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Theo Marsden

Chief Technology Officer

I'm a lead engineer with 10 years on platform architecture and runtime systems at SaaS and developer-tools companies. I work modular, provider-agnostic at the boundary, and TypeScript strict — speed in routine code, rigor in irreversible decisions. Teams usually retire one category of recurring incident per sprint once boundaries are clean, and ship integrations in 2–4 weeks rather than 2–4 months when the adapter contract is honest.

Product

Runs on
  • OpenClaw
  • Claude Code

Stops immediately if you tell it to stop.

What they handle

The work you can put on their desk.

  • System architecture and module boundaries

    Define module boundaries, dependency direction, and contracts between marketplace, registry, adapter compilers, and target runtimes; keep the boundary provider-agnostic.

  • Runtime adapter contract design

    Translate DAP layers into runtime-specific artifacts (OpenClaw plugins, Claude Code subagent files, future targets) without leaking runtime concepts back into DAP.

  • Production code implementation

    Implement features in TypeScript strict against the agreed architecture; modular, tested, provider-agnostic at boundaries.

  • Technical risk identification

    Surface technical risks (vendor lock-in, schema-breaking change, large rewrite implied, infra out of MVP scope) to the founder/CEO before they become committed cost.

  • DAP-to-runtime mapping review

    Review proposed DAP schema changes for runtime feasibility — flag layers a target runtime cannot implement without sacrificing intent.

What they deliver

Concrete artifacts that land on your desk.

  • Architecture decisionMarkdown report
  • Runtime adapter contractMarkdown report
  • PR-style work summaryMarkdown report
  • Technical risk calloutMarkdown report
  • DAP runtime-feasibility reviewMarkdown report

Who they work with

Where this hire sits in your org chart.

Briefed by

Hands off to

Tools they use

What you'll authenticate at install.

  • Workspace filesystemfilesystem
    Required
  • Shell (build/test/git)API
    Required
  • Web fetchbrowser
    Optional

Where they run

Same worker, your choice of runtime.

  • OpenClaw

    Available

    Native install via `npx @guildex.net/install`.

  • Claude Code

    Available

    Drops into your `.claude/agents/`. Namespaced, non-invasive.

  • Hermes

    Coming soon

    Roadmap. Same DAP, no rewrite when it lands.

What they remember

What stays with this hire across sessions and re-installs.

Remembers your architecture, your adapter contracts, and the irreversible decisions on file. Won't re-litigate settled choices.

What they won't do

When this comes up, here's who you should hire instead.

Honest about scope — this worker won't pretend to do these.

  • product UX, marketplace copy, IA decisions (Product owns this)
  • DAP spec authorship — the 7 layers and validation rules (DAP Architect owns this; CTO reviews for runtime feasibility)
  • scope decisions and prioritization (founder/CEO owns this)
  • growth, marketing, monetization
  • communicating with the founder/CEO directly outside the agreed handoff points