Tool catalog.

What is in it

A shelf, arranged by the job each tool does.

Every entry names what the tool does, how to install it, and where its source lives, so a reader can check it rather than take the recommendation.

Source

lib/catalog.ts

Method

catalog.reduce((n, c) => n + c.tools.length, 0)

Also at

/api/catalog (same module, as JSON)

• Document Processing
• Design & UI
• Development Tools
• Marketing & Analytics
• Agent Frameworks
• Local AI
• Automation
• Memory & Knowledge
• MCP Servers

01 · Category

Document Processing

Parse, convert, and manipulate documents at scale.

• Markitdown

  Convert any document to clean Markdown. Handles PDF, DOCX, PPTX, HTML, images, and more.

  pip install markitdown

  Source →

• Docling

  Advanced document parsing with layout understanding. Extracts text, tables, and figures from PDFs and office formats.

  pip install docling

  Source →

• Marker

  High-accuracy PDF to Markdown conversion. Handles academic papers, books, and complex layouts.

  pip install marker-pdf

  Source →

• Unstructured

  Universal document parser. Extracts structured data from any file format for LLM pipelines.

  pip install unstructured

  Source →

02 · Category

Design & UI

Build beautiful interfaces with proven component systems.

• shadcn/ui

  Beautifully designed, accessible components you copy into your project. Not a dependency — you own the code.

  npx shadcn@latest init

  Source →

• Tailwind CSS

  Utility-first CSS framework. Write styles directly in your markup. The standard for modern web development.

  npm install tailwindcss

  Source →

• Radix UI

  Unstyled, accessible component primitives. The foundation that shadcn/ui and many design systems build on.

  npm install @radix-ui/react-dialog

  Source →

• Lucide

  Beautiful, consistent open-source icon library. 1500+ icons with React, Vue, and Svelte support.

  npm install lucide-react

  Source →

03 · Category

Development Tools

Ship faster with better tooling.

• Biome

  Fast formatter, linter, and more. Written in Rust. One tool replaces ESLint and Prettier.

  npm install --save-dev @biomejs/biome

  Source →

• Playwright

  Browser automation and end-to-end testing. Cross-browser, auto-wait, and built-in test runner.

  npm install -D playwright

  Source →

• Zod

  TypeScript-first schema validation. Define your types once, validate at runtime. The standard for type-safe APIs.

  npm install zod

  Source →

• Turborepo

  High-performance monorepo build system. Caches builds, runs tasks in parallel, scales to any size.

  npx create-turbo@latest

  Source →

04 · Category

Marketing & Analytics

Measure what matters. Reach who matters.

• Plausible

  Privacy-friendly web analytics. No cookies, no consent banners. Simple, accurate, open source.

  docker compose up

  Source →

• PostHog

  Product analytics, feature flags, session replay, A/B testing. All-in-one, open source.

  npm install posthog-js

  Source →

• Resend

  Email API built for developers. Clean API, React email templates, great deliverability.

  npm install resend

  Source →

• Cal.com

  Open source scheduling infrastructure. Calendly alternative you can self-host and customize.

  npx create-cal-app

  Source →

05 · Category

Agent Frameworks

AI agents that write code, run commands, and ship software.

• Claude Code

  Anthropic's agentic coding tool. Understands your entire codebase. Reads, writes, executes, and ships.

  npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

  Source →

• Codex

  OpenAI's coding agent. Sandboxed execution, multi-file editing, and autonomous task completion.

  npm install -g @openai/codex

  Source →

• Goose

  Block's open source AI agent. Extensible, multi-provider, with a rich toolkit ecosystem.

  brew install goose

  Source →

• Aider

  AI pair programming in your terminal. Git-aware, multi-file editing, works with any LLM.

  pip install aider-chat

  Source →

06 · Category

Local AI

Run models on your own hardware. No API keys. No data leaving your machine.

• Ollama

  Run LLMs locally with a single command. Pull models like Docker images. CPU and GPU support.

  brew install ollama

  Source →

• LM Studio

  Desktop application for running local LLMs. Clean UI, model management, and OpenAI-compatible API.

  Download from lmstudio.ai

  Source →

• Open WebUI

  Feature-rich web interface for LLMs. Chat, RAG, model management, and multi-user support.

  pip install open-webui

  Source →

• Jan

  Local AI desktop app. Offline-first, cross-platform, with built-in model store and API server.

  Download from jan.ai

  Source →

07 · Category

Automation

Automate workflows, schedule jobs, and orchestrate systems.

• n8n

  Workflow automation platform with visual editor. 400+ integrations. Self-hostable, source-available.

  npx n8n

  Source →

• Temporal

  Durable execution platform. Build reliable distributed systems. Automatic retries and state management.

  brew install temporal

  Source →

• Windmill

  Developer platform for scripts, workflows, and UIs. Turn any script into a production workflow.

  docker compose up

  Source →

• Trigger.dev

  Background jobs for developers. Long-running tasks with built-in retry, scheduling, and observability.

  npx trigger.dev@latest init

  Source →

08 · Category

Memory & Knowledge

Give your AI persistent memory and searchable knowledge.

• Mem0

  Memory layer for AI applications. Persistent, contextual memory across conversations and sessions.

  pip install mem0ai

  Source →

• ChromaDB

  AI-native embedding database. Store, search, and retrieve by semantic similarity. Dead simple API.

  pip install chromadb

  Source →

• Qdrant

  High-performance vector search engine. Filtering, payload storage, and distributed deployment.

  docker pull qdrant/qdrant

  Source →

• LanceDB

  Embedded vector database. Serverless, zero-config. Built on Lance columnar format for speed.

  pip install lancedb

  Source →

09 · Category

MCP Servers

Connect your AI agent to any external tool or data source.

• Official MCP Servers

  Reference implementations by Anthropic. Filesystem, GitHub, Google Drive, Postgres, Puppeteer, and more.

  npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem

  Source →

• Supabase MCP

  Connect your agent to Supabase. Query databases, manage auth, and interact with storage.

  npx supabase-mcp-server

  Source →

• Browserbase MCP

  Cloud browser for AI agents. Navigate, click, extract data from any website at scale.

  npx @browserbasehq/mcp-server

  Source →

• Neon MCP

  Serverless Postgres for AI agents. Branch databases, run migrations, and query data.

  npx @neondatabase/mcp-server-neon

  Source →