Worth it
Using these, or would.
| Tool | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| Death by Clawd | WhatScans your SaaS to assess how likely Claude / AI will kill it.ThoughtsFunny, and a sensible gut-check: it scored Stripe 8 out of 100 and a word-counter site 94. One AI opinion, not research. Free, no signup, but scans go on a public list. | Useful · Entertaining |
| EnviousWispr | WhatFree Mac dictation. Full-size models, on-device cleanup, your voice stays on your Mac.ThoughtsFree and Apple-approved. Works in Terminal. Superwhisper's free tier also runs on-device; its paid plan is $8.49/mo. Anonymous usage stats are on by default; switch them off in Settings. | Using · Free |
| reducto.ai | WhatDocument parser / extraction API.ThoughtsReads lab PDFs well enough to run in production. "Beats Claude Vision" rests on the vendor's own test; I have no neutral lab test. Health-privacy contract needs a custom-price plan. | Using · Best so far · backups extend.ai (sells the privacy contract as an add-on), LlamaParse |
| Onym | WhatComprehensive guide to naming — tools, methods, and references.ThoughtsBest for checking trademarks and domains. A year old, about 1 in 8 links is dead, and it won't generate names (Claude does that). | Useful |
| Wealthfolio | WhatDesktop portfolio and net-worth tracker. One local file, no account.ThoughtsPicked over Sure: Sure has the bigger community, but you run it on your own server and sign up for bank data separately. | Use this, not Sure · free (paid sync optional) · download and go |
| QLMarkdown | WhatRenders Markdown in Quick Look — spacebar in Finder, no app to open.ThoughtsFree, 34k installs in the past year. Macs preview HTML, but not Markdown. | Install it · free |
| scroll-craft | WhatAgent skill for cinematic scroll-driven landing pages.ThoughtsFeeling curve, page grammar, scroll QA. 3,873★ in 2 months, one author. Installed, with my own overrides. | Ready to use · no page built yet · my design gallery's landing-page lane |
Trying
Judged. Now testing it on real work.
Nothing in testing right now.
Harvested
Took the good part. Skipped the tool.
| Tool | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare security audit | WhatMulti-phase whole-repo security audit run by a team of agents.Thoughts38,000★ in 4 months, about 45k installs. Honest about limits: one pass finds only half. | Took its coverage record · now in Bob's security audit |
| claude-trading-skills | What74 Claude skills for stock research; about a quarter need a data-service key.ThoughtsGood plumbing. Zero of 74 passed its own "does this make money" check. | Took 6 · now InsiderIntent's research skills |
| logo-design-skill | WhatClaude skill: brief to vector logo, favicons and app icons.Thoughts4,100★ in 4 weeks, one author. No keys, no fees; self-test 19/19. | Took the process + 4 scripts · now my design gallery's logo lane |
| anthropics/skills | WhatAnthropic's official example skills for Claude. 19 skills.Thoughts183k★ in 13 months; mostly built in or duplicated. Two worth keeping. | Copied doc-coauthoring · installed skill-creator as a plugin |
| AI Employees | WhatEight open-source "AI employees" as scheduled Claude Code routines.ThoughtsAbout 80,000 lines of real operating rules. One author, 7 weeks old; the repo is free, the optional club is paid. | Took the operating rules · now Bob's rules for unattended work |
| apple-design-skill | WhatApple's official app design rules as a Claude review skill.Thoughts1,800★ in 8 months, Apple's own text. Web already covered by my design skill. | Took the glass checklist · now in my design-review skill |
| beautiful-ui | What21 React pieces for AI chat and agent screens.ThoughtsThinking state, approval card, tool chips, diff table. | Took the checklist · now in my design gallery (chat screens) |
Looked at, passed
Evaluated properly. Not adopting.
