About

I work at the intersection of technical writing, APIs, and security.

My background is in technical translation and documentation for software systems, where accuracy, context, and user impact are critical. Over time, my focus has shifted toward API documentation and security-adjacent domains — including authentication, authorization, error handling, and failure modes in distributed systems.

I’m particularly interested in how documentation influences correct usage, safe integration, and operational decision-making. Documentation is not neutral: the language, structure, and constraints it presents directly affect how systems are used and how risk is managed.

This site brings together a technical blog, a documentation project built with Starlight, and selected portfolio material relevant to technical writing and security governance. I value explicit assumptions, visible trade-offs, and clear communication of risk. When something is uncertain, I say so. When something is dangerous, it should be obvious.

This site is a working space, not a marketing surface. It evolves as my understanding deepens.

What you’ll find here

• Blog: short technical notes on APIs, documentation systems, and security-adjacent topics
• Docs: a structured Starlight documentation project (information architecture, patterns, examples)
• Portfolio material: selected samples that reflect how I think and work

Contact

• Email: hello@andrewkelly.de
• GitHub: https://github.com/KellyAndrew
• Docs: https://docs.andrewkelly.de