Recommended Software

Optional software beyond the essentials that rounds out an agentic workflow.
Software
Description
FluidVoice FluidVoice
Free, open source voice-to-text with on-device AI.
Spokenly Spokenly
(Requires subscription) AI powered voice-to-text app.
Ghost Pepper Ghost Pepper
Free, open source lightweight voice-to-text app.
GitHub Desktop
GUI client for Git, with visual diffs, branch management, and one-click commits.
R R
The statistical programming language we use for the hands-on data work.
Quarto Quarto
Publication platform supporting 4 inputs (Markdown / Code / HTML / YAML), 4 languages (R / Python / Julia / Observable), and 4 outputs (HTML / PDF / slides / Word).
Obsidian
Markdown notes on disk, fully AI-workable.
Kaku Kaku
Polished macOS terminal with built-in file tree, AI, and pane splits.