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+export type Machine = {
+  name: string;
+  role: string;
+  specs: string[];
+  os: string;
+  services?: string[];
+};
+
+export type HardwareGroup = {
+  label: string;
+  machines: Machine[];
+  extras?: { label: string; items: string[] }[];
+};
+
+export type ToolEntry = {
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+};
+
+export type ToolGroup = {
+  label: string;
+  items: ToolEntry[];
+};
+
+export const hardware: HardwareGroup[] = [
+  {
+    label: "For work",
+    machines: [
+      {
+        name: "Minisforum MS-01",
+        role: "Primary workstation",
+        specs: ["Intel i9-12900H", "32GB DDR5", "4TB NVMe SSD"],
+        os: "Nobara Linux 43 · KDE Plasma 6 · Wayland",
+        services: [
+          "Traefik",
+          "Docker",
+          "Gitea",
+          "MetaMCP",
+          "20+ self-hosted development infra services",
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Minisforum N5 Pro",
+        role: "Home infrastructure",
+        specs: ["Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 370", "32GB DDR5"],
+        os: "Proxmox v8.3.2",
+        services: [
+          "AdGuard LXC",
+          "Traefik",
+          "Ubuntu Docker VM",
+          "40+ self-hosted services",
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Custom workstation",
+        role: "GPU compute & creative work",
+        specs: [
+          "Ryzen 9 5900X",
+          "64GB DDR4",
+          "RTX A4500 20GB",
+          "Radeon Pro W7600",
+        ],
+        os: "Windows 11",
+      },
+    ],
+    extras: [
+      {
+        label: "Peripherals",
+        items: [
+          "TESmart 4-PC × 3-monitor KVM switch",
+          "Keychron Q6",
+          "Logitech PRO Superlight",
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: "For fun",
+    machines: [
+      {
+        name: "Gaming rig",
+        role: "Games & VR",
+        specs: ["Ryzen 7 5800X", "64GB DDR4", "RTX 3090 24GB"],
+        os: "Windows 11",
+      },
+    ],
+    extras: [
+      {
+        label: "Displays",
+        items: [
+          "2× Gigabyte G27Q — 27\" 1440p 144Hz",
+          "1× ASUS VG289Q1A — 27\" 4K 60Hz",
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+export const editorAndShell: ToolGroup[] = [
+  {
+    label: "Editors",
+    items: [
+      { name: "VS Code", description: "" },
+      { name: "Zed", description: "" },
+      { name: "Visual Studio", description: "" },
+      { name: "JetBrains Rider", description: "" },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Shell",
+    items: [
+      { name: "Ghostty", description: "Terminal emulator on Linux" },
+      { name: "Windows Terminal", description: "Terminal emulator on Windows" },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+export const aiTools: ToolGroup[] = [
+  {
+    label: "Coding",
+    items: [
+      {
+        name: "Claude Code",
+        description:
+          "Daily driver — custom slash commands, MCP servers, agent workflows",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Chat clients",
+    items: [
+      { name: "Claude", description: "claude.ai web & desktop" },
+      {
+        name: "Open WebUI",
+        description: "Self-hosted chat UI in front of local & remote models",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Local models",
+    items: [
+      { name: "Ollama", description: "Local model runtime" },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    label: "MCP & agents",
+    items: [
+      {
+        name: "MetaMCP",
+        description: "Self-hosted MCP server registry & router",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+