The Caffe

Caffeinated Engineer — Augmented by AI

A CastleLabs Project

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01 / About

Where Coffee
Meets Code

The Caffe is the creative space of CastleLabs — a place where ideas are brewed like the perfect cup. Every project starts with a question, a spark, and a strong espresso.

We believe in engineering augmented by AI — building tools that think alongside you, not for you. Each experiment here explores that frontier.

“Build what you want to use. Share what you wish existed.”

— CastleLabs

02 / Projects

Ideas Currently
Brewing

01In Progress

Business Manager

An intelligent business management platform designed to streamline operations with AI-driven insights.

Next.js AI SaaS
02Active

CastleLab

The experimental playground — a space for prototyping ideas at the intersection of engineering and creativity.

React Three.js Lab
03Active

Contribuo

A peer-to-peer fundraising platform that turns every parent, player, and volunteer into a personal fundraiser — helping schools, sports orgs, and nonprofits raise more with less effort.

.NET Azure AI Twilio PayPal HubSpot
04Building

The Caffe Web

This very site. An immersive digital experience built to showcase ideas brewed in the lab.

Next.js Three.js GSAP

03 / Tech Stack

The Tools
Behind the Brew

Frontend
ReactNext.jsThree.jsTailwind CSSTypeScript
AI & ML
ClaudeGPTLangChainPythonTensorFlow
Backend
Node.jsPostgreSQLMySQLAzure SQLPrisma
.NET Ecosystem
.NETC#ASP.NETMVCRazorEntity FrameworkBlazor
Cloud & DevOps
AWSAzureAzure DevOpsVercelDockerApplication Insights
API & Integrations
RESTGraphQLOAuthStripeAuthorize.netPayPalBraintreeTwilioSendGridTelnyxPayabliFirebaseGoogle APIsPlaidHubSpotQuickBooksApple PayGoogle PayMailgunCloudflare Turnstile
Tools
GitVS CodeFigmaLinuxPlaywright