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About

The person
behind the work

Builder of small, useful things. Based in Colorado, USA.

My Story
Philip Rehberger

I'm a developer, musician, and writer based in Colorado. This site is where I keep the things I make outside of client work — songs, books, family games, open-source packages, and the occasional web project I build for fun.

By trade I'm a full-stack engineer with a long stretch of years in PHP, Laravel, React, Next.js, and the surrounding ecosystem. The development business lives over at scopeforged.com; this site is the personal side.

I like building things that are small, finished, and slightly opinionated. I ship more than I plan, and I'd rather get something into the world rough than polish it forever.

For client work and the development business, head over to scopeforged.com.

What I'm Into

Web Projects

Side builds and experiments — usually Next.js or Laravel.

Open Source

Small, focused packages across npm, PyPI, crates, and more.

Music

Original songs I produce on the side.

Books & Games

Books in progress and family card games like Chore Wars.

Things I Work With

Languages & Frameworks

  • PHP / Laravel
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML / CSS

Architecture & Systems

  • Microservices architecture
  • Distributed systems
  • Service mesh (Istio)
  • Distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)
  • API gateway design
  • Monolith-to-microservices migration
  • Server-Side Rendering (SSR) / Static Site Generation (SSG)
  • Edge computing

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • AWS
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • DNS & hosting management
  • Infrastructure provisioning & management
  • Docker
  • Git
  • Linux / server administration
  • Apache2

Security

  • API security
  • mTLS enforcement
  • Security auditing & vulnerability assessment

AI & Automation

  • AI implementation & agent architecture
  • Claude CLI / multi-agent orchestration
  • Prompt engineering
  • MCP server integration
  • LLM integration in web applications

Data & Observability

  • Analytics (GA4, Mixpanel)
  • Custom dashboards
  • Performance monitoring & tracing
  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL / MySQL

Integrations & APIs

  • REST API design
  • Webhook orchestration
  • CRM automation (HubSpot, Airtable)
  • EmailJS / third-party service integration
  • OAuth / authentication flows
  • Google APIs (Maps, SSO, etc.)
Say Hi

Want to talk about any of this?

Music, books, games, weird side projects — drop a note. I read everything.

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