Uses

Primary development machine. Runs local models, builds, and screen recording at the same time without breaking a sweat.

Local AI inference server. Hosts Ollama with Qwen 3.5 (122B / 35B / 27B / 9B) and LFM2 for unlimited offline generations.

27-inch 5K main monitor. Color accurate enough for thumbnail work and B-roll color grading.

Noise-cancelling headphones for deep focus blocks and travel editing sessions.

Voiceover mic for every Developers Digest video. Broadcast-grade dynamic, kills room noise.

Wireless mechanical keyboard, tactile switches. Hot-swappable for layout experiments.

Workhorse mouse. Quiet clicks, infinite scroll wheel, multi-device pairing.

Macro pad for OBS scenes, recording cues, and one-tap shortcuts during livestreams.

Primary terminal coding agent. Reads the codebase, edits files, spawns sub-agents, commits autonomously.

AI-native editor forked from VS Code. Composer rewrites multiple files at once when Claude Code is overkill.

OpenAI's terminal coding agent. Second opinion on tricky bugs and review tasks.

Huge context window on a paid Gemini API key. Useful for one-shot questions over large repos.

Multi-model agent with 96K credits per month. Good fallback when Claude is rate-limited.

Unlimited usage agent for high-volume scaffolding and repetitive refactors.

GPU-accelerated terminal. Fast, sane defaults, built-in tabs and splits.

Workspace-based browser. Vertical tabs, profile per project, fast keyboard control.

Local-first markdown second brain. Research, scripts, daily journal, video pipeline all live here.

Issue tracker for the DD app portfolio. Keyboard-first, fast, opinionated.

AI voice dictation that works in any macOS app. Faster than typing for scripts and prose.

Screen recording for tutorials. Auto zoom, cursor effects, beautiful exports.

Edit video by editing the transcript. Removes filler words automatically.

Hosts this site and the DD apps. Next.js 16 builds, edge functions, image optimization, and auto-deploys on every push to main.

One endpoint in front of every model. Kimi k2.5 powers chat, with a curated model picker for switching providers behind a single key.

Image generation API. Fast inference for hero art and product visuals across the DD apps.

Text to speech through the AI gateway. Turns scripts and summaries into voice without wiring up a separate provider.

Serverless Postgres with Drizzle ORM. Branching per preview deploy makes schema changes painless.

Type-safe SQL for the Neon migration. Schema, queries, and migrations all in TypeScript.

Drop-in auth for React and Next.js. Pre-built sign-in UI, sessions, OAuth providers.

Usage-based billing and credits on top of Stripe. One credit pool works across every DD app.

Object storage for generated images, uploads, and static assets. Public-read bucket, pay per GB.

Model Context Protocol everywhere. Claude Code and Codex consume MCP servers, and this site serves its own at /api/mcp.

DNS, proxy, and edge cache for every domain. Page Rules and bot protection included.

macOS package manager. Every CLI on this list lives downstream of a brew install.

Default package manager. Fast, strict, disk-efficient via content-addressed store.

gh from the terminal for PRs, issues, releases. Pairs perfectly with Claude Code workflows.

Fast, customizable shell prompt. Same prompt across zsh and bash.

Spotlight replacement plus AI quick commands, snippets, and window management.

Pulls YouTube metadata for the DD video archive and refresh scripts.

Faster grep. Default search tool inside agents and shell sessions.

Lightweight code editor for quick edits when an agent is overkill.

Dotfile sync across MacBook and DGX Spark. One source of truth, encrypted secrets.