I'm a software engineer and founder based in Cebu City, Philippines, passionate about building meaningful digital products. My journey has taken me from burnout to purpose—leveraging tech to solve real-world problems through thoughtful design, AI, and code.
I am a strong advocate for Intent-Based and Guided Development. Engineering isn’t just about making things compile—it’s about deeply understanding the why behind the work.
Whether I'm designing multi-agent workflows, building MCPs, or architecting cross-platform apps, my approach balances product intuition with rigorous engineering logic. I build systems that guide users toward their goals and agents that act with clear, deliberate intent.
I build not just with code, but with intention. Let’s keep learning, shipping, and solving real problems.
- 🤖 AI Integration & Multi-Agent Systems – Building intelligent tools and workflows using OpenAI, Vapi, LangChain, Google Gemini, and doing deep dives into Google ADK.
- 🛠️ Agent Tooling & Ecosystems – Actively developing testing infrastructure for AI coding agents (Chalk Browser) and designing opinionated agent skills for end-to-end product development.
- 🧩 Cross-Platform & Full-Stack Development – Crafting seamless, scalable experiences across mobile and web platforms.
- 🏗️ Cloud-Native Architecture – Designing scalable, zero-downtime infrastructure using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud Run, and Cloud Build.
- 🌍 Problem Solving at Scale – Bridging tech, social impact, and real-world use cases to solve Filipino problems.
- 🔹 Chalk Agents – [Actively Developing] The testing browser for AI coding agents. One-click capture of screenshots, DOM metadata, console, and network errors handed directly to agents like Cursor or Claude Code.
- 🔹 chalk-skills – [Active Contributor] An opinionated set of agent skills for end-to-end product development.
- 🔹 nōna – The Philippines' first AI-powered real estate concierge and home GPT.
- 🔹 ContentMachine – Intelligent agentic system that automates the entire content lifecycle—from ideation to distribution.
- 🔹 Get Your Coach AI – An experimental AI-powered voice assistant acting as a personal mentor, built with Vapi and OpenAI to guide professionals.
- 🔹 VeriPol – Voter empowerment app providing accessible political election data.
- 🔹 Dexcribe – AI legal assistant analyzing Philippine Supreme Court rulings using robust RAG pipelines.
- 🔹 SenatorMatch – A 2025 voter alignment tool matching users with Philippine senatorial candidates based on values and policy preferences.
When I'm not writing code, I run a TikTok page called @contextswitching where I share relatable developer skits!
Behind the scenes: I use Antigravity to craft the skit stories, complete with history logging, video prompts, stylistic direction, and audio mapping for each video. Then, I bring them to life using Google Flow for video creation. Go check it out for a good laugh!
- 📢 ENTERPRISE AI – A deep dive into bringing agentic AI reliably into the enterprise environment without sacrificing security.
- 📢 Vibe vs Logic: Striding the Wave of AI Then and Now – A live presentation on balancing product intuition and engineering rigor in the AI era.
I write on Medium about my technical journey, deep-dive AI engineering, product philosophy, and building with heart.
📘 Latest Posts:
Mastering ADK Callbacks: Production Guardrails & Reliability
Building AI Agents with Google’s ADK: Part 4 — Sessions, State, and Memory
Building AI Agents with Google’s ADK: Part 3 — Multi-Agent Workflows
To Anyone Who Feels Lost While Trying Their Best — This Is for You
- 🌍 Website: davidpanonce.dev
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-brent-panonce
- ✍️ Medium: medium.com/@devidpanonce
- 🎬 TikTok: @contextswitching
- 💡 AI Pilipinas Cebu – Empowering builders with workshops and discussion centered around AI.
- 🧠 Datos Pilipinas – Using data and tech to address Filipino social challenges.