28 Apr 2026
ReactTimeline
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The Cursed useEffect I Wrote
A story about a cursed useEffect, timeline based user interfaces and performance optimizations in React.
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Hi, I'm Nilesh Inkane, SDE3@murf.ai, working across typescript, java and python and dev tools.
- Current Focus
- Voice Agents Platform
- Base
- Bengaluru, India
work
A smaller, quieter set.
A few recent systems and product surfaces, compressed down to the work that still feels relevant.
murf ai studio · 12M+ usersVIEW
ai voiceover editing for real production timelines.
Worked on Murf Voice Studio, where scripts, AI voices, audio, and video stay synchronized across long-form projects and export-ready workflows.
Editor core
in-house rich text editor from scratch.
Timeline
Three level timeline view for synchronizing ai, audio, and video assets.
Voice control
Word-level pronunciation and emphasis graphs.
Delivery
Multi-file export flows for audio and video outputs.
timeline
career progression.
- 2025 - nowSDE3 · murf ai agents
- 2022 - 2025SDE2 · murf ai studio
- 2021 - 2022SDE1 · murf ai studio
- 2020 - 2021software engineer · interface matters
tsbin.comVIEW
offline-first typescript playground for fast local experiments.
Built a modern JSBin alternative with IntelliSense, TypeScript, Emmet, local bins, and WebAssembly-powered TypeScript compilation.
Runtime
web assembly compile path for TypeScript in the browser.
Editor
intellisense, typescript support, and emmet for html/css.
Local-first
fully local bins that can run offline.
Render loop
Renders in <50ms
Strengths
deep browser work, shipped fast.
canvas-heavy interfaces; rich text editors from scratch; core web vitals
AI agents
voice agents across real-time channels.
liveKit, pipecat, LLM, TTS/STT, RAG, tool calling, and chat-completions style APIs.
Integrations
product integrations with real adoption.
google slides add-on at 74K installs, canva workflows, voiceover embeds, and GCP add-ons.
Open source
agent ecosystems.
mcp server, pipecat plugin, n8n nodes for Murf APIs, and meru-gst.
VOICE AGENTS PLATFORMVIEW
infrastructure for ai voice and chat workflows.
Built distributed services and APIs for real-time agents across voice, chat, email, and SMS.
Runtime
LiveKit, Pipecat, LLM, TTS, and STT pipelines.
Services
Java/Python APIs and event-driven consumers.
Infra
AWS SQS, ECS, Lambda, and release pipelines.
Agents
Tool calling, RAG, orchestration, and multi-channel messaging.
Open source
opensource tools and experiments
Some public work I maintain, improve, and keep useful.
mcp serverVIEW
murf-mcp
MCP server for generating customizable, high-quality voiceovers using Murf AI models, with control over voices, styles, pronunciation, pacing, and multiple export formats.
pipecat pluginVIEW
pipecat-murf-tts
Official Murf AI TTS plugin for Pipecat, enabling low-latency WebSocket-based speech synthesis for real-time voice agents with natural, responsive, production-ready audio streaming.
workflow nodesVIEW
n8n-nodes-murf
n8n nodes for wiring Murf APIs into practical automation workflows.
GST invoicingVIEW
meru-gst
GST invoicing software reverse-engineered from a 1990s FoxBase Plus codebase, with migrations and a modernized workflow.
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