--- title: "Tools" description: "Software Aayush Manchanda installed, ran, and formed an opinion about, with a dated verdict on each one." canonical: "https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools" source: "https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools.md" last-updated: 2026-08-26 --- # Tools Software Aayush Manchanda installed, ran, and formed an opinion about, with a dated verdict on each one. Source: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools | Tool | Verdict | Category | Updated | Note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Paperclip](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip) | using | agent systems | 2026-08-17 | Agent org control plane. Verified working on the overnight bench — boots clean, embedded Postgres, telemetry off. | | [agent-browser](https://agent-browser.dev) | using | web tools | 2026-08-26 | Browser automation CLI for agents — accessibility-tree snapshots at a fraction of screenshot token cost. Daily driver. | | [Firecrawl](https://firecrawl.dev) | using | web tools | 2026-08-26 | Scrape/crawl/extract API for pages that fight plain fetch. Its X postprocessor is the only reliable way I read tweets programmatically. | | Hermes | using | agent systems | 2026-08-26 | Telegram-gateway agent runtime I run 24/7 (v0.20.5 + lifecycle manager). Inbound queue has a known interruption quirk. | | improve (shadcn skill) | using | claude skills | 2026-08-17 | Plan-cheap-execute optimization loop as a Claude skill. Cherry-picked from the bench. | | davidondrej skill pack | using | claude skills | 2026-08-17 | Three skills kept after a security read: risky-changes (adapted), folder-specific-claude-md, effective-agent-skills. | | [Synara](https://github.com/Emanuele-web04/synara) | watching | apps | 2026-08-19 | Desktop app builds and boots clean end-to-end (Bun + Electron). Works; not yet part of the daily stack. | | [Eve](https://github.com/vercel/eve) | watching | sandboxes | 2026-08-17 | Vercel's agent sandbox. Scaffolded and ready to test — needs Node 24. | | [Headlong](https://github.com/laude-institute/headlong) | watching | agent systems | 2026-08-26 | Persistent agent harness. Installed on a Factory droid backend; first real run still pending. | | [Buzz](https://github.com/block/buzz) | on-hold | agent systems | 2026-08-17 | Block's agent workspace. Cloned, never judged — the source build wants multi-GB toolchain and disk ran out mid-bench. Prebuilt release is the easy path. | | [Cabinet](https://github.com/cabinetai/cabinet) | on-hold | agent systems | 2026-08-17 | Won my head-to-head demo comparison against two alternatives; full re-scaffold pending. Promising. | | [cloudflare-os](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-os) | skipped | agent systems | 2026-08-17 | Lost the same head-to-head to Cabinet on my use case. | | [Dinky](https://github.com/heyderekj/dinky) | skipped | apps | 2026-08-17 | Unsigned app from a personal tap — not worth the trust exception. | | pxpipe | skipped | web tools | 2026-08-17 | Token-saving MITM proxy with documented silent string corruption. Unusable anywhere fidelity matters. | | WUPHF | skipped | agent systems | 2026-08-17 | Weaker take on what Buzz does, with a restrictive license on top. | | hubble.md | skipped | apps | 2026-08-17 | Duplicates my existing markdown vault workflow. | | Macro | skipped | apps | 2026-08-17 | The workspace product turned out to be a Notion replacement, not the PDF tool I wanted. | | Papercuts | skipped | apps | 2026-08-17 | Fine tool, but requires a Rust toolchain I don't want to carry right now. | | lazyweb skill | skipped | claude skills | 2026-08-17 | Design-research skill pack with a curl\|bash installer; paid tier can decrypt browser cookies. Only ever deliberately. | | [Is Agentic](https://is-agentic.com/) | watching | unsorted | 2026-08-26 | Score how ready a website is for AI agents, then get evidence and recommendations to improve it. | ## Verdicts - `using`: In the daily stack right now. - `watching`: Runs fine and has not earned a place in the daily stack. - `on-hold`: Testing started, then stopped before reaching a verdict. - `skipped`: Looked at and set aside. The note says why. Every verdict carries the date it was last true. How stale that makes it is the reader's call to make, not a thing the page decides. ## Filtered views By category: - agent systems (7): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/agent-systems - web tools (3): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/web-tools - claude skills (3): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/claude-skills - apps (5): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/apps - sandboxes (1): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/sandboxes - unsorted (1): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/category/unsorted By verdict: - using (6): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/verdict/using - watching (4): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/verdict/watching - on-hold (2): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/verdict/on-hold - skipped (8): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/verdict/skipped ## One page per tool - Paperclip: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/paperclip - agent-browser: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/agent-browser - Firecrawl: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/firecrawl - Hermes: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/hermes - improve (shadcn skill): https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/improve-skill - davidondrej skill pack: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/davidondrej-skill-pack - Synara: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/synara - Eve: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/eve - Headlong: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/headlong - Buzz: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/buzz - Cabinet: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/cabinet - cloudflare-os: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/cloudflare-os - Dinky: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/dinky - pxpipe: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/pxpipe - WUPHF: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/wuphf - hubble.md: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/hubble-md - Macro: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/macro - Papercuts: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/papercuts - lazyweb skill: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/lazyweb-skill - Is Agentic: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/tools/is-agentic ## Other pages - Home: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/index.md - Sites: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/sites.md - Experiments: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/experiments.md - Notes: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/notes.md - Site summary for agents: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/llms.txt - Every URL the site publishes: https://aayushmanchandacom.vercel.app/sitemap-index.xml