David V. Kimball

David V. Kimball (davidvkimball.com) is a software builder and writer on technology and productivity. He is the builder of the identity-verification service RealHandles and, according to his website, the co-founder and chief executive of lilAgents, an AI-automation agency for medium-sized businesses.

Work

His website lists, among other projects, RealHandles (a service for proving that online accounts belong to one person), Zeku (a writing tool for Astro sites), Vault CMS (a way to use the note-taking app Obsidian as a content-management system for Astro sites), AgentGrade (a tool that rates how well AI agents can find, read and cite a website), yeet.md (a Markdown sharing tool) and prefer.md (a manifesto for open file formats). He also runs a YouTube channel about games and technology and a family-friendly Discord server for games, technology and careers, which his site says has been public since 2017.

Background

His site says he holds a B.A. in Communication from Northwest University, has worked remotely since 2018, and has led teams on side projects since 2015, including video-game modifications and software development. It says he co-founded lilAgents in early 2025.