Lightning Talk Beginner MIT First Talk

My contribution to ElevenLabs SDK

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Session Description

The ElevenLabs Agents SDK enables developers to build multimodal AI agents using JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks.

Recently, I contributed to the repository by resolving build issues caused by the version generation module and implementing a cross-platform version generation solution for the monorepo. In this talk, I’ll talk about

- My Open Source Journey till now

- How I got inspired to contribute to Open Source

- How I encountered the issue

- What was my process understanding the problem

- How did I solve it

- What were the iterations I went through before getting my PR merged

This talk is mostly about understanding my journey of an Open source contribution.

Key Takeaways

- Motivation and strategies for making your first open-source contribution.

- Understanding the mindset and thought process behind successful OSS contributions.

- How to navigate and understand an unfamiliar codebase.

- Insights into contributing to AI and developer-tooling ecosystems.

References

https://github.com/elevenlabs/packages/pull/764

https://github.com/elevenlabs/packages/commits/main/?author=gaureshpai

Session Categories

Contributing to FOSS

Talk License: MIT

Speakers

Gauresh G Pai SDE | Brink

I'm a Software Engineer working at Brink AI Labs and active community contributor at DK24, where I help connect tech communities and drive innovation.

I'm a former UiPath Student Developer Champion (2025–26) and previously contributed to DevNation.

I've worked with Billmaxo Solutions and Kreekarvat Technologies, interned at AJIMS, and led a UDAL DC Fellowship 2025 team.

I was part of the winning teams at the AINNOVATION 2025 Hackathon organized by Microsoft and Kyndryl, and the Cardano Hackathon Asia 2025 – IBW Edition.

I've also contributed to the open source Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) & ElevenLabs Agents SDK repository.

I love collaborating with like-minded builders on exciting projects.

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