Usman Liaqat.

Uses

Tools I Use Daily for Web Development & AI Automation

My actual day to day stack: editors, terminals, automation platforms, AI tools, and productivity software I rely on to build Next.js apps and ship n8n / Make.com workflows.

Development

VS Code & Cursor

My primary editors. Cursor has completely changed how I write code.

Terminal

Zsh with Oh My Zsh, heavily customized for Git and npm workflows.

GitHub

Where all the code lives. Heavy user of GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

Postman

Essential for API development and testing webhooks.

Docker Desktop

For containerizing applications and running local databases.

Automation

Make.com

My go to visual builder for complex workflows. Incredibly powerful.

n8n

Used for self hosted, scalable automation that requires custom nodes.

Zapier

For simple, quick integrations when clients already use it.

Apify

The best tool for web scraping and data extraction pipelines.

Airtable

Half database, half spreadsheet. Perfect for automation backends.

AI Tools

ChatGPT (Plus)

A daily driver for brainstorming, refactoring, and general queries.

Claude (Sonnet/Opus)

Often better at complex coding architectures and long context.

GitHub Copilot

Indispensable for boilerplate and autocomplete right in the editor.

Design & Productivity

Figma

For all UI design, wireframing, and quick asset creation.

ClickUp & Notion

Where I track projects, tasks, and document systems.

Slack

Primary communication tool with teams and clients.