Tools I use or would recommend
Everything on this page earned its place: either I use it on this site and in my own projects, or it is the tool I would reach for first in its category. Each entry says what the thing actually does, in one honest line.
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Agent builders (no code)
Build and run AI agents without writing the orchestration yourself.
Support and RAG bots, without writing one
Point a service at your own documents and get an assistant that answers from them.
- CustomGPT.ai (affiliate link)
No-code RAG agents built on your own content, with citations.
Prompt management and infrastructure
The unglamorous layer that makes AI work repeatable: prompts, deploys, and GPUs.
Logging and compliance
The layer that makes an autonomous system accountable: what it did, and what it was allowed to do.
- Better Stack (affiliate link)
Collect logs you can still search months later, with alerts when something changes.
- iDenfy (affiliate link)
Identity verification, KYC, and AML screening you call as a service instead of building.
Voice and video
Generate the media layer: natural speech and edited video from text.
- InVideo (affiliate link)
Turn a text prompt into an edited, publishable video.