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Lee Salminen

father · husband · technologist · entrepreneur

This site normally boots into an interactive terminal portfolio. JavaScript is disabled, so here is the static version.

About

Hi, I'm Lee Salminen. I build software, mostly around Bitcoin, Lightning, and the open web. I've lived in Buffalo, NYC, Boulder, LA, and Costa Rica.

Now

• Building open-source things around Bitcoin & Lightning
• Tinkering with on-device AI agents
• Raising kids, climbing mountains, riding waves

Projects

Bitcoin Jungle — open source · circular economy
A Bitcoin community + Lightning wallet in southern Costa Rica.
Galoy / Blink contributions — lightning · open source
Patches and integrations for the open-source Bitcoin banking stack.
leesalminen.com — this site
An agentic terminal portfolio. The Prompt API guides you through it.

Skills

Languages: TypeScript · JavaScript · Go · Rust · Python · Bash
Frontend: React · Vite · Svelte · Web Components · xterm.js
Backend: Node.js · Postgres · Redis · GraphQL · gRPC
Bitcoin: Lightning · LNURL · NWC · Liquid · Nostr
Infra: Docker · Kubernetes · NixOS · Cloudflare · Linux
AI: On-device LLMs · Tool use / agents · Prompt API · RAG

Locations

🗽 Buffalo, NY — Where it began.
🗽 New York City, NY — Where it sped up.
🏔 Boulder, CO — Where it leveled up.
🌴 Los Angeles, CA — Where it stretched out.
🌊 Dominical, Costa Rica — Pura vida.

Interests

⚡ Bitcoin, Lightning, sound money
🌐 The open web, Nostr, freedom tech
🤖 On-device AI, agents, the offline-first future
🏔 Mountains, surf, the outdoors
👨‍👩‍👦 Family

Family

❤ Nikki — wife, partner-in-crime
🧒 Parker — son, future captain

Contact

email: me@leesalminen.com
github: github.com/leesalminen
nostr: npub: 5f498ff8…643f3cacc
site: leesalminen.com