Stack & Partners
The tools we use, recommend, and stand behind.
We do not recommend software we have not shipped real work on. This page is the running list of the platforms, partners, and programs inside the ASAYA Media forge — what each one does, why it earned its slot, and who it is right for.
The stack — 20 tools we actually use
Zo Computer
AI workstation
Zo is a personal AI computer: files, a shell, a browser, scheduling, and integrations in one persistent environment. We use it daily, so we are comfortable pointing people at it.
Why we use it: We run our studio on Zo, and ASAYA Media is an official Zo ambassador.
zo.computer →ComfyUI
Generative image & video pipeline
ComfyUI is an open-source, node-based interface for diffusion models. Every step — model, conditioning, masks, upscales, video frames — is a node you can wire, save, and rerun.
Why we use it: Open-source. It is our node graph for controllable AI imagery.
comfy.org →OpenCode
Terminal AI coding agent
OpenCode is an open-source, provider-agnostic coding agent for the terminal. It reads the repo, edits files, runs commands, and is not tied to a single model vendor.
Why we use it: Open-source. It lives in our terminal during builds.
opencode.ai →OpenRouter
Model routing
OpenRouter is a unified gateway to hundreds of AI models across providers, behind a single OpenAI-compatible API with shared billing and fallback routing.
Why we use it: We use it as one door to many models.
openrouter.ai →GitHub
Source control & CI
GitHub hosts our repositories, code review, issue tracking, and CI automation through Actions.
Why we use it: Every line we ship passes through it.
github.com →Vercel
Frontend hosting
Vercel is a hosting and edge platform for modern web frameworks, with git-connected deploys, preview URLs per branch, and a global edge network.
Why we use it: One of our deployment targets for web work.
vercel.com →Namecheap
Domains & DNS
Namecheap is a domain registrar and DNS provider with straightforward pricing, free WHOIS privacy on most TLDs, and a DNS panel that does not fight you.
Why we use it: Where a lot of our client domains live.
namecheap.com →Unity
Real-time 3D engine
Unity is a real-time 3D engine for games, simulations, AR/VR, and interactive experiences, with the broadest platform export list in the category.
Why we use it: Our default engine for cross-platform interactive work.
unity.com →Unreal Engine
Cinematic real-time 3D
Unreal Engine is Epic's real-time 3D engine, known for high-end rendering (Lumen, Nanite), Blueprint visual scripting, and virtual production workflows.
Why we use it: Our engine when the look has to be photoreal.
unrealengine.com →Godot Engine
Open-source game engine
Godot is an MIT-licensed 2D and 3D engine with a small footprint, a fast editor, and GDScript alongside C# support.
Why we use it: Open-source, MIT-licensed. Our lightweight interactive option.
godotengine.org →Pinokio
Local AI app installer
Pinokio is a browser-style application that installs, runs, and manages open-source AI tools locally, each in its own isolated environment.
Why we use it: How we spin up local AI tools without wrecking an environment.
pinokio.co →OpenAI
AI research & APIs
OpenAI builds GPT models, ChatGPT, and developer APIs for language, vision, code, and image generation.
Why we use it: The backbone of a lot of the language-model prototyping and text-heavy work we ship.
openai.com →Nvidia
AI hardware & compute
Nvidia designs GPUs, AI accelerators, and platforms like CUDA and Omniverse that power modern AI, graphics, and simulation workloads.
Why we use it: The GPUs and developer stack behind the local AI and rendering work we do.
nvidia.com →Hermes Agent
Open-source AI agent
Hermes Agent from Nous Research is an open-source AI agent with persistent memory, reusable skills, cron jobs, and multi-platform messaging.
Why we use it: A memory-backed agent we test when a client needs something more autonomous than a chatbot.
hermes-agent.ai →OpenClaw
Local AI assistant
OpenClaw is an open-source, self-hosted AI assistant that connects to chat platforms and runs automations locally.
Why we use it: A self-hosted assistant option we evaluate for clients who want automation without cloud lock-in.
openclaw.ai →Krea.ai
Real-time AI creative suite
Krea is a creative AI suite for generating, editing, and enhancing images, video, and 3D assets in real time.
Why we use it: Our go-to for fast, visual ideation and real-time image direction.
krea.ai →Linux
Open-source operating system
Linux is a free, open-source operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, embedded devices, and cloud infrastructure worldwide.
Why we use it: The foundation under most of our servers, workstations, and embedded builds.
linux.org →Docker
Container platform
Docker is a platform for building, shipping, and running applications in lightweight, portable containers.
Why we use it: How we ship consistent environments from our machines to production.
docker.com →Hugging Face
AI model hub & tools
Hugging Face hosts open-source AI models, datasets, and libraries like Transformers and Diffusers, plus tools for training, deployment, and inference.
Why we use it: Our first stop for open-source models, datasets, and ML tooling.
huggingface.co →Fal.ai
Generative media API
Fal.ai provides high-performance inference APIs for generative image, video, and audio models, optimized for low latency and scale.
Why we use it: The API we reach for when image, video, or audio generation needs to scale.
fal.ai →
More coming
This list grows as the forge does
We add a tool here once it has earned a place in real client work. Want us to set one of these up inside your operation? That is a project we run.