Tools of the Trade
A peek behind the curtain — the stuff that keeps me running (and coding).
Workstation
8 tools

16" Macbook Pro, M4 Pro
48 GB RAM (2024). The cockpit. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and a fleet of AI agents run wild across worktrees while I orchestrate from the driver's seat.

16" MacBook Pro, M2 Pro
32 GB RAM (2023). Where the talks get built, novels get written, and passion projects come to life. The machine that reminds me coding isn't everything.

14" MacBook Pro, M2 Pro
32 GB RAM (2023). Runs headless 24/7. Plex server, self-hosted apps, and autonomous AI agents that work while I sleep.

4K 32" LG UltraFine Ergo
32 inches of 4K real estate on an ergonomic arm. More pixels means more worktrees visible at once. The stand alone is worth it.

Keychron K4 Wireless
Mechanical clicks that make every keystroke feel intentional. Full-size layout, wireless freedom.

Logitech MX Master 3
I live in the terminal, so the mouse rarely moves. But when it does, it's this one.

Greensoul Imperium
Electric sit-stand desk. Because debugging posture is just as important as debugging code.

Sennheiser HD 458BT
Noise-cancelling companion for deep work. Podcasts in, distractions out.
Development Tools
5 tools
Zed
Native speed, zero lag. When you're juggling a dozen projects across worktrees, every millisecond of editor latency matters.

Oh My Zsh!
Auto-cd, smart completions, and a theme that sparks joy. The shell shouldn't fight you. It should read your mind.

Ghostty
Blazing fast, GPU-rendered, and endlessly configurable. The terminal where the real work happens.
dmux
The secret weapon. Spins up parallel AI agents across worktrees, manages sessions, and turns one terminal into a command center. Built on tmux.

CodexBar
Real-time token burn rate, right in the menu bar. Know exactly what your agents are costing. Always.
Design
2 tools
Productivity
5 tools
Rectangle
Keyboard-driven window tiling. 2x faster at arranging windows, 2x slower at deciding where they go.

Notion
Notes, projects, plans, and now my calendar too. All in one place. Notion absorbed Cron and became the single source of truth for my entire digital life.

Spark
Smart filters keep the inbox at zero. If Spark didn't surface it, it probably wasn't worth reading.

Simplenote
The digital napkin. Capture a thought on any device, forget about it forever. Blissfully simple.

BrowserOS
The browser I'm building. Gives every AI agent eyes to see the web. Navigate, interact, extract. The missing sense for autonomous workflows.
Coding Agents
6 tools

Claude Code
The go-to for focused, deep coding sessions. Understands context like a senior engineer sitting next to you.

Codex
Fire-and-forget. Spins up ideas, runs experiments, handles the passive work while I focus elsewhere.

Cursor + GLM 5.1
The experimental rig. Cursor's IDE + Z.ai's GLM for refactors, migrations, and the grunt work nobody wants to do.
Gemini CLI
When the task is Material Design or mobile-first UI, Gemini gets it right out of the box.
Greptile
AI-powered reviews for high-stakes private repos. Catches what humans miss after the third PR of the day.
GitHub Copilot
Handles reviews for side projects and open source. Keeps the quality bar up across everything I maintain.
24x7 Agent
1 tool