| Tool | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| spec-kit | WhatSpec-driven development toolkit for building with AI.Thoughts142k★ in 14 months, now a whole platform of add-ons. Bob the Builder wins for non-coders; I took its clarifying-questions step. | Use Bob the Builder |
| Unlimited OCR | WhatBaidu's free PDF-to-text model. Running it yourself needs a big graphics chip.Thoughts28k★ in 4 months and 2.2M downloads last month, so real use. Scores are Baidu's own. Never tried on a lab report. | Backup reader · Keeping reducto.ai |
| Vibe-Trading | WhatFree workbench: describe a trading strategy in chat, it tests it.Thoughts36k★ in under 7 months, 10,000+ tests. No insider-trade history to test on, and I already run a stricter shuffle check. | Nothing left to borrow · Ignore |
| OpenRig | WhatStarts a team of Claude and Codex agents that hand off work.Thoughts8,086★ in 7 months, about 13,000 downloads a month, mostly one author and his own build bot. Still adds files to my synced skills folder. | Passed · look again at 3+ agents |
| herdr | WhatTerminal that shows which coding agents are working or waiting.Thoughts45k★ in 7 months, ~30k installs a month. Mac, Windows, Linux; no browser view. | Worth a week's trial on my InsiderIntent tabs |
| Archify | WhatClaude add-on that draws checked, clickable architecture diagrams.Thoughts87,500★ in 6 months, sponsor-heavy, but about 169,000 installs. Passed all 9 checks on my first run. | Not installed · try it the first time I need an InsiderIntent or Bob diagram |
| ai-security-checklist-prompt | WhatPlain-text prompt that has an AI security-review a codebase.ThoughtsNew, one author, safe and well written. Bob's security audit already covers it. | Use Bob's security audit · took 3 checks |
| OpenMontage | WhatClaude Code makes whole videos: script, voice, captions, render.Thoughts70k★ in under 7 months; half the work is one author. Doesn't post for you. Free, with strict sharing terms (AGPL). | Not yet · test one video first |
| deja-vu | WhatSearchable memory built from every past coding-agent session.Thoughts1,286★ in 3 months, 93% one author. I tried it on fake sessions and it found the answer. Its install mode edits your instruction files. | Not installed · try search-only |
| Mechvibes | WhatMechanical keyboard click sounds as you type. Free.ThoughtsNo full release since 2023. The newer Mac version isn't Apple-approved, so it needs a right-click workaround. Any keystroke-sound app reads every keystroke. | Get Klack · $4.99 |
| openalgo-charts | WhatCharting library: 112 indicators, 87 drawing tools, no add-ons.ThoughtsReal and growing, but 171★ and one author in 4 months. About 260 times fewer downloads than lightweight-charts, with a breaking rewrite already. | Staying on lightweight-charts |
| ntfy.sh | WhatPush notifications to your phone from one line of shell.Thoughts35k★ over five years and works fine. Claude Code's own phone alert is already on, so nothing to add. | Passed · fallback if alerts go missing |
| Inspo | WhatLets Claude search 832 real websites: screenshots, fonts, specs.Thoughts913★ in 6 months, one main developer, free. Search good, recommend weak. | Not switched on · connect it to try |
| convt | WhatLocal file converter — nothing leaves your device.ThoughtsNew, with no long track record. 7-day trial, then $29. Your Mac already converts images from right-click. | Passed for now · revisit if you convert video often |
| Snyk Agent Scan | WhatScans your own skills and plugins for planted instructions.Thoughts3,163★ in 18 months. Needs a free Snyk account and sends your skill text and computer name to Snyk. Cisco's free scanner needs no account, but its local mode catches little. | Run both once on my skills folder |
| ppt-master | WhatTurns any document into an editable PowerPoint, real charts included.Thoughts67k★ in 10 months, one main author. Its chart converter is real. | Keeping slide-snake · borrow it for PowerPoint-only decks |
