# Daniel Montoya — Full LLM Index > Founder, advisor, and venture builder. From idea to execution, fast. AI, automation, Web3, and product development with selective collaboration. https://montoya.com.au --- ## About Daniel Montoya is a founder, technical advisor, and venture builder based in Melbourne, Australia, with 14+ years of experience building software. He builds AI agents, agentic systems, MCP servers, Claude Code skills, Web3 products, and full-stack software. He has founded Chest, Rehide, and Underdogs AI Studio. He advises selectively, with a focus on AI agents, MCP servers and skills, secure integrations, Web3, and venture building. Languages: English, Spanish, basic Portuguese and Italian. --- ## Services ### AI Agent Setups and Secure Integrations URL: https://montoya.com.au/services/ai-agents **Personal AI Agent Setup** Install, configure, and tune the agentic systems I use myself, around your workflow and your stack. Features: - Claude Code, custom CLI agents, and orchestration wired to your tools - Custom skills, hooks, and MCP servers for your daily work - Agent memory, guardrails, and a clean dev environment - Handover documentation and a tuning period after go-live **Secure Systems Integration for AI Agents** Connect agents to real systems (email, payments, internal APIs, dashboards) with proper auth, scoping, and audit trails. Features: - Authentication, scoped permissions, and audit logs from day one - Human-in-the-loop checkpoints for sensitive operations - Production deployment, monitoring, and rollback plans - Security review before handover, not after ### Other services **CTO Advisory** Strategic technology leadership for startups and scale-ups. - Technology strategy & roadmap - Architecture review & optimization - Team building & hiring - Process & workflow optimization **Full-Stack Development** End-to-end software development from concept to production. - Web & mobile applications - API & backend systems - Database design & optimization - Cloud infrastructure & DevOps **Web3 & Blockchain** Blockchain solutions and decentralized applications. - Smart contract development - DApp architecture & development - Tokenomics & protocol design - Web3 integration & wallets **AI & Automation** AI-powered tools and intelligent automation solutions. - AI agent development - MCP server development - Claude Code skills - Process automation - Machine learning integration - Data analytics & insights --- ## Featured projects ### Day By Day | RWA Insurance Slug: day-by-day-rwa-insurance URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/day-by-day-rwa-insurance Category: Web3 & DeFi Year: 2024 Role: CTO Day By Day is a multi-chain Web3 and AI-powered insurance platform for real-world assets that turns opaque, slow insurance into a transparent, on‑chain product with NFT policies and DeFi underwriting. Tags: Web3, Blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Smart Contracts, AI ### Chest | Next‑Gen Wallet for Bots & Groups Slug: chest-x402-wallet URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/chest-x402-wallet Category: Web3 & Security Year: 2025 Role: Founder Chest is the next‑gen wallet for trading bots, APIs, AI agents, and groups, turning any chat into a multiplayer vault where automations and humans can safely share and move funds. Tags: Web3, Blockchain, DAO, Solana, Telegram, Treasury, Jupiter ### Chest Gate | Trustless Revenue Splits for x402 Slug: chest-gate URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/chest-gate Category: Web3 & DeFi Year: 2026 Role: Founder Chest Gate is an open protocol on top of x402 that turns every paid AI call into a trustless three‑way split between merchant, referrer, and protocol, settled atomically on Solana in 400ms, so the agents and authors who actually built the work finally get paid. Tags: Web3, x402, Solana, Protocol, Agent Economy, Payments, Open Source, Infrastructure ### Underdogs AI | AI Studio Slug: underdogs-ai-studio URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/underdogs-ai-studio Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Founder Underdogs AI Studio is a content engine for holders that turns NFTs into production‑ready art, wallpapers, and cinematic videos in seconds, optimised for social feeds and campaigns. Tags: AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, NFTs, Generation, x402, Payments ### Votare | Hackathon Management Slug: votare-hackathon-management URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/votare-hackathon-management Category: SaaS Year: 2026 Role: Founder Votare is an end‑to‑end hackathon platform that runs registration, team formation, submissions, judging, and live collaboration from a single dashboard. Tags: Web2, SaaS, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js ### Rehide | Password Manager Slug: rehide-password-manager URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/rehide-password-manager Category: Web3 & Security Year: 2024 Role: Founder Rehide is a zero‑knowledge, non‑custodial password manager that uses Web3 wallets and NFTs so you own your encrypted vault end‑to‑end, with no central provider and no shared master key. Tags: Web3, Blockchain, NFTs, Zero-Knowledge, Security ### TangibleX | RWA Marketplace Slug: tangiblex URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/tangiblex Category: Web3 & DeFi Year: 2025 Role: n/a TangibleX is an RWA marketplace that tokenises real‑world assets on chain, giving issuers and investors transparent ownership, liquidity, and compliance‑aware trading rails. Tags: Web3, Blockchain, RWA, Tokenization, DeFi ### AI Phone Bot | Call Overflow Handler Slug: ai-phone-bot URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/ai-phone-bot Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Innovation & Technology Lead, Rhino (Asta Group) AI Phone Bot is an AI call‑overflow assistant that answers missed calls, captures caller intent, and spins up structured tickets and notifications so no client call is lost. Tags: AI, Voice Bot, Customer Support, Automation, Rhino, Asta ### MultiSocial Slug: ai-social-engagement-bot URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/ai-social-engagement-bot Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Innovation & Technology Lead, Asta AI Social Engagement Bot is an AI‑driven engagement platform that coordinates likes, comments, and interactions across multiple brands and accounts, keeping companies visible with far less manual effort. Currently in private beta as a public SaaS product. Tags: AI, Social Media, Automation, SaaS, Asta ### DayDeck | AI Daily Prioritization Slug: daydeck URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/daydeck Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2026 Role: Founder DayDeck is an AI-first command center that merges email, calendar, and tasks into a single swipeable deck, helping busy operators decide what to do next without bouncing between apps. Tags: AI, Productivity, Email, Calendar, Task Management, SaaS ### Saline | Secure Client Proposal Data Room Slug: saline URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/saline Category: SaaS Year: 2026 Role: Founder Saline is a secure, password-protected client proposal data room that gives teams one controlled place to share proposals through direct links with clear, no-friction access. Tags: SaaS, Security, Client Portal, Proposals, Data Room ### Superteam Australia | Solana Builders in Australia Slug: superteam-australia URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/superteam-australia Category: Web3 & Community Year: 2026 Role: Founder & Community Lead Built and submitted Superteam Australia to the review committee as a national Solana builder ecosystem concept; currently awaiting the final winner decision. Tags: Web3, Solana, Community, Ecosystem, Events, Founder ### AI Monthly Report Generator Slug: ai-monthly-report-generator URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/ai-monthly-report-generator Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Innovation & Technology Lead, Asta AI Monthly Report Generator is an AI system that assembles SDM reports from multiple technical data sources, turning hours of spreadsheet work into consistent, on‑time narratives. Tags: AI, Automation, Reporting, Managed Services, Asta ### Talentra Slug: ai-resume-screening URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/ai-resume-screening Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Innovation & Technology Lead, Asta AI Resume Screening is a candidate‑scoring platform that ranks resumes against role requirements, surfaces analytics, and runs automated phone screens to accelerate hiring. Tags: AI, Recruitment, Automation, Analytics, Asta ### Landing Page System Slug: asta-landing-page-system URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/asta-landing-page-system Category: Web2 & SaaS Year: 2025 Role: Innovation & Technology Lead, Asta Asta’s Landing Page System is a centralised platform for Asta, Sharing Minds, and Rhino that lets marketing ship branded, campaign‑ready pages with integrated lead capture without engineering tickets. Tags: Web2, SaaS, Marketing, Landing Pages, Asta ### OCMC | Mission Control for AI Agents Slug: ocmc-mission-control URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/ocmc-mission-control Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2026 Role: Founder & Builder OCMC (Open Claw Mission Control) is my personal AI command center. A single workspace where coordinator agents, specialist subagents, skills, flows, and memory