Insights
Thinking, building, and learning in public. From the founders of Real Minds AI.
- AI Insights (8)
- Building in Public (5)
- Client Stories (3)
- Community (3)
- Workshops & Events (3)
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AI Tools
Compares the five AI coding tools — two desktop apps and three CLI tools — and shows how to point any of them at your…
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Command Line AI Tools
Install and log in to Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI so you can run AI assistants directly in your terminal.
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Core Stack
Install the six core command-line tools — git, Volta, Node.js, uv, Python, and Claude Code — in order on Mac or WSL2.
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Desktop AI Tools
Install and set up the Claude Cowork and OpenAI Codex desktop apps so the AI can read and edit files in your project folder.
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Project Config
How to write CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md project config files so Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex all share the same context from one source.
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Recommended Tools
Optional command-line tools (gh, ripgrep, jq, pandoc) that make the AI CLIs more capable, with Mac and WSL2 install steps.
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Tool Catalog
A single reference table of every tool used on this site, with what it does, whether it’s required, cost, and install/update commands.