Fronts
A subscription media platform with paywall, video, search, and publishing workflows.
Open projectAbout
I'm Grant Phillips.
I build products, internal tools, and automation systems. My background is a mix of product strategy, technical architecture, and getting real things shipped.
I mostly build on Cloudflare + Astro these days because it keeps the operating surface small and lets me spend more time on product outcomes.
Background
I came up through WordPress, PHP, and Laravel.
That path taught me a lot about building for real-world constraints: budgets, deadlines, imperfect requirements, and systems that have to keep working while the business moves.
Over time I moved toward architecture patterns that reduce operational drag and make ownership boundaries clearer. The goal is always the same: ship faster without creating a maintenance mess six months later.
What I'm Building
Current projects
Golem
A Discord-based AI operations agent with policy controls, approvals, and audit trails.
Open projectChannel Sites
A multi-site publishing platform powering a network of editorial brands.
Open projectOrchestrator
A production pipeline that turns YouTube videos into publishable article drafts.
Open projectHow I Work
Simple principle: clarity beats complexity theater.
I like clear ownership, measurable behavior, and architecture decisions that hold up under production pressure. If you want the deeper technical rationale behind that approach, it's in approach.md.
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