VS code with claude plugin. Basic private git repos per project on github, nothing special, I keep everything simple.

1. subscription: claude max 20x

2. other subscription: nope

3. harness: vs code with claude plugin

4. orchestration: no

5. broader agents: grok for outreach.

my development setup is a high-end local esxi server (multiple internet cons and a graphics card). The server has about 30 different OSes on it (static ips / ssh setups for all vms.) I use a VM on that machine to run my IDE with full access to the other VMs. I have good snapshots for all the VMs so if anything breaks they are easily restored. This setup makes it easy to develop software for any OS and also test complex software interactions.

For hosted internet services: I use a single OVH debian machine. I pre-pay everything over a large period so the bills are always paid. That keeps it reliable as I can say that even if I go broke in the future I'll have paid it for quite a while (useful in this economy, lol.)

Session notes: I feel like the best approach is for us all to just maintain a personal wiki for our projects. But I must admit I've been lazy in that respect. All my attempts to manage my notes never works because im such a messy, chaotic person. My natural state is disorder. So I'll just (1) destroy it by accident (2) forget to back it up (3) forget to use it (4) get tired of using it. I envy those super organised people.

Backup: my services are backed up locally. My local repos are backed up to github, email, and remotely. Agents deleting anything by accident isn't something i have to worry about. They have ruined VMs before. I can easily restore them. So far I've only ever lost notes because of laziness.

Security: my security setup could be vastly improved by using discrete key pairs with restricted permissions for github. What I worry about most is just things like prompt injection and the agent accidentally downloading malware. Lateral traversal out of vms is hard but not impossible. I'd wager there's still lots of private stuff on the vms too. I monitor everything closely at least and can restore a snapshot if i get paranoid.