Tools
Free tools built from the guide’s articles and the method in A Beginner's Guide to ChatGPT. They run in your browser: what you enter is not sent anywhere, no account, no AI call. The comparison pages are dated tables to check before you pick a model or a tool.
Prompt Builder
Build a clear prompt for any AI task: everyday chat, thinking models, deep research, agents, custom instructions, Claude Skills, images and video.
Version 2.0 · October 26, 2026
Prompt library
Hundreds of ready-to-use AI prompts from the guide’s articles, for work, study, images, agents and code. Search, copy, and see the article that explains each one.
Version 1.0 · October 26, 2026
AI glossary
Plain-language definitions of artificial intelligence terms, from activation function to agents, tokens and RAG, with examples and the year each became common.
Version 1.1 · October 26, 2026
Check an AI answer
A printable 7-point checklist to verify any answer from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini before you use it: facts, sources, numbers, dates, names and tone.
Version 1.1 · October 26, 2026
AI impact calculator
Estimate the energy, water and CO2e of your AI use, a project or your own computer, as a low, typical and high range with sources and a confidence label.
Version 1.0 · November 2, 2026
Coding models compared
Claude, OpenAI GPT and Codex, Gemini, Meta Muse, Grok and open-weight models for coding, side by side: prices, context windows, licences and scores.
Version 1.0 · October 28, 2026
AI coding tools compared
Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, Codex and more, plus app builders like Lovable, Bolt, v0 and Replit: what each does, what it costs and what to watch for.
Version 1.0 · October 28, 2026
AI rules: US, Canada, EU
Where AI laws stand in the United States, Canada, Quebec and the European Union, plus the main copyright cases, in dated tables written in plain language.
Version 1.0 · October 28, 2026
The Antagonist
A free Claude Skill that reviews your code, plans and AI-written text like a hard critic: evidence for every objection, no flattery, and it only backs down for proof.
Version 1.0 · October 29, 2026
Claude Skills by the author
A Claude Skill is a ready-made set of instructions, reference guides and scripts that Claude loads when your task needs it. These two were written by Robert Scales and work in Claude Code, Cowork, Claude Desktop and Claude.ai. Each comes in English and in a full French edition. What is a skill, and how do you package your own?
Claude Skills Bundle (Brand Builder + Authority Builder)
Both skills in one download: build real expertise in your field, then get it seen. US$12 less than buying them separately.
28 workflows · 88 files · 7 setup scripts
US$24
View on GumroadAuthority Builder — Expertise Development System
A 300-hour, step-by-step plan to go from interested to recognized in your field: audit, deliberate practice, publishing, teaching, consulting and paid work.
14 workflows · 44 files · three paces, from 10 to 25 hours a week
US$18
View on GumroadBrand Builder — Marketing Playbook Claude Skill
A self-directed marketing system: brand positioning, audience research, a 90-day content calendar, email, SEO, funnels and launches.
14 workflows · 44 files · for solopreneurs, freelancers and small teams
US$18
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