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@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Setting up a personal homelab using a ThinkPad laptop running Arch Linux to move
 - **Android tablet**: Not good for long-term work but can be useful for short SSH sessions
   - Runs Manjaro in a VM, same OS like the laptop
 
+## Development Tools
+- **Claude Code**: Primary AI coding assistant (via CLI)
+- **OpenCode**: Tested alternative - excellent tool, better than Claude Code in some ways, but causes laptop overheating issues during intensive use
+
 ## Inspiration & Resources
 - PewDiePie homelab setup video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Lxkt50xOg
   - Need to collect tips and inspiration from this video