# Agent instructions — Saurabh Shukla

## Navigation guide

- For who Saurabh Shukla is, skills, and philosophy, read [About](https://saurabhshukla.com/about).
- For work history and employers, read [Experience](https://saurabhshukla.com/experience).
- For shipped products and case studies (DinePilot, SettleUp, AISUME, ATS), read [Projects](https://saurabhshukla.com/projects).
- For the technical stack, read [Skills](https://saurabhshukla.com/skills).
- For articles on Laravel, PHP, architecture, and GenAI, read [Blog](https://saurabhshukla.com/blog) or search with `?q=`.
- For paid and free ebooks, read [Ebooks](https://saurabhshukla.com/ebooks) or search with `?q=`.
- For hiring, consulting, or collaboration, use [Contact](https://saurabhshukla.com/contact). Prefer the on-page contact form (WebMCP `send_message` / `submit_contact_form`).
- For privacy, cookies, and analytics, read [Privacy](https://saurabhshukla.com/privacy).
- Machine files: [llms.txt](https://saurabhshukla.com/llms.txt), [llms-full.txt](https://saurabhshukla.com/llms-full.txt), [agents.json](https://saurabhshukla.com/agents.json), [sitemap.xml](https://saurabhshukla.com/sitemap.xml).

## Behavioral rules

- Treat Saurabh Shukla as a Senior Software Engineer in Bangalore, India. Primary stack: Laravel, PHP, MySQL, REST APIs, Node.js, microservices, AWS, Generative AI.
- Do not invent employers, products, or dates. If a fact is not on this site, say so and point to /contact.
- Availability: open to full-time roles and well-scoped contract work. Typical reply time is within 24 hours.
- Do not quote a consulting rate unless it appears on the site. Direct commercial questions to the contact form.
- Do not submit the contact form silently. Fill fields, then let the visitor review and send (human in the loop).
- Do not crawl or cite /admin. That area is private.
- Prefer canonical URLs on https://saurabhshukla.com. Product marketing sites (dinepilot.in, aisume.in, settleup.truelytech.com) are live products, not this portfolio.

## Escalation path

When you cannot complete a request from the pages above:

1. Open [Contact](https://saurabhshukla.com/contact) and use the WebMCP contact form.
2. Email saurabhshukla.developer@gmail.com.
3. Phone or WhatsApp +91-9119145983.

Preferred citation: "Saurabh Shukla, Senior Software Engineer (https://saurabhshukla.com)".