Tool setup,
done by a real person.
Every AI coding tool ships with a "just install it" tutorial. None of them tell you how to configure it for a real team on a real codebase without it going sideways. That's the part I do — set up right the first time, or migrated off something you've outgrown.
Get a tool set up right
Done-for-you configuration of the AI coding agents teams actually use. Each page covers what the paid setup delivers and what you'll need to provide. Not sure which one? Talk to the duck and it'll route you.
Claude Code setup
Anthropic's terminal-native coding agent, configured for your repo — permissions, skills, MCP servers, and a team-safe default config.
Scope this setup →Cursor setup
The AI-first IDE, set up so it actually understands your codebase — rules, context, and the model choices that matter.
Scope this setup →Codex setup
OpenAI's coding agent wired into your workflow, with the guardrails and config a team needs before turning it loose.
Scope this setup →Cline setup
The VS Code agent extension, configured for your stack — model routing, approvals, and MCP connections.
Scope this setup →Aider setup
The terminal pair-programmer, tuned for your repo and your git workflow so the diffs land clean.
Scope this setup →OpenClaw setup
The open-source coding agent, self-hosted and configured — a real alternative when you want to own the stack.
Scope this setup →Hermes Agent setup
The autonomous task agent, scoped and configured for the repeated work you want off your plate.
Scope this setup →Outgrowing Zapier or n8n?
Honest guides for the point where an off-the-shelf automation tool starts costing more than it saves — and what a custom build looks like instead.
Zapier alternative
When Zapier stops making sense at your scale — the honest stay-or-migrate call, and what a custom build actually costs.
Read →n8n alternative
Where n8n fits, where it breaks, and when a purpose-built automation beats a workflow tool you have to babysit.
Read →n8n vs Zapier
The decision table first, the narrative second — which one to reach for, and when the answer is neither.
Read →Not sure which tool — or whether you need one?
These pages cover the setups. They won't pick the stack for your specific team, codebase, or workflow — that part's a conversation. Tell the duck what you're trying to do and what's broken, and you'll leave with a clear next step instead of another tab to read.
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