Tools I use

Software I reach for when running 200+ production agents, building this site, and shipping governed work in Slack and Salesforce. Cards link to official signup pages. Some outbound links are referrals.

Assistants & research

Claude

Long-form reasoning, code review, and agent planning. Claude

ChatGPT

Quick drafts, image passes, and everyday Q&A. ChatGPT

Perplexity

Sourced answers when a claim needs a link. Perplexity

Comet

Perplexity browser for research tabs with citations. Comet

Grok

X-native search and fast takes on breaking news. Grok

DeepSeek

Cost-sensitive coding and math checks. DeepSeek

Genspark

Multi-step research pages from a single prompt. Genspark

Manus

Autonomous browser tasks with a deliverable at the end. Manus

Google Antigravity

Agent-first IDE and manager surface for parallel work. Google Antigravity

Coding & terminals

Cursor

Primary editor for agent loops and site work. Cursor

VS Code

Fallback editor and extension sandbox. VS Code

Warp

Terminal blocks, workflows, and shared command history. Warp

Conductor

Parallel agent runs with isolated git worktrees. Conductor

Codex

Cloud coding agent for repo-scale changes. Codex

Raycast

Launcher, snippets, and quick window control on macOS. Raycast

Cmux

Terminal multiplexer when one SSH session needs many panes. Cmux

tmux

Persistent shell sessions on remote hosts. tmux

Termius

SSH and SFTP across laptops and phones. Termius

Docker

Local services, reproducible builds, and agent sandboxes. Docker

Replit

Fast hosted prototypes and agent-deployed apps. Replit

Lovable

UI-first app generation when the spec is visual. Lovable

Voice & capture

Wispr Flow

Dictation in every app without retyping. Wispr Flow

Plaud

Pocket recorder for walks and hallway conversations. Plaud

Fathom

Call notes and highlights from Zoom meetings. Fathom

ElevenLabs

Voice synthesis for demos and agent prototypes. ElevenLabs

Retell AI

Production voice agents with telephony built in. Retell AI

VAPI

Voice API wiring for custom call flows. VAPI

AgentPhone

Phone numbers and call webhooks for autonomous agents. AgentPhone

Knowledge & notes

Notion

Shared specs, meeting notes, and light CRM. Notion

Obsidian

Local markdown vault for research and drafts. Obsidian

Granola

Meeting notes without a bot in the room. Granola

Dart

Task board for agent and human follow-ups. Dart

Design & media

Figma

Wireframes, decks, and component libraries. Figma

Canva

Fast social and event graphics. Canva

Gamma

Slide decks from an outline in minutes. Gamma

Ideogram

Typography-heavy images for posts and covers. Ideogram

Higgsfield

Short-form video generation for campaigns. Higgsfield

fal.ai

Hosted media models behind agent tools. fal.ai

Salesforce stack

Salesforce

CRM, Agentforce, and the system of record. Salesforce

MuleSoft

Integration fabric and Agent Fabric APIs. MuleSoft

Slack

Where humans and agents already talk. Slack

Automation

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