[ Frisco, Texas · Founder-Led Technical Builder ]

Johnny Apple

AI Systems Builder

I build AI-assisted business software: AI assistants, client portals, workflow automation, API integrations, backend pipelines, multi-agent decision systems, and production AI tools.

AI writes useful first drafts. I turn them into working, tested, production-safe systems.

Boardroom OS is my structured multi-agent review layer for product, architecture, UX, operations, and launch-risk decisions.

Claude Code · Codex · Gemini · Next.js · Python · Docker · Google Cloud · Vercel

80+

Production deployments

12+

Live custom domains

25K+

Lines of Python in a live AI runtime

6 yrs

Customer-journey systems

Johnny Apple — AI Systems Builder

Johnny Apple

Frisco, Texas · HotlistAI

Builder · Operator

Built for customer-journey software

I build the software behind messy business workflows: intake, verification, portals, CRM sync, AI follow-up, and production infrastructure.

Intake
Verification
Portal
Partner/CRM handoff
Follow-up
Production dashboard

[ Production Systems ]

Backend machinery that runs businesses.

Not demos. Real systems for intake, verification, customer portals, CRM sync, AI-assisted follow-up, backend queues, and production infrastructure.

Estate Mogul OS

LIVE PRIVATE BETA

Telegram-based assistant with Python backend, LLM routing, Google Workspace OAuth, preview-confirm safety before outbound actions, and regression tests before deploy.

Python · Telegram · Google OAuth · Gmail/Drive/Sheets · systemd · Linux VPS · tests

Private demo available

Boardroom OS

GPT STORE BETA / TELEGRAM RUNTIME

Structured multi-agent review system used to pressure-test product direction, architecture, workflow design, UI/UX, launch risk, and implementation plans before builds. The GPT Store beta is the public demo layer; the deeper version lives in Telegram/runtime infrastructure.

Multi-agent orchestration · GPT Store · Telegram · prompt architecture · product review · architecture review

GPT beta available · private runtime walkthrough available

Knox Client Portal

LIVE CLIENT APP

Token-based client portal with autosaving questionnaire flows, admin APIs, Zapier sync, branded email briefs, and a self-hosted Next.js/SQLite deployment after migrating off managed database infrastructure.

Next.js · SQLite · Zapier · Resend · nginx · systemd · backups

Anonymized walkthrough available

Home Search Portal

PRIVATE DEPLOYMENT

Customer portal with data ingestion, engagement tracking, and CRM sync. Tokenized client access, third-party data ingestion, incremental sync, engagement events, and Follow Up Boss CRM handoff.

Next.js · TypeScript · Prisma · Postgres · RETS · CRM sync

Private demo available

Hotlist Agent Video

VERCEL APP / DOMAIN PENDING

Full-stack listing-video workflow where agents authenticate, complete brand onboarding, upload property photos, manage listing records, and generate branded vertical MP4 marketing videos.

Next.js · Vercel · Supabase Auth · Supabase Storage · Creatomate · Cloudflare DNS

Working Vercel app available; custom domain cleanup in progress

HotlistVerify

SELF-HOSTED

Queue-based lead verification and enrichment backend with email validation, Apollo/Apify integrations, Redis-backed jobs, proxy-aware processing, and dashboard visibility.

Next.js API · BullMQ · Redis · Docker · Apify · Apollo

Private demo available

AI Model Runtime

PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE

Dockerized runtime for AI workflows: model routing, cost control, n8n automation, Postgres/Redis state, eval gates, and Linux security posture.

Docker Compose · LiteLLM · n8n · Postgres · Redis · promptfoo · nginx

Architecture available on request

Workflow Ops Engines

OPERATIONAL

Operational automation for staged launches, QA gates, API-backed records, and controlled activation.

Python · TypeScript · Notion API · Meta Ads API · QA gates

Anonymized case study available

[ Screenshots & Architecture ]

Private systems, client-safe proof.

I can walk through architecture, screenshots, and demos without exposing private client data, credentials, repo secrets, or operational details.

