Huan Li is the creator of Wechaty, architect of Chatie, and a leading voice in the software agent space. He is widely recognized for his contributions to conversational AI, cloud-native architecture, and the open-source ecosystem.
Huan is a GitHub Star, and the co-author of Chatbot 0 to 1 and Concise Handbook of TensorFlow 2. His work has earned accolades from Microsoft, Google, and Tencent—recognized as a Microsoft MVP, Google Developer Expert (GDE), and Tencent Cloud TVP.
As an AI architect and open-source evangelist, Huan frequently speaks at global tech conferences, sharing insights on building intelligent systems with CQRS, event-driven design, and LLM-powered agents.
Connect with him on LinkedIn or explore his open-source work on GitHub.
Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Beyond engineering, Huan is a serial entrepreneur with deep roots in China’s early internet era. In 2001, he founded AKA.cn, delivering open-source enterprise solutions—including OEM hardware products like anti-spam email gateways and firewalls that later went public.
In 2005, he joined the founding team of YouKu.com (the “YouTube of China”) as CTO, and in 2007 launched JiWai.com, one of the earliest Twitter-like platforms integrated with QQ.
Since 2011, Huan has been an active angel investor, independently backing 100+ startups with a strong focus on developer tools, AI, and early-stage innovation.
Talks & Workshops
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- Building a Chatbot in 6-lines of Code using Wechaty
- Leveraging the vast potential of conversational AI on platforms like WhatsApp and WeChat without official API.
Machine Learning in JavaScript/TypeScript :Harness the power of ML in the versatile environment of JavaScript.
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- Harnessing LLM to Power a Open-source Community Chatbot - Lessons from Wechaty
- Discover how Wechaty revolutionizes community support with an AI-powered chatbot, transforming developer onboarding and engagement.
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- Wechaty Workshop for Puppet Makers - How to make a Puppet for Wechaty (Chinese)
- Understanding of Puppet intricacies, guiding from zero to production-ready Puppet development.
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- Event-driven Programming with CQRS Wechaty
- Leveraging Event-driven Architecture in Wechaty with CQRS, enhancing system decoupling, microservices compatibility, and API integration through the wechaty-cqrs module.
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- Applying Documentation System to Wechaty - Lessons from Google Season of Docs (Chinese)
- The journey of transforming Wechaty’s documentation by adopting the Grand Unified Theory of Documentation, enhancing clarity and utility for developers through structured tutorials, guides, references, and explanations.
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- AI, Wechaty, Angular, and mix them altogether in JavaScript (Chinese)
- Leveraging AI and Angular within Wechaty to revolutionize Chatbots through real-time WeChat message analysis with TensorFlow.js.
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- Wechaty 101 - from v0.0 to v0.7 (Chinese)
- The essence and trajectory of Wechaty from its beginnings to version 0.7.
Media Inquiries
For interviews, speaking engagements, or press inquiries, please contact Huan via LinkedIn or email: huan@chatie.io.
- Github: https://github.com/huan
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/huan42
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/zixia
- Twitter: @huan2024
- Email: huan@chatie.io
