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Edgar Bruney Castañeda is an experienced engineer at IBM's CIO Organization in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, specializing in translating research-grade AI into production systems. A GitHub member since 2013 with over 13 years of experience in the tech industry, he has built a distinguished career focused on cutting-edge technology implementation and open-source contribution.

Currently working at the intersection of agentic AI development and cloud architecture, Edgar designs and implements multi-agent pipelines using frameworks like BeeAI, CrewAI, and LangGraph. His work spans from concept to deployed REST APIs with async jobs and live SSE streaming, with emphasis on practical applications that solve real-world problems. He specializes in verify-and-retry orchestration loops and production-ready AI systems that bridge the gap between research and enterprise deployment, demonstrating a unique ability to transform research-grade AI into practical enterprise solutions.

His most recent open-source work centers on the Quantum Lab Agent System: a five-agent A2A network — Developer, Status, Computing, and Experiment specialists — all orchestrated by a central Lab Agent and powered by IBM Granite 4.2 8B running locally via Ollama. The system features an Agent Stack Canvas integration for circuit visualization, live backend topology dashboards, and end-to-end QAOA Max-Cut experiments on real IBM Quantum hardware including ibm_marrakesh. All quantum sub-agent repositories were refreshed in early September 2026 with architecture improvements, Canvas result preservation for A2A responses, and improved routing for experiment hardware follow-ups. Edgar is also a core organizer of Quantum Guild GDL (established August 17, 2026), a Guadalajara-based community co-organizing the Qiskit Fall Fest Guadalajara 2026 — a free, three-day community quantum computing festival (October 28–30, 2026, Mexico City time/CST) with Day 1 (October 28) held in person at AstraZeneca GITC Guadalajara (Blvd. Puerta de Hierro 4965, Zapopan) and October 29–30 streamed online. In mid-September 2026, the festival's website was updated with the full speaker lineup and a live registration countdown banner — including translations of the countdown and registration notice to English. The guild also published a quantum-immersive-animation repository (September 10, 2026), adding an interactive quantum visualization layer — including a hidden quantum-cat easter egg — to the festival's digital presence.

In a landmark open-source achievement on September 22, 2026, Edgar's PR #3930 to the upstream heygen-com/hyperframes project (52,426⭐, 4,784 forks) was successfully merged — making IBM Bob Shell a first-class supported runtime in one of the most-starred repositories on GitHub. The pull request, titled "feat(cli): add IBM Bob runtime support", was opened on September 14, 2026 and earned approvals from reviewer miguel-heygen (September 14, 15, and 22) and maintainer jrusso1020 before being merged by jrusso1020 on September 22, 2026. This contribution permanently integrates IBM Bob Shell into the HyperFrames ecosystem alongside other leading coding agents, reflecting Edgar's drive to bridge IBM's agentic AI tooling with the broader open-source community. On the same day, Edgar forked dam-agents/dam (23⭐, 11 forks) — an open Kubernetes platform for running long-lived AI agents in isolated pods with runtime credential injection, scheduled triggers, and Slack-native access — signaling continued exploration of infrastructure-level agent orchestration.

Edgar holds multiple industry certifications:

• IBM Generative & Agentic AI Expert Developer
• AWS Serverless Badge Holder
• Hybrid Cloud Microservices Architect

His comprehensive technical stack includes:

• AI/ML Frameworks: BeeAI, CrewAI, LangGraph, AgentStack SDK, A2A protocol, IBM Granite 4.2 8B (Ollama)
• Cloud Platforms: IBM Cloud, AWS, multi-cloud architecture design and implementation
• Quantum Computing: Qiskit, QASM 2.0/3.0, QAOA, VQE, Grover, Shor, Deutsch-Jozsa, QFT algorithms; real-hardware execution on IBM Quantum; active contributor to IBM's Qiskit Runtime (237⭐, 219 forks) and qiskit-addon-sqd (Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization, 100⭐, 43 forks); Agent Stack Canvas for circuit and topology visualization; building hybrid quantum-classical multi-agent systems
• Integration Technologies: REST API design, Docker containerization, Slack integration (Socket Mode), Strava API, Google Fit API, Huawei Health API
• Specializations: Multi-agent pipeline design with A2A protocol, verify-and-retry orchestration loops, async jobs with live SSE streaming, enterprise AI deployment, HTML-to-video rendering for agents (hyperframes / HeyGen), Kubernetes-based agent pod isolation (DAM platform)

IBM Bob Shell Harness (23⭐, 5 forks) — A Dockerized harness running IBM's Bob Shell headless in unrestricted mode, exposed via REST API with async jobs and live SSE streaming. Features Slack integration for autonomous AI operations with verify-and-retry orchestration loops. Released v1.0.2 on August 27, 2026 with full Bob v2.x CLI support (run subcommand and --mode flag), followed by a September 7, 2026 update adding file-support improvements. The harness itself was actively used to merge pull requests and commit changes to the Qiskit Fall Fest Guadalajara site, demonstrating its real-world autonomous capabilities in production.

hyperframes — Edgar's fork of the viral HeyGen hyperframes project (52,426⭐, 4,784 forks), a framework for writing HTML and rendering it as video — purpose-built for AI agents. On September 14, 2026, Edgar submitted PR #3930 upstream to add IBM Bob runtime support to the HyperFrames CLI. The PR earned three Approved reviews from miguel-heygen and a final Approved review from maintainer jrusso1020, who merged it on September 22, 2026 — permanently integrating IBM Bob Shell into HyperFrames as a first-class supported coding-agent runtime.

