Tag: productivity

Comparing context-mode, code-review-graph, token-savior, and claude-context, MCP tools that stop AI coding agents from reading your whole codebase blind.

RTK, snip, and lean-ctx filter your AI coding agent's output before it burns context tokens. I run RTK daily, here's the one I'd actually switch to.

Stop burning expensive AI tokens on boring grunt work. The overseer/workhorse pattern routes mechanical tasks to a cheap model and saves more than you'd think.

Wire a self-hosted SearXNG instance into Claude Code via a Bash wrapper for private, scriptable web search, and when to use it vs the built-in tool.

fd has sane defaults, parallel walking, and respects .gitignore. find is gnarly but ships everywhere. Here's when each one wins.

Open-source screencast pipeline: record with OBS using the right settings, edit in Kdenlive, ship 1080p MP4. The combo that replaces Camtasia.

Kdenlive cheat-sheet for the effects you actually reach for every edit: blur for privacy, audio ducking, titles, transitions, and the render dialog.

Migrate your Zim Wiki notes to Obsidian using zim2obsidian, escape a dated GTK app for modern sync, mobile access, and a thriving plugin ecosystem.

Obsidian Sync costs $10 a month to move Markdown files you already own. Set up the free alternative instead: LiveSync, CouchDB, and Docker, encryption included.

Semantic versioning promises v1.1.0 is safe and v2.0.0 breaks things. What MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH guarantees, where maintainers cheat, and how to pin deps.

Oh My Zsh had its moment. Here's the 2026 shell setup: Starship prompt, three killer plugins, and when to consider Fish or Nushell.

Stop leaking secrets, dependencies, and OS garbage into git. Here are the .gitignore patterns that save you from disaster.