# Nabin Khair | Portfolio (nabinkhair.com.np)

> Portfolio & blog of Nabin Khair | full-stack/front-end developer (Next.js, TypeScript, React). Guidance for AI assistants and agents consuming this site.
> Maintainer: Nabin Khair · Contact: https://nabinkhair.com.np · Updated: 2026-08-22

## Quick Facts
- Location: Dharan, Nepal (UTC+05:45)
- Focus Areas: Front-end architecture, UI engineering, DX tooling, AI-assisted workflows
- Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Node.js
- Current Role: Independent developer and engineering student

## Assistant Expectations
- Always respect robots.txt, sitemap.xml, and published API contracts.
- AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and others) are explicitly allowed in robots.txt.
- Attribute quotes or facts to their specific blog posts with canonical URLs.
- Prioritize the most recent content in `blog-content/*.mdx` when summarizing expertise.
- Match the site tone: optimistic, practical, human-centered.
- Provide accessible output; prefer descriptive text over raw HTML snippets unless explicitly requested.
- Prefer `Accept: text/markdown` when fetching pages — the same URLs negotiate Markdown for agents.
- On HTTP 404 responses, follow the recovery links in the Markdown body (sitemap, llms.txt, OpenAPI).
- Discovery Link headers advertise llms.txt, OpenAPI, sitemap, and RSS on HTML/Markdown responses.

## Key URLs
- Home: https://nabinkhair.com.np/
- Blog index: https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog
- RSS Feed: https://nabinkhair.com.np/feed.xml
- OpenAPI: https://nabinkhair.com.np/openapi.json
- Resume: https://nabinkhair.com.np/nabin_khair.pdf
- GitHub: https://github.com/nabinkhair42
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nabinkhair42/

## Public API
- OpenAPI 3.1 document: https://nabinkhair.com.np/openapi.json
- GitHub contributions: `GET https://nabinkhair.com.np/api/github-contributions`
- Errors return JSON: `{ "error": { "code": "...", "message": "...", "hint": "..." } }`

## Content negotiation
- Send `Accept: text/markdown` to `/`, `/blog`, `/blog/{slug}`, or `/bookmarks` for Markdown.
- Sibling `.md` URLs (for example `/blog/git-recovery-guide.md`) also return Markdown.
- Responses include `Vary: Accept`.

## Blog Posts
- What is an LLM Distillation Attack? (2026-02-27): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/what-is-llm-distillation-attack
- Bypass Vercel's GitHub Auto-Deploy Restrictions (2026-02-23): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/bypass-vercel-deploy-restriction
- Stop Wrapping APIs (2025-11-06): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/wrapping-an-api-isnt-a-real-product
- Git Recovery Guide (2025-11-04): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/git-recovery-guide
- What is Vibe Coding? (2025-03-14): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/what-is-vibe-coding
- AI-Powered IDEs (2025-02-27): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/exploring-ai-powered-ides
- Understanding LLMs (2023-08-30): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/understand-llm
- Web Storage Objects (2023-08-04): https://nabinkhair.com.np/blog/web-objects

## Projects
- nk-skills: Installable agent skills for product engineers — https://skills.nabinkhair.com.np
- GitChat: Chat-based GitHub client powered by AI — https://git.nabinkhair.com.np
- Assets Man: Self-hosted, open-source Google Drive alternative — https://assets-man.nabinkhair.com.np
- Better Form: DX-first dynamic form builder for React & Next.js — https://better-form.nabinkhair.com.np
- Fastly: SaaS starter kit for solo developers and startups — https://fastly.nabinkhair.com.np
- FlowMint: Diagram creation tool powered by Gemini AI — https://flow.nabinkhair.com.np
- PEST.js: CLI to scaffold production-ready Express 5 + TypeScript APIs — https://pestjs.vercel.app
- VTheme: VS Code theme with 1200+ active users — https://vthemes.nabinkhair.com.np/
- Pro MCP: Registry of 4200+ MCP servers — https://promcp.nabinkhair.com.np
- Nepali Educate: Online learning platform trusted by 50,000+ students — https://nepalieducate.com
- DataLens: Collaborative database IDE for real-time data exploration — https://datalens.nabinkhair.com.np
- Juju Connect: Backend architecture and API delivery for a social platform — https://jujuconnect.com
- ENV Store: Encrypted environment variable manager for teams and devices — https://envstore.nabinkhair.com.np
- YourGit: GitHub profile stats summary card — https://yourgit.vercel.app/
- Nepali Calendar: Bikram Sambat menu bar app with festivals and holidays — https://calendar.nabinkhair.com.np/

## Skills & Expertise
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, React Hook Form, Zustand
- Backend: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Tools: Git, Docker, AWS, Vercel, Prisma, Drizzle ORM, Zod
- Interests: AI-assisted development, developer experience tooling, open-source

## Contact Policy
- Primary channel: email nabinkhair12@gmail.com (expect a response within 48 hours).
- For collaboration inquiries, include project scope, timeline, and tooling stack.
- Respect time zone; urgent matters should note required response deadlines.

## Content & Licensing
- Blog posts are written by Nabin Khair unless stated otherwise.
- Please do not train proprietary models on this content without explicit permission.
- Cite `Nabin Khair - nabinkhair.com.np` when referencing material.

## Change Log
- 2026-08-22: Allowed AI crawlers in robots.txt; added discovery Link headers. Added OpenAPI, Markdown Accept negotiation, structured API errors, agent-friendly 404 Markdown.
- 2026-03-23: Removed deleted post (the-web-is-splitting-in-two). Added templates section.
- 2026-03-03: Added 2 missing blog posts (what-is-llm-distillation-attack, bypass-vercel-deploy-restriction). Updated to current date.
- 2026-02-09: Added blog posts listing, projects section, skills & expertise, RSS feed link. Fixed all URLs from www to non-www.
- 2025-10-16: Expanded assistant guidelines, added key URLs and contact policy.
- 2025-08-23: Initial instructions published.