| brag | WhatOne phrase in a project gets you a short launch video with music.Thoughts18k★ in 4 months, ~30k installs (one source). Free. | Not yet · test one Explain My Blood Test video |
| beans | WhatShared to-do list for AI sessions, one small file per task.Thoughts~1k★ in 11 months, quiet since April. Overrides my own tracking rules. | Skip the tool · plan to borrow its idea |
| Moshi | WhatPhone terminal with one inbox to approve your coding agents.ThoughtsPolished, ~580 App Store ratings. Approvals pass through its server. | Claude's own app does it · or try Happy |
| open-science | WhatDesktop AI lab assistant: papers, analysis, a record of every step.Thoughts5k★ in 4 months, under 50 Mac installs a month. Runs on Claude Code. | Use Claude Code directly |
| slavingia/skills | WhatSahil Lavingia's Minimalist Entrepreneur as 10 Claude skills.Thoughts11k★ but only about 2.5k installs per skill, no license, not updated in six months. Solid primer if you're new to business; light if you're experienced. | Basic · Ignore |
| Agent-Reach | WhatLets your AI read X, Reddit, Instagram, YouTube and the open web, using your own logged-in accounts.Thoughts100k+★ in under 8 months, with real work behind it, but no download count I could verify. Built to become your AI's default for every web lookup, but only if you let it install itself. Its own README warns that using logins can get accounts banned, and web reads and searches pass through two outside services. | Skip · Take yt-dlp |
| daily_stock_analysis | WhatDaily AI buy/sell report per stock, sent to 14 apps.Thoughts67k★ in 9 months and heavily used. Its own paper claims no forecasting accuracy. No insider data. | Ignore · InsiderIntent does more |
| TradingAgents | WhatMulti-agent LLM trading sim: analysts → bull/bear debate → trader.Thoughts110k★ in 21 months. Paper tested 3 stocks, one quarter. 8+ peeked-at-the-future bugs fixed; now has a backtest tool, still unproven. | Research toy · Ignore |
| olmOCR 2 | WhatOpen-source PDF-to-text reader from AI2. Needs a big NVIDIA chip or a paid host.ThoughtsNo updates since March, and about 77,000 downloads last month against 2.2M for Unlimited OCR. | Keeping reducto.ai |
| weave router | WhatRoutes each request to a cheaper model. Handles subscription seats.ThoughtsReal company, but it saves per request and I pay per seat. Its optional seat feature stores a Claude login on its server, which Anthropic's terms forbid. | Skip · LiteLLM if corporate |
| OmniRoute | WhatFree gateway that sends your AI requests wherever there's room.Thoughts80k★ in 8 months and heavily used (about 234,000 downloads last month). Its Claude trick uses a login Anthropic forbids third parties to handle, and it plans for bans. | Skip · ban risk · LiteLLM |
| HarnessRouter | WhatLets a product use Claude Code and Codex as its engine.Thoughts3,227★ in 10 weeks; about two in five commits come from a robot. Needs pay-per-use keys, not subscription sign-in. | For builders · Skip |
| Iris | WhatGives AI coding agents eyes. One screenshot command.Thoughts522★ in 10 weeks, about 1,400 downloads, no new features since August, one author. Worked on my test page. Can't compare changes. | Use Chrome DevTools MCP |
| Blueprint | WhatHardware prototypes, schematics, and parts lists via AI chat.ThoughtsDIY builds only, not manufacturer handoff. Export needs the $20/mo plan. | Cool but not useful enough |
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| FileSync | WhatSelf-hosted AirDrop. Sends files browser to browser, encrypted.ThoughtsWell built and kept up. Doesn't sync — no watcher, versions, or conflicts. | Good tool · wrong job |
| Moji | WhatOpens Markdown files rendered, like a PDF. Free, MIT, cross-platform.ThoughtsNot Apple-approved: macOS calls it damaged on install and every update. | Use QLMarkdown |
| Codenotch | WhatPins Claude, Codex, and Cursor usage limits to your screen edge.ThoughtsNow signed and fast-growing, but it reads your logins and my status line already shows Claude. Codex numbers were stale when I tried. | Tried · Uninstalled · for Codex try CodexBar |
