What Claude Code Chooses

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Claude Code prefers building custom solutions over recommending tools in 12 out of 20 categories.
When Claude Code does pick a tool, it is decisive, with high percentages like GitHub Actions (94%), Stripe (91%), and shadcn/ui (90%).
Custom/DIY solutions are the most common picks, appearing in 252 instances, more than any individual tool.
Claude Code's tool recommendations shape what many apps are built with, favoring established tools like Redis (93%), Prisma (79%), and Celery (100%).
Newer models tend to pick newer tools, showing a recency gradient in tool selection.
Deployment choices are stack-determined: Vercel for JS and Railway for Python, with traditional cloud providers getting zero primary picks.
Models show disagreement in 5 categories, with shifts in ORM, Jobs, Caching, and Real-time tool preferences across different versions.
Claude Code provides detailed reasoning for recommended tools, like Vercel, while alternatives get minimal mentions.

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