What I’m into in tech right now — the tools I reach for and what I’m still evaluating. A snapshot, updated when it changes.
Harnesses · Subscriptions · Agents · Paused•Updated
The surfaces I actually work through.
terminal · Build plan · daily driver
Still the center of gravity for my coding setup. Most implementation work runs through Warp now, especially Claude Code and Codex CLI. — my referral
+ Keeps the terminal as the home base
+ Works naturally with both major CLIs
- I am still learning where Oz fits into the flow
anthropic · cli · coding harness
My default high-context coding partner for planning, writing, and longer repo-shaped sessions.
+ Strong for planning and repo-shaped work
+ Good fit for longer coding sessions
- I still pair it with Codex when I want a second read
openai · cli · coding harness
OpenAI's coding CLI is now a daily part of the workflow. I run it mostly through Warp.
+ Fast to bring into implementation work
+ Feels clean inside Warp
- Plan details may change as I confirm the exact subscription label
openai · desktop app
Part of the active rotation now, but still something I am learning alongside CLI-based work.
+ Useful as a separate surface from the terminal
- Still finding when I prefer it over the CLI
anthropic · desktop app
Useful for coworking and longer thinking sessions when I want a separate surface from the terminal.
+ Good for conversation and high-context thinking
- Not replacing Claude Code for repo work
voice · dictation · macOS
My push-to-talk dictation surface. Hold the hotkey, talk, release — the audio gets transcribed and then run through an LLM mode of my choice before it lands in whatever app I am in. — superwhisper.com
+ Push-to-talk hotkey makes voice feel like a real input mode
+ I pick both the transcription model and the processing model (Sonnet is in the mix)
+ Modes for verbose dictation, summarized meeting notes, and clean prose
+ The newer super mode adapts the output to the app I am dictating into
+ Cheaper than the other dictation tools I have tried
- Mode customization takes a beat to internalize when you build out more than a couple
The paid plans that make the stack work.
anthropic · $100 plan
The subscription behind my Claude Code and Claude desktop usage right now.
+ Enough room for heavier Claude sessions
- Still deciding how much belongs in desktop vs. CLI
openai · $100 plan
The subscription behind my Codex work right now. I am still confirming the cleanest public-facing name for the exact Codex access.
+ Makes Codex a real daily tool instead of an occasional backup
- Naming around Codex plans is easy to make too messy
warp · Build plan
The terminal plan that supports the place where most of the workflow happens.
+ Worth it because Warp is where the work actually happens
- Oz is still in the watching bucket for me
Orchestration and cloud-agent workflows I am still learning.
orchestration · vps
Running on my VPS, so it sits in the learning bucket for both agent orchestration and VPS operations.
warp · cloud agents
Warp's cloud-agent orchestration platform. This is the agent lane I mean when I talk about learning cloud agents.
+ Fits the Warp-centered direction of the stack
- Still early for me
wrapper
Still interesting as a wrapper around Codex and Claude Code, but Warp plus direct CLIs wins most days.
+ Nice wrapper idea for the tools I already use
- Not beating Warp plus direct CLIs right now
Good tools I am not reaching for much right now.
editor
Paused for now. The bigger shift is that I do not want the editor to be the main agent surface.