Seeking suggested mods that work well with Compact Machines 1.12.2 & other unanswered questions.

I have googled and found some ideas what doesn't work well with Compact Machines, i.e Enderio, AE...

I am looking for ideas that would work for my own private modpack with Compact Machines. I am not really very experienced with tech mods but I like building and experimenting.

One thing I have been curious about since I discovered a compact sky world generation is things I could add there that would be fun to build.

I noticed that outside machines in tunnel rooms I can't place anything but I thought it would be nice to add windows or doors to outside platforms so I could build or even have room I could have bed to respawn in.

I am not exactly sure yet how this all works though. I haven't tried the everything yet in survival mode, just creative.

I would like to find a way to connect portals to the mining world/end or other worlds, stored resources, energy, controlling machines through a central compact machine room but not sure how to do this in low lag, I got a computer run by potatoes sort of way.

Also how hard would it be to figure out how to make custom compact machine glass tiles?

Anyone have any experience working with Compact machines or suggestions?