AI Tools That Have Saved You The Most Time

[reliablesite]

Which AI tool has actually saved you the most time as a sysadmin or developer?

 

[Artashes]

Oh, what an awesome question. Can't wait to hear what people say.

 

[alenharbor]

For me, ChatGPT and Claude have probably saved the most time. I mainly use it for troubleshooting, writing scripts, explaining errors, and quickly checking commands or configurations.
It doesn't replace testing or proper documentation, but it's really useful for getting past small issues without spending an hour searching through forums.

 

[bigredseo]

I use the big 3 - ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. From coding to logging they each play a role.

Oftentimes, if I'm creating a script/plugin, I'll have Claude take a run through it to verify things, then turn around and have ChatGPT check what Claude suggested, and then continue through the various AIs. It's not that I want them to DO the work; I have to understand what they're doing and why they're suggesting it.

For times when I want them to do the work, Claude Cowork has been solid, as has GitHub Copilot, and I don't know where I would be without VS Code these days!

VS Code is probably the most helpful as it can tie into so many different extensions and coding languages. It can also integrate with chat systems. Having the code "think" about changes and suggest changes I may have missed in functions, etc.- that is gold!

And my most used AI Tool? Grammarly 🙂

 

[Mivocloud]

Hi, I personally use Gemini 24/7 and I am satisfied with it, it helps both in my personal life and in my work. Most of the topics that I can't solve even after spending a lot of time on the forums, it helps in a couple of hours. There was some kind of theme that I shot on YouTube and there just wasn't any installation instructions anywhere, and the official instructions just didn't work. All in all, thanks to Gemini, I was able to figure out and install the tool in a couple of hours.

 

[Incognion]

Gemini is good. Especially their new Gemini 3.7 Flash
Hoever for coding I love the mix of Gemini + Claude + My Brain 😄

 

[SenseiSteve]

I use the big 3 - ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. From coding to logging they each play a role.

Oftentimes, if I'm creating a script/plugin, I'll have Claude take a run through it to verify things, then turn around and have ChatGPT check what Claude suggested, and then continue through the various AIs. It's not that I want them to DO the work; I have to understand what they're doing and why they're suggesting it.

For times when I want them to do the work, Claude Cowork has been solid, as has GitHub Copilot, and I don't know where I would be without VS Code these days!

VS Code is probably the most helpful as it can tie into so many different extensions and coding languages. It can also integrate with chat systems. Having the code "think" about changes and suggest changes I may have missed in functions, etc.- that is gold!

And my most used AI Tool? Grammarly 🙂

Why Grammarly? I have that too, but I hate it.

 

[bigredseo]

Why Grammarly? I have that too, but I hate it.

I usually leave it in Business mode, with a few minor tweaks, but it catches everything I write wrong. From bad grammar to bad spelling, missing spaces, writing "shoudl" rather than "should," and removing the apostrophe from "you're" to "you are." When it's a casual message, "your" is fine, but when I'm writing audits, reports, or even here, I generally try to use "you are".

I'd personally be lost without the spell check (not because of my bad spelling, but because I type too fast and I hit some keys out of order).

 

[NiceNIC]

AI has been most useful for repetitive operational work rather than making final decisions. For a domain workflow, I can see it helping with expiry-date checks, DNS troubleshooting, bulk record validation, support-ticket classification and explaining registrar API errors in plain language.

 

[AstroComa]

I lean on AI for troubleshooting scripts and checking errors. It handles repetitive tasks like DNS checks, freeing me up for bigger problems.

 

[oXnames]

ChatGPT / Codex, the things it has allowed me to do and the things it has allowed me to implement is beyond amazing, the sheer costs to of done what it has done by paying others would of cost thousands.

I mean it maps out our entire racks, switch ports, IP allocations, firewalls and it will give me any info I need in four seconds and also logged into spreadsheets, that alone is a life saver.

 

[AstroComa]

I focus on making AI outputs work harder for visibility, not just troubleshooting. For brand reach across search and AI platforms, I’ve been using crowdo core and it fits right into my workflow without extra hassle. It helps get more eyes on content naturally, which complements the time saved by coding assistants.