Here is a list of the tools and MCPs I rely on to help me design, prototype, and ship products with AI. I'll always update this list every couple of weeks.

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Currently my primary editor, for coding and prototyping.

• Model: Composer 1, for speed
• Primary Usage: Slowly shifting from editor to agentic mode, as a designer I love the browser and ability to highlight specific elements.
• Other Uses: I use cursor for a variety of tasks, one especially is building custom shell scripts to streamline repetitive tasks.

Claude Code is a great tool for building prototypes especially in our more complex production codebases at AlphaSense. Here are a few thoughts on how I use it:

• Exploratory: I frequently use Claude to explain how things are implemented, or count areas that would be impacted by design changes. I can ask claude to build markdown reports I can share internally.
• Agentic Coding: If I'm working on prototyping in our production codebase, I'll ask Claude to help me plan out the changes and make the v1.
• Skills: I've watched a ton of videos on more advanced Claude workflows, but I'm still not using them much.

Make is a great tool for quickly prototyping in Figma. I don't use make that frequently but I've found it especially useful for quickly prototyping and sharing with stakeholders.

• Quick Prototyping: Copy a Figma frame and say 'build this, make it responsive, interactive' and most of the time its 99% there.
• Collaboration: Figma make is one of the only tools you can share a link to a prototype and allow others to fork and iterate on it.

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MCPs

Here are some of the MCPs I use to help extend my core tools.

• Context7: Up-to-date Docs for LLMs and AI code editors
• Browserbase: Gives Cursor and claude access to the web to help refine designs and code.
• Notion API: Official Notion MCP server for reading and writing to Notion databases, pages, and workspaces directly from AI tools.
• Puppeteer: Headless browser automation tool that lets AI agents navigate, screenshot, and interact with web pages for testing and data extraction.
• n8n: Workflow automation platform that connects AI to hundreds of services, enabling automated data flows and task orchestration.