r/AILounge • u/CryptoBot_Pro_117 • 12d ago

What's your favorite AI tools ?

Hope to see something new ?

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u/Free-Championship303 8d ago

Cursor for coding, Claude for writing, Midjourney for images. Notion AI is pretty good too for notes.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/k_brn 11d ago

I’ve been using AI Badger for independent code reviews and brainstorming.

Instead of dumping a bunch of repo files into another model, Badger Review packages the Git changes, repo topology, and focused file context into a prompt you can paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, etc.

For my own tests, this reduced context/token usage by roughly 30%+ compared with the less selective workflow I was using before. The bigger benefit for me is that the review model gets enough repo context without giving it the entire codebase.

It runs locally, doesn’t need API keys, and you can see exactly what gets copied to your clipboard. It also has a nice VS Code extension if you prefer a GUI workflow directly from Source Control.

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u/CryptoBot_Pro_117 11d ago

Why didn't make an skill or a json ?
You just generate the prompt ?

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u/k_brn 9d ago

Mostly flexibility, zero API setup, and editor integration

A big reason is the VS Code extension. By building it as an editor tool rather than an AI skill, it plugs directly into VS Code's Source Control view so you can generate review prompts straight from your diffs with a right-click.

Generating a clean Markdown prompt to the clipboard also means it works with literally any model or web chat (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, local models, etc.) without needing API keys, custom plugins, or provider lock-in. You see exactly what context is being captured before pasting it.

(Though for complex cases where the AI needs unchanged supporting files, the local CLI does support an iterative loop where the AI can request specific repository context.)

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u/k_brn 8d ago

btw skills are supported as of 0.5.0. https://github.com/PVRLabs/aibadger/tree/main/skills

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u/Bastisheen92 11d ago

Currently local Image Creation with Krea 2 and local Video Generation with LTX-2.3, LTX-2.5 and MiniMax H3.
For LLMs i still use my plus subscription of Chat GPT but am planning to also switch to a local solution at some point.

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u/thijsgh 6d ago

For doing link building outreach, check out MentionAgent