pinkrooster
§ Blog · 17 May 2026

The AI tools we actually use, weekly

AItools

In daily rotation

  • A capable coding agent for refactors and "write the test for this".
  • A runtime evaluator that watches output diffs while we iterate.
  • A focused review pass before we open a pull request.

Used weekly, not daily

  • Image generation for placeholder hero art.
  • Speech-to-text for client kickoff recordings.

What we have retired

  • Code chat tools that do not have file context. They are slower than typing the thing yourself.
  • Anything that requires us to leave the editor. Context switches are the real cost.