# Solo developer builds Perch, a native app combining GitHub, VS Code, and Claude/Codex

> Original title: "do not, under any circumstances, build dev tooling for yourself"

- Source: X search: indie AI launches (I built, solo founder)
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:33:16.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/jbs25d8db1cykv11onca6qyro
- Original: https://x.com/criccomini/status/2117671467701936299

## Summary

A solo founder says they built Perch, a native app that combines GitHub, VS Code, and Claude/Codex Desktop into one window, to stop switching between the three tools. The author says they have been using it on SlateDB and links the project's GitHub repository.

## Post

"do not, under any circumstances, build dev tooling for yourself"

So.. I built dev tooling. I got sick of tabbing between Github, VS Code, and Claude/Codex Desktop. Perch combines them into a single native app.

Been using it on SlateDB--try it yourself!

https://github.com/perch-code/perch