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title: "tools | Micheál Reilly"
description: "Posts about tools"
canonicalUrl: "https://actuallymaybe.com/topics/tools/"
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# Topic: tools
5 posts

- [Notes on Visual Interfaces, AI Tooling, Fast LLMs and Decision Models](https://actuallymaybe.com/blog/notes-visual-interfaces-ai-tooling-fast-llms-decision-models/) — Why agentic work is stuck in text, and what canvases, fast models, branching version graphs, and decision models might add.
- [Freeport: A Lightweight Port Management Tool for Development](https://actuallymaybe.com/blog/freeport-lightweight-port-management/) — A thin wrapper around native commands to simplify port checking and process management during local development.
- [The Different Problems of Searching Global and Local Context](https://actuallymaybe.com/blog/global-vs-local-context-search/) — Exploring why global-context search is easier than local-context search, and what tools built with local context in mind might look like
- [Thoughts on Context and Conversation for Ideas](https://actuallymaybe.com/blog/context-conversation-ideas/) — Exploring how conversation and exploratory browsing create a 'mental latent space' where ideas emerge from unexpected connections
- [The AI Tool That I Wish Existed](https://actuallymaybe.com/blog/ai-tool-wish-existed/) — Envisioning an AI-first productivity tool that anticipates, connects, and surfaces ideas rather than requiring explicit organisation