AI Tools I Actually Use Daily (No Hype)

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Most AI tools are just dressed-up demos. Here's what actually stays open on my screen every single day — and what gets uninstalled after a week. Think of AI tools like kitchen appliances. Everyone buys the juicer. You actually use the knife. The knife is boring — but it does real work. My daily knives: Cursor AI for coding. It's not just autocomplete — it reads your entire codebase for context. It…