Apps & workflows · 24
The apps I lean on — and how they connect
Not just a software list — the kit behind the work, grouped by what it's for, with how I actually use each piece. The mobile + alert layer is how the systems reach me when I'm away from the desk.
Editor & shell
4VS Code
Primary editor
Claude Code
The CLI coding agent I orchestrate — interactively and in headless fleets
Windows Terminal
Where the shells live
PowerShell
Default shell for scripts and ops
Languages & CLI
7Git + GitHub CLI
Version control and repo automation
Node.js (LTS)
Runtime for the sites and build scripts
TypeScript
Primary language — the sites, the console, and the PDF suite
Python 3.12 / 3.14
Data tooling, automation, and analysis scripting
Rust (rustup)
Systems-level tools and the Tauri core of the cross-platform PDF suite
ripgrep + jq
Fast code search and JSON surgery
Android SDK · JDK · Gradle
Builds the Command Center OS phone app from the command line — no Android Studio
Knowledge & AI
3The vault is the durable memory; Claude reads and writes it over MCP.
Infrastructure
3Private mesh
How I reach my boxes securely — a WireGuard-based network with no port-forwarding
Cloudflare
DNS, tunnels, zero-trust access, Workers + KV, and where sites deploy
Operator-token access
A long-lived operator token plus private-mesh ACLs gate who reaches the console — scoped and revocable
Mobile & alerts
4The 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
Self-hosted push
Job failures and heartbeats hit my phone
Chat bridge
Where my agents ping me with status and ask for a call
Mobile SSH
A live shell into my server from my Android phone, from anywhere
Capture & creative
3Screenpresso
Fast screen capture for docs and demos
Adobe Creative Cloud
Brand and visual assets
CapCut
Short-form video edits
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