| tunnl.gg | WhatOne command gives your laptop a public web link. Free.ThoughtsOne unnamed person runs it, links last 24 hours at most, and it can read your traffic. | Try Tailscale Funnel (I already have Tailscale) · or Cloudflare Tunnel |
| ECC | WhatTuning kit for Claude Code and similar tools.Thoughts286k★ in 9 months but about 52,000 downloads a month. 71 helper agents, 311 skills. Duplicates my own set. | Skip · borrow ideas only |
| Streak | WhatFree, private habit tracker: streaks, widgets, imports.Thoughts~1k★ in 5 months, 18k downloads. No iPhone or Mac version yet. | Get Streaks · $5.99 |
| Paymenter | WhatFree billing software for web-hosting and game-server sellers.Thoughts2,776★ in 4 years. A whole store that needs its own server; my apps already bill through Stripe. Reports usage counts home by default. | Wrong audience · Stripe does it |
| OpenStock | WhatStock search, watchlists, charts and market news in one Next.js app.Thoughts20k★ in a year, but only 109 watchers and the charts are embedded TradingView widgets. Grew out of a YouTube build-along. | Stars ≠ software · Ignore |
| Bubble | WhatCatalog of widgets for decorating your GitHub profile.Thoughts515★ in 3 years. Generates nothing. 146 of 147 sample profiles are ~3-year-old snapshots. | Ignore |
| AutoHedge | WhatFive AI "analysts" pitched as a self-running hedge fund.Thoughts6.5k★ in 22 months, ~400 installs a month. The analysts can't see prices. | Prompts dressed as a fund · Ignore |
| Automate for Growth | WhatFree social-media "course": 16 pages, no code.Thoughts917★ in 11 months. A pitch for the author's paid posting app. | Ignore · try Typefully |
| stock-market-signal-automation | WhatExamples for piping a paid stock-tip service into chat.Thoughts295★ in 4 months. The signals are private, with no track record. | An ad, not a toolkit · Ignore |
Tracking
On the list. Not evaluated yet.
AI dev & Claude Code tooling
- claude-blog — Claude Code skills for blog posts that rank on Google and get cited by AI. Free copy trails a paid community version.
- career-ops — AI job search that runs in Claude Code: finds jobs, scores them against your CV, tailors applications, preps interviews.
- video-use — Drop raw footage in a folder, chat with Claude Code, get an edited video back: cuts filler, adds captions. Needs an ElevenLabs account for speech-to-text, so audio leaves your Mac.
- DesignMD — Paste any URL, get a DESIGN.md spec, HTML preview and Figma import: colors, fonts, components. Paid by credits.
- 21st.dev — Library of 12,000+ ready-made React UI pieces your AI coding tool can drop into a project, plus a paid AI add-on that makes new ones.
Decks & presentations
- UltraPoint — AI deck builder that learns your past decks and produces PowerPoint in your house style. Free: 200 credits a month, then paid from $62/mo billed annually.
Video & motion graphics
- HyperFrames — HeyGen's free tool: Claude writes a web page, it renders to video. Pairs with video-use. Test first for templated faceless Shorts.
- Hera — Turns a text prompt into editable motion graphics, with 100+ templates. Pricing wasn't visible when I checked.
- PaperAnimator — Turns photos into animated paper cut-out graphics in the browser. Free: 1 credit plus 3 watermarked videos a day; paid from $3.49/mo.
Finance & investing
- FinceptTerminal — Free Bloomberg-style desktop app for market data, research and economic data, with AI helpers. The free edition is open-source (AGPL); the team's daily work goes into a separate closed version.
- TaxHacker — Self-hosted AI accounting app. AI reads receipts, invoices and transactions into your own categories.
- Whisper Money — Personal finance tracker you can run yourself, with optional bank sync and a Claude add-on. Free for non-commercial use.
- Composer — Describe a trading strategy in plain English; it builds, back-tests and runs it. Branded with SoFi; its legal page calls the companies "separate but affiliated".