Tool category
AI coding tools.
Choose coding tools by how close you want the AI to be to your repository, editor, pull requests, and deployment checks.
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Selection checklist
- Use chat for planning and explanations.
- Use an AI editor when file-level edits matter.
- Use GitHub for version history and review.
- Use deployment checks before declaring the project done.
Rule of thumb: choose the smallest tool stack that lets you produce, review, and verify the output.