User:Agamyasamuel
About me
I am Agamya Samuel, a software developer and open-source contributor passionate about scalable systems and open knowledge. I work at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and Wikimedia technology — building tools and APIs that improve contributor workflows and multilingual access for Indic-language communities.
I am an active member of the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group and a co-organiser/mentor with WikiClub Tech SHUATS, where I help students and newcomers discover, understand, and contribute to Wikimedia’s technical ecosystem.
My work
Technical focus
My work spans backend-heavy full stack development using Next.js, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL, combined with modern deployment practices such as CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure (AWS & GCP).
I build open-source utilities, APIs, and transliteration tools aimed at making Wikimedia projects more inclusive and developer-friendly, especially for Indic and Persian–Arabic scripts.
Community & mentoring
As part of WikiClub Tech SHUATS, I mentor university-level contributors on Wikimedia technologies — including Gerrit, Phabricator, MediaWiki extensions, Toolforge, and cloud services — to create sustainable, community-driven developer circles.
Contact me
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At a glance
- Location: India (primarily based in Uttar Pradesh)
- Affiliation: Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group (IMDUG)
- Community work: Co-organising and mentoring under WikiClub Tech – Road to Wiki
- Interests: MediaWiki, Toolforge, APIs, Indic language support, developer onboarding
Technical contributions
Open-source projects
- wscontest-backend – backend service for Wikimedia-related contests and workflows.
- indic-wsstats – tooling to analyse statistics and metrics around Wikimedia-style contests and submissions.
Tools & APIs developed
- Indicwiki Transliteration Tool (Toolforge)
- A FastAPI-based transliteration API enabling multilingual conversions across Indic and Persian–Arabic scripts such as Sindhi–Hindi, Gurmukhi–Shahmukhi, and more.
- The service is designed to support cross-script interoperability for Wikimedia tools and gadgets.
- Wikiquote Quote of the Day Parser (Toolforge)
- A REST API that fetches and stores daily quotes from Wikiquote, with support for retrieval, filtering, and author-based search.
- Intended for reuse in bots, gadgets, dashboards, and teaching/demo environments.
Wikimedia events, speaking & mentoring
I have been fortunate to participate in and support several Wikimedia technical events as a participant, mentor, or organiser:
Hackathons & summits
- Wikimedia Technology Summit 2024 – Hackathon participant and summit attendee.
- Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 – Hackathon participant.
- Road to Wiki Cohort 1 Graduation – Speaker, mentor, and facilitator.
- Hackbyte 3.0 Hackathon – Mentor and judge (supported by IMDUG).
- Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Kochi 2025 – Hackathon mentor (supported by IMDUG).
Sessions conducted
- SQL – Basics to Advanced – a hands-on session on using SQL in Wikimedia/MediaWiki contexts and analytics.
- Essential Tools for Wiki Contribution – an introduction to the core tools used by developers and contributors in the Wikimedia ecosystem.
How I collaborate
- I usually work through Gerrit for patches to MediaWiki, extensions, and Toolforge-related repositories.
- Tasks and ideas are often tracked via Phabricator workboards, especially within IMDUG and student/community initiatives.
- I try to document as much as possible so that newcomers can onboard faster and reuse existing work instead of reinventing it.
If you’re a student, newcomer, or organiser interested in technical Wikimedia work (especially in the Indic context), feel free to reach out on my talk page or via email.
External links
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This is my personal Wikimedia user page. The opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Wikimedia Foundation or its affiliates.