that someone can trust it.
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