Six tools.
One thing
to ship.
The stack behind my Worth a Shot Club build. What each tool does and why it earned a place.
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This is the stack I used to build WASC. The point is what each tool does in the setup. Start with the job you need done, then borrow the parts that help.
Used in our build / Six tools / Links and practical notes
Claude Code
Anthropic, PBC
A coding agent that reads a project, edits files and runs commands. Here it takes the lead on planning and building.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open Claude Code
Codex
OpenAI
A coding agent for working on a codebase. In this stack it helps build and gives another session’s changes a second look.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open Codex
Neon
Neon (part of Databricks)
Hosted Postgres for structured records. It keeps the pipeline’s content, tools and relationships in a place the build can query.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open Neon
Cloudflare Workers + R2
Cloudflare, Inc.
Workers runs the application code while R2 stores the files and media it needs.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open Cloudflare Workers + R2
Obsidian
Obsidian (Dynalist Inc.)
A place for linked notes and project context. Plans, specifications and decisions stay in a vault that can be read again next session.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open Obsidian
Playwright
Microsoft Corporation
Browser automation for Chromium, Firefox and WebKit. It opens the page, uses its controls and captures what the browser actually renders.
The full stack includes my reasons, setup steps, limits and useful links.
Open with the Club Open PlaywrightIncluded with the newsletter
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This Short list draws on the tools and reasons recorded on 14 October 2026. It describes one build; it does not score every alternative. The Verdict above is a later, related attempt.
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