Tools I love

The stack I actually build with.

People ask what I use to build, govern, and ship AI work. Here it is — the real list, not a sponsored one. If a tool isn’t something I’d hand a client, it’s not here.

A note on links: some links below are affiliate links — if you buy through them I may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I actually use.

AI app building

What I reach for to go from idea to working prototype.

Lovable

Fastest way to get a real, deployable app from a prompt. My go-to for mock-up-to-app.

Cursor

An editor that actually understands your codebase. Where vibe-coding grows up.

Claude Code

Agentic building in the terminal — refactors, docs, and whole features end to end.

Replit

Build and run in the browser, no setup. Great for fast experiments and teaching.

Backend & hosting

Where the data lives and how the app ships.

Supabase

Postgres, auth, storage, and row-level security in one place. The backbone of most of my builds.

Vercel

Push to deploy, fast everywhere. Where my sites and apps live.

AI assistants

The thinking partners I keep open all day.

Claude

My default for writing, reasoning, and building. Careful, steerable, and good at nuance.

ChatGPT

A useful second opinion and a strong all-rounder for quick tasks.

Docs, capture & ops

Turning work into something other people can use.

Notion

Where SOPs, docs, and operating systems come together. My ops home base.

Playwright

Scripted browser capture for documenting real user flows. Pairs with the workshop docs path.

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