Quantum Lab Agent System — A complete five-agent multi-agent workspace for IBM Quantum, built entirely with the A2A protocol and IBM Granite 4.2 8B. The orchestrator (quantum_lab_agent, port 8000) coordinates four specialist agents: a Quantum Developer Agent for code generation (Grover, Shor, Deutsch-Jozsa, QFT…), a Quantum Status Agent for real-time backend monitoring and chip topology Canvas visualization, a Quantum Computing Agent for circuit execution on simulators and real IBM Quantum hardware, and the Quantum Experiment Agent for hybrid QAOA/VQE experiments (QAOA Max-Cut for 2–8 node graphs on ibm_marrakesh). All sub-agent repositories were updated in early September 2026 to add a Mermaid architecture diagram, Canvas result preservation for A2A responses, and improved routing for experiment hardware follow-ups.

Strava Agent (5⭐, 1 fork) — An advanced conversational AI system built with BeeAI framework and AgentStack SDK that analyzes athletic performance directly from the Strava API. Now at v0.2.0 with full A2A protocol support, AgentStack Server RESTful endpoints, and five organized agent skills for multi-agent integration. Complemented by strava-analytics, a Python toolkit for analyzing running performance, CrossFit sessions, and calorie tracking.

X Trends Agent — A trend-analysis agent implemented across three different frameworks (BeeAI, CrewAI, LangGraph), demonstrating framework-agnostic agent engineering capabilities and deep understanding of different AI architectures. This multi-framework approach showcases adaptability and comprehensive knowledge of the agentic AI ecosystem.

Qiskit Contributions — Active contributor to Qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime (237⭐, 219 forks) and qiskit-addon-sqd (Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization, 100⭐, 43 forks), and documentation translation projects, supporting the global quantum computing community and making quantum computing more accessible worldwide through multilingual documentation efforts.

Edgar is actively engaged in the tech community with significant leadership and educational initiatives:

• Co-organizing Quantum Guild GDL — founded August 17, 2026, the guild is driving the Qiskit Fall Fest Guadalajara 2026: a free, community-run quantum computing festival held October 28–30, 2026 (Mexico City time/CST). Day 1 (October 28) takes place in person at AstraZeneca GITC Guadalajara (Blvd. Puerta de Hierro 4965, Zapopan, Jalisco); Days 2–3 (October 29–30) are streamed online. The event features talks, hands-on workshops, and quantum labs. On September 16, 2026, the festival website received its most significant update yet — the full speaker lineup was published, a live registration countdown banner was added, and all countdown and registration notices were translated to English for international accessibility. Confirmed speakers include Claudia Zendejas Morales (Physicist, Grad Student @KU, Coordinator @QWorld, Qiskit Advocate), Eva Nayeli Hernández Pulido (IBM GreenStar DevOps & App Support, Quantum enthusiast), Jesús Rolón (Software Development Engineer at IBM), and Yra Cano (Senior Software Developer at IBM). Organizers alongside Edgar are Andrés Alejandre, Barbara Baena, Eva Nayeli Hernández Pulido, Juan Miguel Ávila Sánchez, Kassandra Delfín, and Tanya Franco. The guild maintains three repositories: the festival site, quantum-immersive-animation (interactive circuit animation with a hidden quantum-cat easter egg), and entanglion (the world's first open-source quantum computing board game).
• Merged into HyperFrames — PR #3930 to heygen-com/hyperframes (52,426⭐, 4,784 forks) was merged on September 22, 2026, permanently adding IBM Bob Shell as a supported coding-agent runtime in one of the most-starred open-source agent frameworks on GitHub. The PR earned approvals from miguel-heygen and was merged by maintainer jrusso1020.
• Forked DAM platform — on September 22, 2026, Edgar forked dam-agents/dam (23⭐, 11 forks), a Kubernetes-native open platform for running long-lived AI agents in isolated sandboxes with credential injection, scheduled triggers, Slack-native access, and multi-harness support (Claude Code, Codex, IBM Bob, ACP-compatible runtimes).
• Writing on Medium about AI agents, athletic performance data, and cloud tooling, sharing practical insights from real-world implementations and providing valuable perspectives on applying AI to solve practical problems.
• Open-source contributions across 55 public repositories on GitHub, demonstrating active participation in the developer community and commitment to collaborative development.
• Community building on GitHub with 17 followers and 29 following, maintaining connections across the global tech ecosystem and fostering knowledge exchange.

When stepping away from the screen, Edgar pursues his passion for running (actively training for a sub-21 minute 5K, tracking and analyzing every session with Python and AI tools) and enjoys heavy music. His application of AI technology to personal fitness optimization reflects his commitment to applying technology to personal growth.

BeeAI · CrewAI · LangGraph  ·  IBM Cloud  ·  Qiskit  ·  Running  ·  Heavy Music

• IBM Bob Shell Harness (23⭐, 5 forks) — Dockerized harness that runs IBM's Bob Shell headless in unrestricted mode and exposes it over a REST API with Slack integration for autonomous AI operations.
• Strava Agent (5⭐) — Advanced conversational AI system built with BeeAI framework and AgentStack SDK that analyzes athletic performance directly from the Strava API.
• X Trends Agent — Same trend-analysis agent, three frameworks: BeeAI · CrewAI · LangGraph.
• Quantum Lab Agent / Quantum Experiment Agent — Quantum computing agents exploring AI and quantum circuits, including a hybrid agent powered by IBM Granite and AgentStack.
• hyperframes — HTML-to-video renderer built for AI agents.
• strava-analytics — Python scripts to analyze running performance, CrossFit sessions, and calorie tracking from Strava.
• Qiskit Contributions — Active contributor to Qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime (237⭐, 219 forks) and documentation translation, supporting the quantum computing community.

I write on Medium about AI agents, athletic performance data, and cloud tooling.