AI Tool ScoutFIELD GUIDE / 01

LESS SEARCHING. MORE MAKING.

Find a tool.
Make something
worth making.

A small, considered collection of AI tools. Start with what you want to do, then find a useful place to begin.

Find your next tool

THE SHORTLIST

What are you working on?

Official links. Practical starting points.
No sponsored rankings.

4 tools to explore

WRITING / BUILDING

Claude

A conversational workspace for drafting, thinking through ideas, and working with code.

TRY THISBring a rough brief and ask for a clearer structure.
Explore Claude
RESEARCH

Perplexity

A starting point for exploring questions and following sources across the web.

TRY THISCompare two approaches, then read the original sources.
Explore Perplexity
RESEARCH / WRITING

NotebookLM

A workspace for asking questions about the source material you bring with you.

TRY THISTurn a set of notes into questions for your next study session.
Explore NotebookLM
BUILDING

Hugging Face

A community for exploring machine learning models, datasets, and working demos.

TRY THISExplore a Space, then read the model card behind it.
Explore Hugging Face

A BETTER WAY TO BEGIN

Start small.
Stay curious.

Open the field guide ↗
  1. 01

    Name the job

    “Help me compare these notes” is a better start than “Do my research”.

  2. 02

    Bring good ingredients

    Add context, an example, and a clear description of the result you need.

  3. 03

    Check what comes back

    Read the sources, test the output, and make the final call yourself.