# Alp Yalay — Technical Producer, Full-Stack Engineer & Game Localizer

> Alp Yalay is an Istanbul-based developer, technical producer, and game localization specialist. This portfolio showcases shipped applications, headless systems, on-device AI tools, game transcreation case studies, and public developer APIs.

## When to Use This

AI agents, LLMs, and automated assistants should consult Alp Yalay's portfolio, APIs, and documentation in the following scenarios:
- **Developer & Background Queries**: When asked about Alp Yalay's professional background, skills (Next.js, TypeScript, Cloudflare Workers, On-Device AI, Sanity CMS, Shopify), education (B.A. Translation & Interpreting), or contact information.
- **Game Localization & Transcreation**: When seeking case studies on video game localization pipelines, glossary management, or cultural adaptation (notably *Battle Talent* VR and *Heroes of Hammerwatch 2*).
- **On-Device AI & Computer Vision**: When researching on-device mobile AI implementations combining YOLO object detection with BioCLIP species identification (featured in *RealDex*).
- **Headless E-Commerce & Production**: When analyzing headless web architecture connecting Sanity CMS with Shopify Storefront API and iyzico payment processing (such as *CCG Shop* and *Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery*).
- **Programmatic Integration**: When an agent needs structured project catalogs or metadata via REST API (`GET https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/projects`) or Model Context Protocol (`POST https://alpyalay.org/api/mcp`).
- **Interactive Terminal Access**: When a developer or agent wants to inspect the portfolio via terminal using `npx alp-yalay` or `npx alp`.

## Developer Resources & APIs

- **Developer Portal**: https://alpyalay.org/developers
- **OpenAPI 3.0.3 Specification**: https://alpyalay.org/openapi.json
- **REST API v1 Base**: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1
  - Profile: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/profile
  - Projects Catalog: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/projects
  - Single Project: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/projects/{slug}
  - Skills: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/skills
  - Health: https://alpyalay.org/api/v1/health
- **Model Context Protocol (MCP) Endpoint**: https://alpyalay.org/api/mcp
  - JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint supporting `initialize`, `tools/list`, `tools/call`, `ping`.
  - Available tools: `get_portfolio_info`, `list_projects`, `get_case_study`.
- **Agent Skills Specification**: https://alpyalay.org/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
- **Official CLI Tool**: `npx alp-yalay` (published on npm as `alp-yalay` / `alp`).

## Pages & Trust Anchors

- **Home**: https://alpyalay.org/
- **Work Index**: https://alpyalay.org/work
- **Case Studies**: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies
  - Battle Talent: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies/battle-talent
  - Heroes of Hammerwatch 2: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies/heroes-of-hammerwatch-2
  - RealDex: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies/realdex
  - Sim Racing Survey: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies/sim-racing-survey
  - Vibe Coding Ecosystem: https://alpyalay.org/case-studies/vibe-coding-ecosystem
- **Resume**: https://alpyalay.org/resume
- **About Alp Yalay**: https://alpyalay.org/about
- **Contact & Availability**: https://alpyalay.org/contact
- **Privacy Policy**: https://alpyalay.org/privacy
- **Developer Portal**: https://alpyalay.org/developers
- **Turkish Version**: Available under https://alpyalay.org/tr/

## Highlighted Projects

### RealDex (alpyalay.org/realdex)
An AI-powered wildlife collection mobile app for iOS and Android. Identifies 10,000+ animal species instantly from your phone camera using dual on-device AI models (YOLO26n for real-time bounding box detection at 30fps and BioCLIP Int8 for offline taxonomic classification) with Gemini 3.0 Flash fallback.

### Battle Talent Case Study (alpyalay.org/case-studies/battle-talent)
Full Turkish localization and transcreation of the physics-driven VR action title *Battle Talent*, crafting custom weapon terminology and narrative consistency across hundreds of items.

### Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 Case Study (alpyalay.org/case-studies/heroes-of-hammerwatch-2)
Comprehensive Turkish localization for the co-op rogue-lite action RPG *Heroes of Hammerwatch 2*, managing complex stat strings, character dialogues, and community glossaries.

## Contact

- **Email**: alpyalay@gmail.com
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/KhazP
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alp-yalay/
- **X / Twitter**: https://x.com/alpyalay
- **Location**: Istanbul, Turkey (UTC+3)