Recently I started working on a new course on how to use coding agents to effectively create Starknet apps and the first question that came to mind was, which tech stack should I use for teaching? For my everyday job I use Claude Code with Opus 4.8 because the Starknet Foundation (SNF) provides a subscription but it always bothered me how far removed Anthropic and other AI labs are from the values we hold dear in crypto: decentralization, transparency and self sovereignty.
With that in mind I’d like to chose an alternative AI tech stack that better aligns with crypto values while still being powerful enough to build Starknet apps.