What we test on,
and what the site runs on.
Full transparency, because it's ironic enough to review AI and SaaS tools without showing which ones we actually use ourselves.
The machine
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9-14900KF (24 cores, 3.2 / 5.8 GHz) |
| Motherboard | MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE MAX (E-ATX) |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 192 GB (4 x 48 GB) 5200 MHz CL38 |
| GPU | MSI GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G |
| SSD | Corsair MP730 2 TB NVMe Gen4 |
| Case | ASUS ROG Hyperion GR701 E-ATX |
| PSU | MSI MEG Ai1300P 1300W 80+ Platinum (ATX 3.0, PCIe 5.0) |
| Monitors | 2 x Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo 57" dual ultrawide |
| CPU cooling | Full custom loop — EK Quantum Velocity², Alphacool Core Distro 360, EK Quantum Surface S360, Barrow PETG hardline, EK CryoFuel Solid Azure Blue |
| GPU block | EK Quantum Vector² Trio (installation in progress) |
The workstation runs 24/7. Four to five projects in parallel across two Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo 57" ultrawides — PowerShell terminals on one side, Claude Code and the Planet Cockpit admin on the other, automation pipelines and local models running in the background.
We run Claude Code, GPT, Grok, and local models. We generate images with ComfyUI and Flux. We produce video with Wan and Kling, renting H200s on RunPod when we need raw power. Every tool reviewed here is compared against this real daily workflow, which is why the reviews can tell you where a product actually breaks.
When a review says "tested," it's on this machine. When it says "research-based," it says so explicitly.
The stack behind the site
ThePlanetTools.ai is built on a modern, fully typed, Server Component–first stack. Every choice is one we would recommend in a review of its category.
Frontend & framework
App Router + Turbopack, React Server Components by default
Server Components, streaming, Suspense
Every file typed end-to-end
@import syntax, no config file, Typography plugin
Tiny surface — most motion is pure CSS
Icon system, tree-shaken per import
Backend, data & storage
23 tables, Row Level Security enabled
Image hosting with public buckets for content media
Dynamic OG image generation, search API
Image optimization with 30-day cache
HTML sanitization on user-facing CMS output
CMS & content pipeline
Custom CMS built from scratch — 35 pages, 42 API routes
In-house generation pipeline wired on Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku
Dedicated agents for research, writing, SEO, schema, imagery
Cron jobs that requeue reviews for update at 3–6 month cadence
Deployment & infrastructure
ISR + Edge + Serverless, hosting and CI/CD
Source of truth, PR-based releases
DNS and layer-7 protection
Automated content pipeline triggers
SEO, GEO & distribution
Tool, Review, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, Article, Organization, Person
Generated from Supabase (171 URLs), image + video sitemaps
Crafted for LLM crawlers — full content cached 24 h / 1 h
Instant push to Bing and Yandex on publish
24 AI crawlers explicitly allowed (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and more)
/feed.xml covers tools, guides, articles, comparisons, collections
Analytics & consent
Consent-gated, loads only after explicit opt-in
Heatmaps and session recordings, consent-gated
Advertising-category, consent-gated
Three categories: necessary / analytics / advertising — fully GDPR-aligned
Why Bali?
The honest answer is family. The hours are long, the projects run day and night — setting up the base in Bali means the family gets an incredible quality of life while I grind. They get the sunshine, the culture, the Balinese way of living. I'm behind the screens building.
The Planet Deals LLC is registered in Wyoming, USA. The work happens from Bali, on fiber internet, in a timezone that lets us ship while America sleeps. You don't need a Silicon Valley address to do serious work.
The peripherals
Photos coming soon — keyboard, mouse, desk, and the full workspace view.