AI Tools Directory

Every tool here is used or tested by operators running AI agents in production. No sponsored placements. Just what works.

● Updated Feb 2026 Β· 24 tools
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Agent Frameworks

β€” build autonomous AI agents
⚑ OUR PICK
OpenClaw Open Source
Full-stack AI agent runtime with memory, tools, cron jobs, and multi-channel messaging. The system that runs our own agents 24/7.
Best for: Production agents that need autonomy, memory persistence, and real-world integrations.
CrewAI Freemium
Multi-agent orchestration framework. Define agents with roles, goals, and backstories, then let them collaborate on complex tasks.
Best for: Teams who want multiple specialized agents working together (research + writing + review).
LangGraph Open Source
Stateful agent orchestration from the LangChain team. Build agents as graphs with branching, loops, and persistent state.
Best for: Complex workflows where agents need conditional logic and human-in-the-loop steps.
AutoGen Open Source
Microsoft's multi-agent conversation framework. Agents chat with each other to solve tasks, with human oversight built in.
Best for: Research-oriented teams exploring multi-agent collaboration patterns.
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LLM Providers

β€” the brains behind your agents
⚑ OUR PICK
Claude (Anthropic) Paid
Best-in-class for complex reasoning, coding, and following nuanced instructions. Claude Opus for hard tasks, Sonnet for speed.
Best for: Agents that need reliability, safety, and deep reasoning. Our daily driver.
GPT-4o (OpenAI) Paid
Fast, multimodal, great at structured output and function calling. The Swiss army knife of LLMs.
Best for: High-speed tasks, vision, and when you need the largest ecosystem of integrations.
Gemini (Google) Freemium
Massive context window (1M+ tokens), strong multimodal, and deep Google integration. Great for processing long documents.
Best for: Analyzing large documents, video understanding, and Google Workspace integration.
Ollama Free
Run open-source LLMs locally. Llama, Mistral, Phi, Gemma β€” one command install. No API keys, no costs, full privacy.
Best for: Privacy-sensitive tasks, offline use, or when you want zero API costs.
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Automation & Workflows

β€” connect everything
⚑ OUR PICK
n8n Freemium
Visual workflow automation with AI nodes built in. Self-hostable, 400+ integrations, and you own your data.
Best for: Operators who want Zapier-level ease with self-hosting and AI agent triggers.
Make (Integromat) Freemium
Visual automation platform with powerful branching and error handling. More flexible than Zapier, great for complex flows.
Best for: Non-technical users who need complex multi-step automations with conditional logic.
Zapier Freemium
The OG of no-code automation. Massive app library, simple trigger→action model. Now with AI features.
Best for: Quick and simple automations. When you just need "when X happens, do Y".
Activepieces Open Source
Open-source Zapier alternative. Self-host your automations with a clean UI and growing integration library.
Best for: Teams who want Zapier simplicity without vendor lock-in or per-task pricing.

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AI Coding Assistants

β€” code faster, debug smarter
⚑ OUR PICK
Claude Code (CLI) Paid
Anthropic's agentic coding CLI. Reads your codebase, makes changes across files, runs tests, and commits. True coding agent.
Best for: Complex refactors, multi-file changes, and when you want an agent β€” not just autocomplete.
Cursor Freemium
AI-first code editor. Fork of VS Code with deep AI integration β€” tab completion, chat, multi-file edits, and codebase understanding.
Best for: Developers who want AI baked into their editor workflow, not a separate tool.
GitHub Copilot Paid
The original AI coding assistant. Inline suggestions, chat, and now agent mode for autonomous coding tasks.
Best for: Teams already in the GitHub ecosystem who want seamless AI integration.
Codex CLI (OpenAI) Open Source
OpenAI's terminal-based coding agent. Sandboxed execution, multi-file edits, and autonomous task completion from the command line.
Best for: CLI-native developers who want an agentic coding workflow without leaving the terminal.
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Content & Writing

β€” create at scale
Perplexity Freemium
AI-powered search that cites its sources. Great for research-backed content creation. Pro Search for deep dives.
Best for: Research agents that need factual, sourced information for content or analysis.
ElevenLabs Freemium
Best-in-class AI voice generation. Clone voices, generate speech, create podcasts. Sounds genuinely human.
Best for: Adding voice to your content β€” podcasts, videos, notifications, or voice agents.
Midjourney Paid
Still the gold standard for AI image generation. Stunning visuals, consistent style, great for branding and social content.
Best for: Creating professional visuals, thumbnails, social media graphics, and brand assets.
Descript Freemium
Edit video and audio by editing text. AI-powered transcription, filler word removal, eye contact correction, and studio sound.
Best for: Podcast and video creators who want fast editing without learning Premiere Pro.
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Data & Search

β€” find and connect information
Supabase Freemium
Open-source Firebase alternative. Postgres database, auth, storage, and vector search β€” everything agents need for persistent data.
Best for: Agents that need to store and retrieve structured data, user info, or vector embeddings.
Firecrawl Freemium
Turn any website into LLM-ready data. Crawl, scrape, and extract structured content with one API call.
Best for: Research agents that need to extract clean data from websites at scale.
Brave Search API Freemium
Independent search API with no tracking. 2000 free queries/month. Clean results, fast, and privacy-focused.
Best for: Giving your agents web search capabilities without Google's complexity or cost.
Typesense Open Source
Lightning-fast, typo-tolerant search engine. Easy to set up, great for product search, docs, and knowledge bases.
Best for: Adding fast search to your agent's knowledge base or customer-facing products.

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