The apps I lean on — and how they connect

• VS Code — Primary editor
• Claude Code — The agent I build and run alongside
• Windows Terminal — Where the shells live
• PowerShell — Default shell for scripts and ops

• Git + GitHub CLI — Version control and repo automation
• Node.js (LTS) — Runtime for the sites and build scripts
• Python 3.12 / 3.14 — Data wrangling and one-off scripting
• Rust (rustup) — Systems-level tools and Tauri shells
• ripgrep + jq — Fast code search and JSON surgery

The vault is the durable memory; Claude reads and writes it over MCP.

• Obsidian — The knowledge vault — durable, linked, git-backed
• Claude — The engine behind everything I build

• Tailscale — Private mesh — how I reach my boxes securely
• Cloudflare — DNS, tunnels, zero-trust access, and where sites deploy

The pattern: my systems reach me on my phone, and I can dispatch work back from it.

• GitHub Mobile — File an issue from anywhere; the agents pick it up
• ntfy — Self-hosted push — job failures and heartbeats hit my phone
• Telegram — Where my agents ping me with status and ask for a call

• Screenpresso — Fast screen capture for docs and demos
• Adobe Creative Cloud — Brand and visual assets
• CapCut — Short-form video edits