The AI Tools I Use Every Day as a Developer (March 2026)

Short summary

A developer shares their daily AI toolkit as of March 2026, covering Claude Code for primary development, GitHub Copilot for inline completions, Gemini for research with web grounding, Cursor for visual file-level edits, ChatGPT for quick answers, and n8n for workflow automation. Each tool gets an honest assessment of strengths and limitations based on real daily usage. Claude Code emerges as the primary tool for complex multi-file work, while others fill specialized niches.

• •Claude Code is the primary development tool for 4-6 hours/day of feature work
• •Copilot, Gemini, Cursor, and ChatGPT each serve distinct complementary niches
• •n8n handles self-hosted workflow automation with AI API integrations

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