A Working Tools Log

A living reference for making, building, and finding the next useful idea.

By：Shelby KleinPublished：September 10, 2026

A short log of tools I use and projects I learn from. Organized by what they do, so I can find them again—and you can too.

Code, experiments, and references

My GitHub brings together public code and projects that inform my own work. This log is a brief companion: what each tool does, and why I return to it.

My GitHubPublic code, prototypes, and projects.Starred repositoriesA growing collection of ideas and references.

AI and coding

Ideas, research, and code each call for a different kind of assistance. These are the tools I return to.

ChatGPTIdeas, copy, research, and getting a project moving.CodexBuilding, maintaining, and shipping work in a real codebase.

Claude CodeNative coding for longer-term development work.

Creative production

The output still needs to work in the medium it was made for: a printed page, a video, a vector file, or a sprite.

Adobe IllustratorVector drawing, marks, and scalable graphics.Adobe InDesignEditorial layouts, print-ready documents, and page structure.Adobe PhotoshopImage editing, compositing, and fast visual iteration.Adobe PremiereVideo editing, motion, and finishing.

CanvaSocial graphics, working templates, and collaborative materials.AsepritePixel art, animation, and sprites.

Design research

I look at real interfaces to understand how other people solve the same interaction problems.

MobbinReal-world app and web patterns, screens, and flows for design reference.

Websites and publishing

Publishing and maintaining the work matter just as much as making it.

WordPressContent-rich sites with an approachable publishing workflow.

GitHubPublic code, prototypes, and projects I can share.

Ideas I’m watching

These projects are references and inspiration for my own work, rather than a list of products I use every day.

doopPeople and AI agents designing together in real time.

OpenBotAI coworkers with their own browser, files, tools, and action record.

pixel-agent-deskAn inspiration for agent-centered desktop thinking.

claude-osAn inspiration for an organized AI operating environment.

GraftContext-aware acceleration for coding agents working in a real codebase.

CDAFA sidecar format that helps AI agents reuse video understanding instead of re-analyzing footage.

I add to this log when a tool earns a durable place in my work. Some serve a one-shot artifact; others support a long-running project or one of the many tasks in a creative practice.