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Next.jsPremium custom link-in-bio platform for gamers, streamers and creators, SEO-optimized, multilingual, handcrafted landing pages.
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GabrielStancuta
AI Systems Architect / Automation Engineer
I design and operate AI-driven systems, translating intent into precise, self-running infrastructure. Prompt engineering, polyglot code direction, and servers that update, schedule and maintain themselves, all orchestrated through AI agents.
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The Architect
Gabriel Stancuta is an AI systems architect based in Morter, South Tyrol (IT). He works at the seam between human intent and machine execution: directing AI agents to ship production software in any language, and engineering infrastructure that maintains, updates and recovers itself.
The output is only as good as the operator. My edge is knowing exactly what to ask, how to structure it, and how to drive an AI agent to a production-grade result.
Fluent across four spoken languages, and effectively unlimited through AI, Gabriel turns ambiguous requirements into clean, automated, documented systems.
LANG · LEGEND
- ITItaliano · native
- ENEnglish · fluent
- RORomână · native
- DEDeutsch · conversational
- AIvia AI · all languages
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- Notes8 min readFast by default: performance and SEO that survive a crawlerStatic rendering, honest images, and SEO plumbing that works even with JavaScript switched off. How this site stays fast and findable, and how I verify it.Read note
- Notes9 min readHow I Actually Prompt an AI to Build SoftwareThe key move is not asking the AI to write code. It is having a real conversation with a thinking model about the idea, getting it to write the spec, then handing that spec to a coding agent. Two stages, completely different jobs.Read note
- Notes9 min readHow an AI Agent Operates a Real Production Server Through PloiThe agent mints an ephemeral SSH key via the Ploi API, attaches it to the server, runs its task, and deletes the key when done. Zero lingering access. Here is the full story of deploying this portfolio with that model.Read note
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Specifications
Core disciplines, the load-bearing skills behind every build.
- 01SPEC-01
Prompt Engineering
Architecting precise, structured instructions that produce reliable, production-grade output from any model, first time, repeatably.
- 02SPEC-02
Polyglot Code Direction
Reading and directing any language. I specify exactly what the AI must build, verify the result, and own the architecture end to end.
- 03SPEC-03
Server Automation
Self-maintaining infrastructure: auto-updates, cron scheduling, zero-touch deployments and recovery, provisioned and monitored without manual intervention.
- 04SPEC-04
AI Agent Orchestration
Driving AI agents from intent to shipped result, the superpower. Tooling, memory and workflows tuned to extract the best possible output.
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- Notes9 min readThe Stack I Hand My AI AgentA fixed, opinionated stack handed to an AI coding agent at the start of every session beats letting it pick dependencies each time. Fewer decisions, reusable conventions, compounding familiarity across projects. Here is what I give it and why.Read note
- Notes8 min readBetter Auth and Resend: Auth That a Solo Dev Can Actually ShipSelf-hosted auth with Better Auth, transactional email with Resend. No vendor lock-in, no hidden costs, and a setup that an AI coding agent can reproduce from a markdown file.Read note
- Notes9 min readDocker Compose: the whole environment in one commandDatabase, cache, object storage, reverse proxy, and the app itself, defined once in a single file and started together. Compose is how a solo developer runs a real production stack without a runbook.Read note
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Structural Systems
The standing workflow, from raw intent to a live, self-running system.
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Intent
Requirements, framed as precise specifications.
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AI Agent
Orchestrated to plan, build and verify.
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Code
Any language, any stack required.
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Ploi.io
Provisioning, deploys, SSL & cron.
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Hetzner VPS
The foundation, the running compute.
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Live System
Self-maintaining.
Self-maintaining
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- Notes8 min readWhy I Put Everything Behind CloudflareA cheap Hetzner VPS plus Cloudflare in front is a better stack than most startups run. Here is why I use it for every project, and the one case where I would skip it.Read note
- Notes8 min readSelf-Healing Servers: Push Code and Walk AwayPush a commit and forget about it. The server fetches, rebuilds, and restarts itself. Here is the exact setup: supervisor daemons, a nightly update cron, automated backups, and TLS that renews without you.Read note
- Notes8 min readThe South Tyrol Digitalisation Grant: Fund a Real Website, Not a TemplateSouth Tyrol's Province reimburses up to 60% of eligible digitalisation costs for micro-enterprises. Here is how to use that money to build a fast, multilingual, owned website instead of another rented template.Read note
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Project Index
Selected drawings, open source toolkits and live client systems.
- A-01Live
A-02LiveWegweiser Leben
Next.jsMultilingual coaching & counselling site for a Südtirol practitioner, warm editorial design, optimized imagery, full German localization.
Visit
A-03LiveNearYou
Next.js · ROFull-stack local offers and voucher platform for Romania, in Romanian. Discover businesses, claim offers, collect QR vouchers and notifications, with business and admin dashboards, Stripe billing and self-hosted infrastructure.
Visit
A-04GameUnlimited Survivors
Pixel rogueliteA fast-paced sci-fi survivors-like. Pick a hero, drop into a neon cyber-arena, and outlast endless waves with explosive weapons and stacking upgrades. Coming soon to Steam.
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Field Notes
Notes from the workshop: the stack, the infrastructure, and how I actually build.
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- Notes7 min readMySQL Is Still a Fine DefaultEvery new project triggers the same debate. Postgres or MySQL? SQLite? Neon? Here is why I keep reaching for MySQL 8.4 and Prisma 7 and feeling no regret about it.Read note
- Notes8 min readA Website in Three Languages: German, Italian, and English Done RightMost South Tyrol businesses either publish in one language or slap on a Google Translate widget. Both approaches fail your customers and Google alike. Here is how to do it properly.Read note
- Notes8 min readGet Found on Google Maps: Local SEO for South Tyrol BusinessesOver 80% of people looking for a local service start on Google. If your business is missing from the map and the local pack, you are handing work to competitors every day. Here is how to fix that.Read note
06Request for Proposal
LET'SBUILD IT.
Bring the intent. I will architect the system, drive the build, and hand back something that runs itself.