The tools that matter to AI-enabled builders, reviewed every week.https://productradar.org/2026-10-12T09:00:00ZProduct Radar https://productradar.org/moves/2026-10-12/2026-10-12T09:00:00Z<p>Built from the tools and practices I use every day. I am confirming each verdict this month.</p><ul><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/agent-readable-repos/">AGENTS.md instruction files</a>: new in Adopt. One rule set for all my agents.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/agent-skills/">Agent skills</a>: new in Adopt. Every repeated job has a skill.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/ask-first-gate/">Ask-first gate</a>: new in Adopt. Part of my definition of done.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/claude-code/">Claude Code</a>: new in Adopt. My daily agent harness.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/claude-fable/">Claude Fable</a>: new in Adopt. Main model in my daily sessions.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/claude-haiku/">Claude Haiku</a>: new in Trial. In real use for small, narrow checks.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/claude-opus/">Claude Opus</a>: new in Adopt. Default implementer in my agent builds.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/claude-sonnet/">Claude Sonnet</a>: new in Adopt. Used daily for evidence, browser work and review.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/cloudflare-pages/">Cloudflare Pages and Wrangler</a>: new in Trial. In real use for smaller sites.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/codex/">Codex</a>: new in Trial. In real use as a second harness.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/company-brain/">Company brain</a>: new in Adopt. How my agents decide without me.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/compiler-feedback/">Compilers as agent feedback</a>: new in Trial. In use on this site and in typechecks.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/computer-use/">Computer use on macOS</a>: new in Hold. Dropped: macOS permission grants never took effect.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/cross-model-review/">Cross-model review</a>: new in Trial. Recent, used on risky changes.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/fluidvoice/">FluidVoice</a>: new in Adopt. My daily dictation tool.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/gemini-flash/">Gemini Flash</a>: new in Trial. In real use in one publishing pipeline.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/github-actions/">GitHub Actions</a>: new in Adopt. CI for all my active repos.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/guard-hooks/">Guard hooks for agents</a>: new in Adopt. Every session runs behind guard hooks.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/linear/">Linear</a>: new in Adopt. Ticket source for my agent builds.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/mlx-whisper/">MLX Whisper</a>: new in Trial. In real use in one film project.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/privacy-masking/">Mask personal data before a model sees it</a>: new in Trial. In use since October 2026.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/metabase/">Metabase</a>: new in Hold. Retired on 2026-09-25.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/mcp/">Model Context Protocol</a>: new in Trial. In real use for a few apps only.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/model-tiers/">Model tier per task</a>: new in Adopt. Pinned on every agent by a hook.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/models-select-code-verifies/">Models select, code verifies</a>: new in Trial. In use in one publishing pipeline.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/nano-banana-pro/">Nano Banana Pro</a>: new in Trial. In real use for occasional image work.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/notion/">Notion</a>: new in Hold. Moved to Obsidian on 2026-04-20.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/obsidian/">Obsidian</a>: new in Adopt. Home of my company brain and task board.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/parallel-web/">Parallel</a>: new in Adopt. Default research tool for my agents.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/parallel-agents/">Parallel agents in worktrees</a>: new in Adopt. How I build every ticket.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/playwright-mcp/">Playwright MCP</a>: new in Hold. Removed on 2026-09-27, replaced by agent-browser.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/railway/">Railway</a>: new in Assess. Used for side services, no verdict yet.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/resend/">Resend</a>: new in Adopt. Production email for Kaufmann Health.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/untested-agent-code/">Shipping untested agent code</a>: new in Hold. Avoid: tests gate every commit.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/stripe/">Stripe</a>: new in Adopt. Production payments for Kaufmann Health.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/supabase/">Supabase</a>: new in Adopt. Production database for Kaufmann Health.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/t3-code/">T3 Code</a>: new in Trial. In recent daily use, still alpha.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/typesafe-jev/">TypeSafe Jev</a>: new in Assess. Tried in one project.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/vercel/">Vercel</a>: new in Adopt. Production hosting for two sites.</li><li><a href="https://productradar.org/e/agent-browser/">agent-browser</a>: new in Adopt. Only browser tool since September 2026.</li></ul>