live together so I can run my business, my ventures, and my personal life from one place. Tags: AI, Agentic Workflows, Personal Productivity, Operations, Memory ### OpenClaw | AI Skills Platform Slug: openclaw-ai-skills URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/openclaw-ai-skills Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Builder & Contributor OpenClaw is an AI skills platform built around SKILL.md files. It packages reusable, modular AI capabilities (from brand systems to content tools) that can be wired into everyday and enterprise workflows. Tags: AI, Agentic Workflows, Skills, Open Source ### Asta AI Hackathon | Innovation Program Slug: asta-ai-hackathon URL: https://montoya.com.au/projects/asta-ai-hackathon Category: AI & Machine Learning Year: 2025 Role: Organiser & Innovation Lead, Asta Asta AI Hackathon is an internal innovation program I designed and ran where six teams built AI and automation products, several of which progressed into production. Tags: AI, Hackathon, Leadership, Innovation, Asta --- ## Recent insights ### Exploring Web3 vs. Web2: Secure Password Encryption with Rehide URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/exploring-web3-vs-web2-secure-password-encryption Published: 2024-04-09 Rehide is adopting innovative technologies including Web3 and blockchain to provide more secure and private solutions compared to conventional Web2 password managers. ### Top 10 Tips to keep your passwords secure URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/top-10-tips-to-keep-passwords-secure Published: 2024-02-12 We know that keeping your passwords secure can be challenging. In this article, we'll provide you with some basic tips to prevent leaks in your accounts. ### Rehide: Encrypt your private data with your web3 wallet URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/rehide-encrypt-your-private-data-with-web3-wallet Published: 2023-09-05 Rehide, a revolutionary web3 password manager and vault has officially launched and is now available on mainnet. Its encryption process uses blockchain technology to securely protect your private data using your web3 wallet. ### Introducing Rehide: A Web3, decentralized platform designed to keep your confidential information secure URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/introducing-rehide-web3-platform Published: 2023-06-09 A Web3, decentralized platform that securely stores your data is finally here. Rehide has launched its mainnet to the public. This innovative Web3 password manager combines next-gen technologies including blockchain and the IPFS protocol to safeguard sensitive information such as passwords and private notes. ### What Is Blockchain Technology? URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/what-is-blockchain-technology Published: 2020-09-09 A blockchain is an immutable database for recording digital information. The information stored is distributed in real time across multiple computers, also referred to as nodes. ### How to Deploy a Docker app to ECS URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/how-to-deploy-a-docker-app-to-ecs Published: 2020-03-18 Guide to deploying a Docker application to Amazon ECS using EC2 instances. ### How to create an ERC20 token URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/how-to-create-an-erc20-token Published: 2020-02-04 Simple summary of how to deploy your own Ethereum smart contract for an ERC20 token. ### Cheat Sheet: Parity and Bitcoin Core URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/cheat-sheet-parity-and-bitcoin-core Published: 2020-01-29 Useful commands to interact with your Ethereum and Bitcoin nodes using Parity and Bitcoin Core. ### Installing RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 18.04 URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/installing-rabbitmq-on-ubuntu-18-04 Published: 2019-12-09 Step-by-step guide to installing RabbitMQ on Ubuntu 18.04 based on RabbitMQ's official documentation. ### Creating an EKS cluster via eksctl URL: https://montoya.com.au/insights/creating-an-eks-cluster-via-eksctl Published: 2019-12-09 Guide to creating a new Kubernetes cluster on AWS (EKS) using eksctl, including setting up the necessary IAM user permissions. --- ## How to contact - Standard contact form: https://montoya.com.au/contact - AI agent setup request: https://montoya.com.au/services/ai-agents#request - X: https://x.com/danielmontoyahd - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-montoya/ - Telegram: https://t.me/danielmon - GitHub: https://github.com/smd00 ## Machine-friendly resources - Sitemap: https://montoya.com.au/sitemap.xml - Robots: https://montoya.com.au/robots.txt - Agents directory: https://montoya.com.au/agents.json - Short LLM index: https://montoya.com.au/llms.txt