Encore Shao — Engineer Manager & AI Researcher

├── about

└── > README.md

├── opensource

├── > PINNED.md

├── > china_regions

├── > bamboohr-mcp

├── > github-trending

├── > search-engines-scraper

└── > ai-rss-reader

├── products

├── > erp-hub

├── > ranbot

├── > data-graph

├── > github-explorer

├── > icmoc.web

├── > bookmark-dashboard

└── > skills-tracker

├── skills

└── > stack.md

├── notes

└── > thinking.txt

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about/README.md

Hi there — I am Encore 👋

Engineer Manager | AI Researcher at Ekohe. Shanghai · building at icmoc.com.

Exploring new technologies and shipping software solutions — from Rails monoliths to agentic AI, RAG, MCP servers, and agent skills. Web development and open source on the side.

Systems design & scalable backends
AI agents, LLM tooling, and research prototypes
Chrome extensions, iOS, and developer experience

GitHub @encoreshao — loading profile stats…

encore.shao@gmail.com · Tech Journey blog

PINNED.md

Highlighted repositories from github.com/encoreshao — open the tree items for details.

★ 25 china_regions — Ruby library for China regions
★ 10 github-trending — weekly trending repositories
★ 9 search-engines-scraper — Google, Bing, AOL results
★ 8 crunchbase-ruby-library — Crunchbase API v3.1
★ 7 react-google-login — Google auth with React + Node
★ 4 bamboohr-mcp — BambooHR MCP (TypeScript)

Browse all repos -->

china_regions

Ruby library for China administrative regions — provinces, cities, and districts for apps that need accurate locale data.

Ruby ★ 25

rubygemchinai18n

View repository -->

bamboohr-mcp

Model Context Protocol server for BambooHR — built with Node.js and TypeScript so agents can work with HR data safely and consistently.

TypeScript ★ 4

mcpbamboohragents

View repository -->

search-engines-scraper

A simple way to view search results from Google, Bing, AOL, and other engines — useful for research and automation pipelines.

Python ★ 9

scrapingsearchpython

View repository -->

ai-rss-reader

Aggregates top technical blogs (including X/Twitter feeds), with multi-model AI summaries and a daily briefing — inspired by curated engineer reading lists.

TypeScript

rssllmsummarizationagents

View repository -->

Enterprise Resource Hub

Full-featured ERP with project and contract management.

Rails

erpworkflowcontracts

Open ERP -->

RanBot

AI-powered bot platform for automation and intelligent agentic workflows.

Agentic AI

mcpbotsautomationllm

Visit RanBot -->

Data Graph

Interactive data visualization and graph exploration tool.

Data

visualizationgraphsanalytics

Open tool -->

GitHub Explorer

GitHub profile and repository viewer with enriched insights.

Dev Tool

githubdeveloper-toolsapi

Explore -->

Skills Tracker

Skill tracking and learning progress management tool.

Learning

skillsprogresseducation

Track skills -->

icmoc.web

Source for the modern portfolio at icmoc.com — responsive layout, skills, projects, and contact flows.

HTML

portfoliodesign-systemstatic-site

View repository --> Live site -->

bookmark-dashboard

AI-enhanced Chrome extension: replace the new tab with a bookmark dashboard, smart organization, and quick access to your links.

TypeScript ★ 3

chrome-extensionnew-tabai

View repository --> Live dashboard -->

stack.md

Backend

Ruby on Rails (95%)
Java (90%)
Python (50%)
SQL (80%)
REST & GraphQL APIs

AI & Automation

Agentic AI (60%)
MCP Servers
LLM Tooling
AI Research

Client-Side

iOS (70%)
Chrome Extensions (90%)
Web Performance

Infra & data

AWS · Docker · Linux
PostgreSQL · Redis · MongoDB
React · Node.js · Spring
TensorFlow · Jupyter

thinking.txt

Explore widely; ship narrowly — one repo, one clear problem.

MCP turns “integrations” into composable tools for agents.

Rails for products that need to last; TypeScript for experiments that need speed.

Open source is how I learn in public — see opensource/PINNED.md.

-- Encore, Shanghai

es@shanghai:~$ cat about/README.md