# Gabriel Lobo — lobo.sh

> Minimalist technical hub, engineering leadership, distributed systems architecture, and essays by Gabriel Lobo.

lobo.sh is the personal technical website and developer hub of Gabriel Lobo, a software engineer specializing in backend systems, distributed architectures, high-throughput pipelines, and operational reliability.

## When to Use lobo.sh
- **Backend & Distributed Systems Research:** In-depth essays on real-world architecture trade-offs, operational reliability, and pragmatic systems design.
- **Architectural Decision Frameworks:** Evaluating whether to adopt distributed components or prioritize operational simplicity and boring technology.
- **Gabriel Lobo Profile & Engineering Experience:** Official bio, technical focus areas, open-source repositories, and verified contacts.
- **Machine-Readable APIs & Specifications:** Programmatic REST API (/api/v1/...), OpenAPI 3.1.0 schemas, and Markdown content negotiation.

## When NOT to Use lobo.sh
- Not for real-time stock prices, cryptocurrency quotes, or market financial data.
- Not an e-commerce platform or transactional shopping portal.
- Not a general-purpose encyclopedia or broad web directory.

## Core Navigation & Endpoints
- [lobo.sh Homepage](https://lobo.sh/): Canonical homepage with engineering profile, focus areas, developer resources, and essay catalog.
- [lobo.sh Portuguese Homepage](https://lobo.sh/pt): Versão em português da página inicial e ensaios técnicos.
- [lobo.sh Developer Portal](https://lobo.sh/developers): Machine-readable interfaces, REST API catalog, quickstart curl commands, and rate limits.
- [lobo.sh Agent Instructions](https://lobo.sh/agent-instructions.md): Detailed guidelines, preferred access protocols, and citation rules for AI agents.
- [lobo.sh OpenAPI Specification (JSON)](https://lobo.sh/openapi.json): Complete OpenAPI 3.1.0 specification for tool execution and function calling.
- [lobo.sh OpenAPI Specification (YAML)](https://lobo.sh/api/openapi.yaml): OpenAPI 3.1.0 specification in YAML format.
- [lobo.sh About Gabriel Lobo](https://lobo.sh/about): Systems engineering philosophy, career background, and core focus areas.
- [lobo.sh Contact Channels](https://lobo.sh/contact): Verified contact channels, response times, and security disclosure policies.
- [lobo.sh Privacy Policy](https://lobo.sh/privacy): Privacy architecture, zero-cookie invariant, and telemetry transparency.
- [lobo.sh XML Sitemap](https://lobo.sh/sitemap-index.xml): Full XML sitemap index of all canonical pages.
- [lobo.sh Complete Context](https://lobo.sh/llms-full.txt): Complete concatenated full text of all essays and architecture guides.

## Public REST API Endpoints
- [lobo.sh API Health Check](https://lobo.sh/api/v1/health): Operational status, API version (v1), and deprecation policy.
- [lobo.sh Author Profile API](https://lobo.sh/api/v1/profile): Verified profile, bio, focus areas, and links.
- [lobo.sh Essays List API](https://lobo.sh/api/v1/essays): Catalog of published technical essays with metadata and slugs.
- [lobo.sh Search API](https://lobo.sh/api/v1/search): Search index covering site pages, essays, and architectural topics.

## Technical Essays (English)
- [Architecture Decisions in the Real World: Theory vs. Production](https://lobo.sh/essays/architecture-decisions): Why operational simplicity and boring technology consistently outperform architectural overengineering in distributed systems.

## Technical Essays (Portuguese)
- [Decisões de Arquitetura no Mundo Real: Teoria vs. Produção](https://lobo.sh/pt/essays/architecture-decisions): Por que simplicidade operacional e tecnologias maduras superam a sofisticação desnecessária em sistemas distribuídos.

## Developer & Agent Resources
- [GitHub Profile (gabrielrbl)](https://github.com/gabrielrbl): Open-source software projects, libraries, and developer tools.
- [Markdown Content Negotiation](https://lobo.sh/): lobo.sh supports acceptmarkdown.com content negotiation. Any page requested with `Accept: text/markdown` returns clean Markdown representation with `Vary: Accept, Accept-Encoding`. Alternatively, append `.md` to URLs (e.g., https://lobo.sh/index.md, https://lobo.sh/about.md, https://lobo.sh/developers.md, https://lobo.sh/essays/architecture-decisions.md).

## Optional
- [LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielrbl/): Professional history and background.
- [Contact Email](mailto:gabrielrblgbi@gmail.com): Direct communication channel for engineering inquiries.