Tools / Workflow

Uses

The tools, technology stack, creative system, design setup, development environment and daily workflow used by Alexi Shi.

Development

I prefer tools that are stable, fast to enter flow with, and open enough to customize.

MacBook / macOS

VS Code / Cursor / Codex

Astro / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS

Vue / Node.js / Java

MySQL / MongoDB / Redis

GitHub / Git

I try to keep design, product thinking and engineering on the same table.

Figma

Rhino

Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / Premiere

CapCut

Midjourney / Gemini / AIGC workflows

Prototyping / IA / Design systems

Input, organize, output and validate: this is how I maintain a long-term creative system.

Yuque / Digital garden

Markdown

WeChat / Xiaohongshu / Bilibili

Reading system

Podcast and notes

Build in Public

Beyond code, I keep myself clear through quiet habits.

Reading

Writing

Tea

Cinema

Solitude

Space exploration / Mars migration

I choose tools not because they are fashionable, but because they can enter a long-term system and help turn ideas into verifiable work.