Developer Tools
Essential tools and utilities that every developer needs in their toolkit. Featuring our custom-built digital forensics utilities and our favorite third-party apps.
Our Custom Tools
AI Image Investigator
Digital forensics tool to identify synthetic artifacts and hidden metadata in AI-generated images.
Included Forensics:
- •Client-side EXIF Metadata Inspector
- •Error Level Analysis (ELA) visualizer
- •Noise Topology (Sobel filter) viewer
- •100% private, no server uploads
Recommended Third-Party Tools
Cursor
AI-assisted IDE built on VS Code with native model support and inline edits.
Key Features:
- •Built-in AI chat and inline edits
- •Supports local and hosted models
- •Context-aware code actions
- •VS Code extensions compatibility
Visual Studio Code
Lightweight, extensible editor with a massive ecosystem.
Key Features:
- •IntelliSense and debugging
- •Integrated terminal and Git
- •Extensions marketplace
- •Remote development support
JetBrains IDEs
Professional IDEs (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm) with powerful static analysis.
Key Features:
- •Language-aware refactoring
- •Integrated debugging and profiling
- •First-class Git and database tools
- •Built-in test runners
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer for inline completions and chat across your editor.
Key Features:
- •Contextual code completions
- •Chat for refactors and tests
- •Supports multiple IDEs
- •Integrates with GitHub repos
Postman
API design, testing, and collaboration platform.
Key Features:
- •Collections and environments
- •Automated tests and monitors
- •Mock servers and documentation
- •Team workspaces
Bruno
Open-source, filesystem-first API client with Git-friendly collections.
Key Features:
- •Stores collections as plain files
- •Fast local runner
- •Environment variables and secrets
- •Good for Git workflows
Docker Desktop
Container runtime and tooling for local development.
Key Features:
- •Local Kubernetes option
- •Volume and network management
- •Image builds and registries
- •Resource controls
Playwright
Reliable end-to-end testing for web apps across browsers.
Key Features:
- •Chromium/Firefox/WebKit support
- •Auto-waiting and trace viewer
- •Component and API testing
- •CI-friendly parallel runs
Vercel
Serverless hosting and CI/CD for React/Next.js and static sites.
Key Features:
- •Instant previews from git
- •Edge and serverless functions
- •Image and performance optimizations
- •Built-in analytics
Sentry
Error tracking and performance monitoring for frontend and backend.
Key Features:
- •Error tracking with stack traces
- •Performance and profiling
- •Release health and alerts
- •Source maps and session replay
LM Studio
Run and serve local LLMs with a GUI, OpenAI-compatible API, and built-in model catalog.
Key Features:
- •OpenAI-compatible local API server
- •Model catalog with quantized downloads
- •CPU/GPU offload controls
- •Streaming responses and prompt templates
- •Cross-platform desktop app
Claude Code
A highly intelligent, terminal-based AI coding agent powered by Anthropic's latest models.
Key Features:
- •Deep reasoning and multi-file refactors
- •Large context window (200k+ tokens)
- •Autonomous terminal execution
- •Deep codebase indexing
Windsurf (by Codeium)
A heavily optimized AI-first IDE with an intuitive agentic UI.
Key Features:
- •Flow state agent capabilities
- •Extremely fast inline completions
- •Deeply integrated UI that rivals Cursor
- •Context-aware chat
Cline (Roo Code)
Open-source VS Code extension that turns your editor into an autonomous AI agent.
Key Features:
- •Open-source and model-agnostic
- •Granular execution permissions
- •Creates files, runs commands, and reads context
- •Transparent reasoning steps
Replit Agent
An autonomous AI developer built directly into the Replit cloud environment.
Key Features:
- •Zero-setup cloud environments
- •Instant application deployments
- •Autonomous project scaffolding
- •Mobile-friendly workflows
OpenAI API
Hosted GPT models with strong reasoning and multimodal capabilities.
