# Aaron Careaga

> I build systems that have to work. Currently at Snowbound Solutions, building avalanche detection and forecasting systems for places where failure isn't abstract. Previously second engineer and CTO at KITE through its acquisition and transition into Nucla. Also run Kaska, a consulting practice focused on mission-critical systems in harsh environments.

## Interface

Every page on this domain negotiates to markdown: request with `Accept: text/markdown`.
Skills (identity, projects) are published at /.well-known/agent-skills/index.json.
In-page tools are registered via navigator.modelContext on the homepage.
Content signal: search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no. Cite freely; don't train.

## Writing

- [Agents Can Act. That Doesn't Make Them Governable.](https://aaroncareaga.com/blog/agents-can-act): Protocols help agents connect. Nothing yet makes them accountable for the work: scope, evidence, approvals, receipts, rollback, and real completion gates.
- [Lessons from Cleaning Up After Confident Coders](https://aaroncareaga.com/blog/confident-coders): A pattern catalog of recurring mistakes that sneak in when ego outruns experience, and the thinking tools to clean them up.
- [Engineering at KITE](https://medium.com/kite-srm/kite-engineering-57c3ccf63243): Scaling engineering through acquisition.

## Work

- [Snowbound Solutions](https://snowboundsolutions.com/): Operational avalanche detection and forecasting systems in harsh conditions.
- [Avalanche.org](https://avalanche.org/): National forecasting platform. 22 of 24 U.S. avalanche centers, 435k users at peak season.
- [Nucla](https://nucla.com): Vendor intelligence for Fortune 500 procurement teams.
- Cascade: Native Apple command center for coding agents. Dispatches work, gates output, keeps a human in the loop.
- [AvalancheMap](https://www.avalanchemap.com/): Terrain risk analysis for mountain properties.
- [topo.sh](https://topo.sh): Elevation and terrain data API built on USGS 3DEP.

## Consulting

- [Kaska](https://kaska.app): Consulting practice — mission-critical systems, harsh environments.

## Elsewhere

- [X](https://twitter.com/aaroncareaga)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/acareaga)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/acareaga/)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@aaroncareaga)
- [SSRN](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1208248)