Telegram
Python
LLM route
OAuth
Confirm
Deploy

Architecture available

Estate Mogul OS Architecture

Telegram interface, Python runtime, LLM routing, Google Workspace OAuth, preview-confirm action queue, regression tests, and Linux/systemd deployment.

Problem
Boardroom Review
Build Plan
Implementation

GPT beta available

Boardroom OS Flow

Business problem → specialized agents → product/architecture/risk review → build plan → implementation prompts → human-reviewed execution.

Anonymized walkthrough available

Knox Client Portal

Token-based onboarding portal with autosaving questionnaire flows, admin APIs, Zapier sync, email briefs, and self-hosted deployment.

Input
Verify
Enrich
Store
Dashboard

Private backend demo available

HotlistVerify Pipeline

Queue-based verification and enrichment backend using Redis jobs, validation, Apollo/Apify integrations, and dashboard visibility.

Auth
Profile
Listing
Photos
Render
MP4

Vercel app available

Hotlist Agent Video

Agent login, brand onboarding, listing records, Supabase photo storage, and Creatomate rendering for branded vertical MP4 property videos.

Workshop
Prompts
Tools
Deploy
Adopt

Adopted resource infrastructure

LCA Resource Portal

AI product-building resource portal used by Legacy Christian Academy after a student program on go-to-market products, vibe coding, and shipping real code.

Data ingest
Portal
Engagement
CRM sync
Follow-up

Private deployment / demo available

Home Search Portal Workflow

Customer portal workflow with data ingestion, tokenized access, engagement tracking, and CRM handoff.

[ How I Build With AI ]

A build session needs speed and judgment.

I do not use AI as one big autocomplete box. I use it as a build system: multi-agent review for decisions, model-specific tools for implementation, and normal engineering discipline for testing, deployment, and debugging.

1

Scope the workflow

Clarify the user, input, data shape, output, and failure modes. When the decision is complex, pressure-test it through Boardroom OS before writing code.

2

Scaffold with AI

Use Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, ChatGPT, v0, and model-specific workflows for first-pass implementation, UI scaffolds, and alternate approaches.

3

Review and harden

Refactor generated code, add validation, isolate risky actions, write tests, and protect secrets.

4

Deploy and debug

Ship to Vercel, Cloudflare, or Linux VPS. Monitor failures, fix root causes, and keep rollback paths clean.

[ Deep Build Experience ]

These are the pieces I work in for real: AI-assisted development, frontend, backend, integrations, infrastructure, data, and the judgment to connect them into systems that actually ship.

AI-assisted development

Claude Code · Codex · Gemini · Grok Code · GLM 5.2 · Kimi K2.6 · ChatGPT · v0 · LiteLLM · n8n · promptfoo · Boardroom OS

AI orchestration

Boardroom OS · multi-agent review · model routing · prompt architecture · eval gates · human-in-the-loop workflows

Frontend

Next.js · React · TypeScript · Tailwind · shadcn/ui · Framer Motion · responsive UI

Backend

Python · Node · REST APIs · webhooks · OAuth · validation · server actions · job queues

Infrastructure

Docker · Docker Compose · Linux VPS · nginx · systemd · Vercel · Cloudflare · GitHub Actions

Data

Postgres · Supabase · SQLite · Redis · Prisma · BullMQ · CSV/JSON pipelines

Integrations

Google Cloud/Workspace · Telegram · Zapier · Resend · Cal.com · Notion · Meta Ads · Follow Up Boss · Attio

Google API depth

OAuth consent flows · OAuth clients · redirect URIs · scopes · refresh tokens · API enablement · Gmail · Drive · Sheets · Docs · Calendar · Contacts · GA4 · GSC

Build workflow

local dev environments · terminal-first debugging · Git/GitHub · screenshots · demos · deployment tradeoffs

[ Supporting Production & Adoption Proof ]

hotlistfunnels.com

Production funnel/workflow system

hotlistengine.com

CRM recovery and workflow ops site

Hotlist Agent Video

Listing-photo to branded social video app

lca.hotlistai.com

Legacy-adopted AI product-building resource portal

clients.knoxsignature.com

Private client app

validate.hotlistai.com

Verification backend

Home Search Portal

Private deployment

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