The tools I actually use.
An honest list of the hardware, software, and workflow pieces I rely on day to day. Updated whenever something meaningful changes.
Hardware
WHAT_RUNS_EVERYTHINGMacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro
Primary machine. 36GB RAM for local agent work.
Keychron K6
Mechanical, hot-swappable. Gateron browns.
Dell U2723QE
27" 4K — the single most-used tool.
Logitech MX Master 3S
For the long cursor days.
Editor & Terminal
WHERE_CODE_HAPPENSVS Code
Default editor. JetBrains Mono, Night Owl theme.
Ghostty
Terminal for everything else.
tmux + zsh
Session persistence across long builds.
Tools & Apps
DAY_TO_DAYLinear
Issue tracking that stays out of the way.
Postman
API work and contract testing.
DBeaver
SQL work on ledgers and analytics.
Figma
Design reviews and quick mockups.
Raycast
Launcher, snippets, clipboard.
Services
INFRA_AND_AIVercel
Deploys for most Next.js work.
AWS
Where the serious systems live.
Mastra
Agent orchestration and evals.
Supabase
Fast Postgres for prototypes.