Coding tools
This covers the setup I use when working on personal projects and open-source contributions. My setup at my day job is similar but I use more industry standard tools (like Figma) and models that fit our data-retention policy.
| Tool | Role |
|---|---|
| omp | The best coding harness (verified). Amazing agent orchestration, subagent messaging, role maps, and highly extensible. My daily driver. |
| Zed | My primary IDE. Super fast, open source, and very active development team. |
| Hermes (via Slack) | Creates and monitors recurring agent tasks and PR reviews from Slack. |
| rtk | Nice little CLI proxy that strips noisy command outputs so agents burn less tokens. |
| pen.dev | Design work and UI exploration before implementation. |
| Tailscale | Tunnels me into my homelab rack, where I deploy my own software and agents. |
| Termius | SSHs me into my MacBook over Tailscale so I can pick up omp sessions and local branches from my phone and work on the go. |
Subscriptions
What I personally pay for out-of-pocket for model access:
| Provider | Plan | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | ChatGPT Pro 20x | $200 |
| xAI | SuperGrok, grok-4.5-high is great at design in pen.dev | $30 |
| OpenCode Go | Gives $60 of DeepSeek V4 Flash usage, GREAT deal | $10 |
| DeepInfra | Pay-as-you-go API for dsv4-flash-0731 | ~$5-10 |
| Total | ~$245-250/mo |
My employer also covers a Codex plan and unlimited Cursor usage, which I use for job-related development work.
Last updated: Aug 07, 2026