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The stack I run and write about
Anthropic
OpenAI
Grok
LangChain
Cursor
Antigravity
Next.js
Vercel
Cloudflare
Supabase
Redis

Tools I use What I run, recommend, and review honestly — including the ones with no affiliate program.

A portfolio, built in public.

Building

DVNC Dev

AI engineering for US companies — Claude Code infrastructure, AI agents taken from demo to production, and custom AI control dashboards.

Live

DVNC.ae

AI implementation and governance for UAE businesses — compliance-fluent, AED-priced, founder-led.

Live

DVNC Agency

Premium build and automation — flagship sites, software MVPs, and AI features shipped in weeks at a fixed price.

Live

DVNC Studio

Campaign-grade creative — ad, UGC, film, and brand work built with AI, directed by humans, fully owned by you.

From the ventures

What the empire published this month.

Updated May 2026

01

Claude Code in production — surviving the security review

What 88% of pilots get wrong about evals, guardrails, and the AI agent's permission boundaries.

dvnc.devBuild · 8 min readPosted May 2026Read on dvnc.dev
02

Dubai's AI Seal — what mandatory certification actually requires

The application path, evidence pack, and the compliance floor that most consultants miss.

dvnc.aeGovernance · 11 min readPosted May 2026Read on dvnc.ae
03

The Automation Audit — finding wasted work in 30 minutes

A walkthrough of the $3.5K front door we run with every funded startup before any build kicks off.

dvnc.agencyAutomation · 6 min readPosted May 2026Read on dvnc.agency
04

Synthetic performer disclosure — what NY's June 9 law demands

Disclosure copy, talent releases, and the contract clause every brand needs before the deadline lands.

dvnc.studioRights · 9 min readPosted May 2026Read on dvnc.studio
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