Tool Catalog
Every tool mentioned on this site, in one table.
| Tool | What it does | Required? | Subscription | Install | Update | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git | Version control | Core | Free | Pre-installed (Mac) / sudo apt install git (WSL2) |
git --version |
git-scm.com |
| Volta | Node.js manager | Core | Free | curl https://get.volta.sh \| bash |
volta --version |
volta.sh |
| Node.js | JavaScript runtime | Core | Free | volta install node |
volta install node |
nodejs.org |
| uv | Python manager | Core | Free | curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh \| sh |
uv self update |
docs.astral.sh/uv |
| Python | Programming language | Core | Free | uv python install 3.12 |
uv python install 3.13 |
python.org |
| Claude Code | AI assistant (CLI) | Core | Claude Pro/Max ($20–100/mo) | curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh \| bash |
claude update |
claude.ai |
| Claude Desktop | AI assistant (GUI) | Optional | Claude Pro/Max ($20–100/mo) | Download | Re-download | claude.ai/download |
| Gemini CLI | AI assistant (CLI) | Optional | Free (Google account) | npm install -g @google/gemini-cli |
npm update -g @google/gemini-cli |
github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli |
| Codex | AI assistant (CLI) | Optional | ChatGPT Plus/Pro | npm install -g @openai/codex |
npm update -g @openai/codex |
github.com/openai/codex |
| gh | GitHub CLI | Recommended | Free | brew install gh / sudo apt install gh |
gh upgrade |
cli.github.com |
| ripgrep | Fast file search | Recommended | Free | brew install ripgrep / sudo apt install ripgrep |
Re-install | github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep |
| jq | JSON processor | Recommended | Free | brew install jq / sudo apt install jq |
Re-install | jqlang.github.io/jq |
| pandoc | Document converter | Recommended | Free | brew install pandoc / sudo apt install pandoc |
Re-install | pandoc.org |