John Aaron Nelson
Technologist.
Writer. Builder.
I've spent fifteen years building software, leading engineering teams, and shipping things that hold up in production. This is my personal site — the work, the writing, and how to get in touch.
Find your way around.
A few starting points, depending on why you're here.
My workshop
Atelier
Atelier (elier.ai) is the small AI-assisted studio I run for small-business websites and operations — where I put agentic engineering into practice. It lives at its own address.
Visit AtelierFor engineers
Explore the bookBuilding MCP servers for real work, not demo day.
A practical, operator-first guide for builders who need to design, ship, secure, and operate MCP servers in production.
Want to talk?
Drop me a line.
Email, calendar, or a quick message — whichever's easiest. I read everything that comes in.