Uses
Tools and stack I actually use day to day. This is a practical snapshot, not a forever list.
last updated: 2026-02-20
AI + model stack
- Coding: Codex 5.3 (primary)
- Search/research: Perplexity (default)
- Fast/cheap tasks: Gemini + Claude Haiku/Sonnet
- Voice/transcription: Whisper, plus playing with Pocket TTS
- Image generation: Nano Banana Pro (still great)
- Routing: OpenRouter for one API key + easy model switching
- Want to try: Kimi K2.5
Agent stack
- Platform: OpenClaw
- Current direction: OpenClaw + custom OpenClaw dashboard is slowly eating everything else.
- Experimental lane: Onchain agents + broader autonomy (shopping/email)
Automations I run a lot
- Morning briefing: Briefing -> actionable list
- YouTube summaries: Long videos -> skimmable markdown
- X research: Signal refresh -> skimmable markdown files
- Dump loop: Raw capture -> structured weekly/monthly review artifacts
Dev environment
- Editor/IDE: VS Code (less these days thanks to Codex)
- Terminal: Ghostty (macOS), Kitty (Linux)
- Shell: zsh + powerlevel10k
- Notes: Notesnook + markdown files in git
- Browser: Brave + Chrome
Comms + productivity
- Messaging: Telegram
- Calendar: Google Calendar
- Tasks: Google Tasks
- Focus: pomo CLI pomodoro app
Crypto stack
- Hot wallet: Rabby
- Cold wallet: Ledger hardware wallet
- Bridge: Agglayer UI
- DEX/swap: Jumper
- Analytics: Dune + DeFiLlama + Cielo
- Portfolio tracking: Dune dashboards + Cielo
Hardware + security
- Work machine: MacBook Pro M4
- Personal machine: Linux (TUXEDO OS)
- Phone: iPhone
- Peripherals: Logitech MX keyboard + mouse
- Password manager: Bitwarden
- Hardware auth: YubiKey everywhere possible
- Music: YouTube Music