# Kidiatoliny — kid.akira-io.com

> Personal portfolio and writing of Kidiatoliny Gonçalves, senior software engineer and founder of Akira Corporation. Based in Luxembourg, originally from Cabo Verde. Builds developer tools, SaaS products, and open-source packages in Laravel, TypeScript, React, Vue, Go, and Rust.

Last updated: 2026-05-17

## Key facts

- Full name: Kidiatoliny Gonçalves
- Alias: Kid (handle: @kidiatoliny on most platforms)
- Role: CEO and founder of Akira Corporation; senior software engineer
- Based: Luxembourg (since 2022)
- Origin: Cabo Verde
- Years building: 10+
- Open-source packages shipped: 25
- Combined downloads: 32,000+
- GitHub stars across org: 191

## Products

- [Spectra](https://spectra-desktop.app): Professional API inspector. Current phase supports Laravel only; more frameworks planned. Auto-discovers routes, tests endpoints, inspects responses in real time. Status: live.
- [Unified Dev](https://unifieddev.app): Modern unified platform for development management. Version control, project management, issue tracking, CI/CD, time tracking in one cinematic interface. Status: private alpha.
- [Akira Billing](https://akira-io.com): License + entitlements engine that treats Stripe webhooks as hints, not truth. Reconciles directly against the Stripe API.
- [Akira Debugger](https://github.com/akira-io/laravel-debugger): Strictly-typed debugging toolkit for Laravel 12 + PHP 8.4. PHPStan max. Status: live.
- [Akira Packages](https://packages.akira-io.com): Battle-tested open-source ecosystem. 25 packages, 32K+ downloads. Status: live.
- [Orbit](https://akira-io.com): Local development runtime in the spirit of Laravel Valet and Herd. Status: in development.
- [Hyperion](https://akira-io.com): Edge function layer with deliberate bundle budgets. Status: live.

## About

- [Profile](https://kid.akira-io.com/): Bio, current focus, location, contact channels
- [Stack](https://kid.akira-io.com/#stack): Languages, frameworks, infrastructure, and tools used in production
- [Experience](https://kid.akira-io.com/#experience): Ten years of engineering across Cabo Verde and Luxembourg
- [Open Source](https://kid.akira-io.com/#open-source): Compounding work in public

## Writing

- [Writing index](https://kid.akira-io.com/writing/): Long-form notes on engineering, systems, and product decisions
- [RSS feed](https://kid.akira-io.com/rss.xml): Subscribe to new posts

## Open source

- [Akira packages](https://packages.akira-io.com): Organization ecosystem
- [GitHub · personal](https://github.com/kidiatoliny)
- [GitHub · organization](https://github.com/akira-io)

## Contact

- Email: kid@akira-io.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kidiatoliny
- X: https://x.com/kidiatoliny
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kidiatoliny.bsky.social
- WhatsApp: https://wa.me/352691218926

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