Key Features:
- •Chat/completions and embeddings
- •Function/tool calling support
- •Multimodal (image/audio) endpoints
- •High-quality reasoning models
Hugging Face Inference
Hosted inference endpoints and Spaces for thousands of community models.
Key Features:
- •One-click hosted endpoints
- •Choice of CPU/GPU/accelerators
- •Private or public Spaces for demos
- •Broad model catalog (text, vision, audio)
Anthropic Claude API
Claude models with strong reasoning, long context, and tool use.
Key Features:
- •Long-context chat/completions
- •Tool use and structured outputs
- •JSON mode
- •Streaming responses
A2 Hosting
Performance-focused web hosting with shared, VPS, and managed options for developers and small businesses.
Key Features:
- •Turbo servers for faster page loads
- •Managed and unmanaged VPS options
- •Developer-friendly tooling (SSH, Git, staging)
- •Free site migration and 24/7 support
Google Gemini API
Powerful multimodal AI models with massive 2-million token context windows.
Key Features:
- •Massive context window
- •Native multimodal reasoning (video/audio/image)
- •High-speed Flash models
- •Code execution capabilities
v0 by Vercel
Generative UI system that converts text prompts directly into React components.
Key Features:
- •Generates React and Tailwind CSS
- •Iterative refinement via chat
- •Direct integration with Next.js
- •Shadcn UI component support
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative built entirely on Postgres with native auth.
Key Features:
- •Fully managed Postgres database
- •Native Authentication and Row Level Security
- •Realtime subscriptions
- •Edge functions and vector storage
Turso
Edge-hosted, distributed SQLite database perfect for serverless applications.
Key Features:
- •Zero-latency edge reads
- •Works perfectly with Vercel and Cloudflare
- •Built on libSQL (open-source SQLite fork)
- •Offline-sync capabilities
OpenCode
Open-source, terminal-first AI coding agent with deep multi-file edits and a full agent loop.
Key Features:
- •Open-source terminal agent
- •Multi-file edits and autonomous task execution
- •Model-agnostic with support for local and hosted models
- •Git and MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration
- •Cross-platform (macOS, Linux, Windows)
Herdr
The runtime that coding agents live on — a background server holding real agent terminals open so work survives the lid closing.
Key Features:
- •Keeps agent sessions running in the background
- •Manages Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and more
- •Groups agents by workspace and marks working/blocked/idle
- •Reconnects from anywhere with a keyboard
- •Y Combinator backed, macOS and Linux (Windows in beta)
DeepSeek
Open-weight reasoning models (DeepSeek-R1 and the V-series) with a low-cost, OpenAI-compatible API for code and chat.
Key Features:
- •State-of-the-art reasoning at low cost
- •Open-weight models for local or self-hosted inference
- •OpenAI-compatible API
- •Large context windows
- •Strong code and math reasoning
Zed
High-performance, AI-native code editor from the creators of Atom, with the new Delta agent for autonomous multi-file work.
Key Features:
- •Blazing-fast native editor
- •Built-in AI and the Delta agent
- •Pairs, collaboration, and remote development
- •Cross-platform (macOS, Linux, Windows)
OpenRouter
One API to access 100+ models from DeepSeek, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Alibaba (Qwen) and more.
Key Features:
- •Single unified API for many providers
- •Compare model quality, speed, and price
- •Try open-weight models like DeepSeek and Qwen without separate accounts
- •Works with OpenAI-compatible clients
Ollama
Simple, open-source way to run and manage local LLMs like Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek right on your machine.
Key Features:
- •One-command local model installs
- •Runs models on CPU or GPU
- •OpenAI-compatible local API
- •Large open model library
Cloudflare Kitesurf
A browser built for AI agents — gives agents structured, consented access to the web instead of fragile scraping.
Key Features:
- •Structured data output for agents
- •Consent-aware crawling
- •Persistent agent sessions
- •Built by Cloudflare