Tools

Anthropic's terminal-based agentic coding tool that reads, edits, and runs code autonomously. Claude Code changed my life.

OpenAI's autonomous coding agent that runs tasks in a sandboxed cloud environment. Codex has gotten very good as of late post codex 5.2/3 era, it's becoming a daily driver.

Terminal workspace manager for running and supervising several coding agents across tabs and panes, with plugins. Such a cool tool that's, enabled me to be harness and agent agnostic.

Nous Research's open-source agent that remembers across sessions, builds its own skills, and runs from the terminal or chat apps. My go to agent of choice.

Browser automation CLI built for AI agents: navigate, click, fill forms and take screenshots. Super helpful for agent verification.

Open-source agentic CLI tool for autonomous coding workflows and automation. It's like a personal tamagochi! Have been very excited to build out a personal ai assistant with it.

Open-source terminal coding agent that works with many model providers. I use this for open weight models.

Minimal, extensible terminal coding agent. Like a scapel, light and precise.

OpenAI's conversational AI assistant. I like to use it for general knowledge tasks and research.

Anthropic's conversational AI assistant. I like to use it for writing, coding, analysis and really like their artifacts feature and personality of their model a bit more.

xAI's AI teammate app that works across your apps and tools.

Desktop app for downloading and running local LLMs, with an OpenAI-compatible local server.

Meta's AI assistant, built on Meta Superintelligence Labs' Muse models. Using it mostly to analyze data I have on meta products.

AI-native code editor built on VS Code with inline chat, autocomplete, and codebase-aware editing.

Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator by Mitchell Hashimoto. My terminal now, and herdr runs inside it.

Terminal UI for Git that makes staging, committing, branching, and rebasing fast and visual. Great overview and command center for git actions.

Native database GUI client supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, etc.

Apple's IDE for building macOS and iOS apps.

Infrastructure-as-code tool for provisioning and managing cloud resources declaratively. Has been really handy in programmatically defining infra and managing it via version control.

Extremely fast Python package manager and virtual environment tool from Astral, written in Rust. Makes managing py dependencies / enviornments MUCH easier.

Faster remote Docker builds and CI runners with a persistent cache. Using this more instead of github actions.

Secrets manager that injects environment variables into local dev and deploys.

Manages dev tool versions, environment variables and tasks per project.

Fast, lightweight Docker and Linux VM runtime for macOS, replacing Docker Desktop.

Gives local dev servers stable .localhost names instead of port numbers. Handy when working on a lot of side projects.

AI-powered visual bookmarking tool that auto-tags and organizes saved content. My go to image saver tool.

Local-first markdown knowledge base with bidirectional linking and a plugin ecosystem. My fav go to tool for markdown.

AI voice dictation that turns speech into clean text in any app. Great for long messages, I feel a lot of anxiety to type out, or if I'm having writer's block.

The `ft` CLI syncs my X/Twitter bookmarks locally so I can search, classify and turn them into wiki notes.

Minimalist markdown writing app with focus mode and content blocks.

Local search engine for markdown collections with keyword, vector and reranked search. I use it to search my obsidian vault.

Readwise's read-later app with RSS, highlights sync, and distraction-free reading.

Podcast player that uses AI to clip, transcribe, and export highlights from episodes. Love being able to take notes on podcasts.

Social platform for tracking books, writing reviews, and discovering reading recommendations.

Highlight aggregator that syncs and resurfaces reading highlights from Kindle, articles, and more. Love this app and the team that builds it.

Music and podcast streaming service with personalized recommendations and social features.

Spotify listening analytics app showing top tracks, artists, genres, and streaming stats.

Browser-based collaborative design tool for UI/UX, prototyping, and design systems.

Modern design tool to create, share, and ship product work. Seems to have that special stuff for good taste.

Online graphic design platform with templates for social media, presentations, and print. Good for quick designs.

Searchable reference library of real product screens, flows and styles for design research. I also use it through its MCP server with agents.

Free, open-source 3D modeling, animation and rendering suite.

Free video editor with effects, templates, and social media export presets. I use this for IG stories mostly.

Video and audio editor where you edit the media by editing its transcript.

Calendar and reminders app with natural language event creation and multi-account support.

Fast, opinionated project management and issue tracking tools. My go to ticket/issue manager. Well-designed.

Daily planner that pulls tasks from integrations and guides time-boxed scheduling. Used for working in pomodoro sessions.

Elegant GTD-style task manager for macOS and iOS with project and area organization.

Cross-platform task manager and habit tracker with calendar integration and Pomodoro timer.

AI-powered soundscapes that adapt to your activity for focus, relaxation, and sleep. Very good for ADHD folks, feels like a massage for the brain.

Habit tracking app that helps you build and maintain daily streaks. I like the simplicity of this, but I may try to build my own specialized habit/routine app.

Contact manager with natural language input. Really handy if you communicate with a lot of people to quickly find and add contacts.

AI-powered email client that groups, summarizes, and prioritizes your inbox. The closest alternative I've found to Google Inbox (RIP).

Peer-to-peer messaging app for decentralized chat. Tried using this at festivals and parties but hard to get a critical mass over local users.

AI meeting notes app that listens to meetings and generates structured summaries on macOS.

Cloud-based messaging app with large group support, bots, and channels.

Extensible macOS launcher and command bar for workflows, snippets, and app integrations. Love this tool! Must install on any new machine.

macOS screenshot and screen recording tool with annotation, scrolling capture, and cloud upload.

Lua-scriptable macOS automation tool. Powers some custom automations I wrote.

My go to password & secure storage manager. Having it manage my ssh, and OTP has been great.

Zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard for secure device-to-device networking. Easy to use secure vpn.

AI-powered design tool for creating diagrams and whiteboard-style visuals natively on macOS.

Google's cross-platform web browser with extensive extension ecosystem.

Open-source peer-to-peer file sync.

Emotional check-in app developed with Yale researchers for tracking and understanding feelings.

Athlete oriented training app that has well programed workouts across sport & strength goals.

Personalized running training plans and coaching app with structured workouts. Really like the design.

Wearable fitness tracker focused on recovery, strain, sleep, and HRV metrics.

Nutrition and micronutrient tracker with a detailed food database for logging meals. I prefer this over myfitnesspal, it's more detailed about micronutrient tracking.

Prepared meal delivery service with chef-crafted, ready-to-eat meals. It's actually tasty and helps me hit a baseline of protein.

Workout planner and exercise tracker with a large database of strength training exercises. Used for over 10 years, but they are slow to evolve and using Peak Strength more.

Guided mobility and stretching routines focused on recovery and movement quality.

Social fitness platform for tracking runs, rides, and workouts with GPS and community features. Slowly inching into the strava life.

Apple Watch companion app for monitoring real-time heart rate zones during workouts.

iOS personal finance app that aggregates accounts, tracks spending, and monitors investments. It's my replacement for mint (rip).

Real-time flight tracker with delay predictions, gate changes, and travel timeline.

Social film discovery and logging platform for tracking and reviewing movies.

Location-based check-in app from Foursquare for logging places you visit.