SmarToolbox
Tools, guides, and prompts for smarter work
Discover curated AI tools, read practical guides, and copy prompts with real model outputs—all in one place.
What you get
One place to find, learn, and build with AI
Smartoolbox is built for people who want more than a giant list of AI apps. Compare tools by category, read guides that explain what works, and steal prompts with visible outputs — then turn what you learn into real workflows.
Curated AI tools
Browse 130+ hand-picked AI tools organized by real use case — not hype. Each entry is reviewed and categorized so you can compare options and pick the right tool without opening ten tabs.
Explore tools →What actually matters
Editorial posts that cut through the AI noise — what the big releases really mean, which shifts are worth paying attention to, and how the landscape is changing for people who build with these tools.
Read the blog →Real prompts
Promptbook entries show you the prompt and the actual model output side-by-side. Copy, test, and adapt instead of guessing from vague advice. Outputs are captured from real runs.
Open promptbook →Hand-picked
Featured tools
AI Pulse
What's moving in AI
Official announcements, latest model releases, and today's signal — updated daily.
Lab announcements
Zed announced that users can bring their ChatGPT subscription into the Zed agent with Codex-style usage and rate limits.
xAI announced that Grok subscriptions can now be used inside Nous Research Hermes Agent.
Latest models
| # | Model | Released | Ctx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Opus 4.7 (Fast)New Anthropic | 2026-05-12 | 1M |
| 2 | Gemini 3.1 Flash LiteNew Google | 2026-05-07 | 1M |
| 3 | GPT Chat LatestNew OpenAI | 2026-05-05 | 400K |
| 4 | Grok 4.3 xAI | 2026-04-30 | 1M |
Latest signal
All analysis →Platform control is the AI business story hiding under product news
OpenAI explored legal options against Apple over limited ChatGPT integration, while the Musk v. Altman trial kept AI governance and leadership trust in focus. The bigger bottleneck is distribution, platform access, and institutional legitimacy.
Anthropic’s copyright settlement is getting messy
Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is delayed by disputes over author payouts and lawyer fees. It shows that legal certainty around training data remains unresolved even after headline settlements.
AI identity and likeness protection is going mainstream
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness and deepfake detection program to all adult users using a selfie-style scan. Deepfake protection is shifting from celebrity niche to default consumer platform feature.
Your AI Subscription Is Becoming a Passport
ChatGPT and Grok subscriptions are starting to move into third-party agents and editors, raising the bar for AI tools and wrappers…
Codex moves from workstation tool to agent remote control
OpenAI previewed Codex inside the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users start tasks, review outputs, steer execution, and approve next steps from iOS or Android while Codex keeps running elsewhere. Coding agents are becoming asynchronous workers you check and approve from wherever you are.
