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 1,501 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 →Data-informed picks
Featured tools
AI Pulse
What's moving in AI
Official announcements, latest model releases, and today's signal — updated daily.
Lab announcements
For two weeks, start a design, deck, or doc in the Claude app, and the work that follows in that conversation uses 50% less of your usage limits. Give it a try with Claude Sonnet 5.5. It has a strong eye for design and builds slides that need minimal
In physics, an “impedance mismatch” occurs when two systems each work well but are poorly matched. In this Science Blog guest post, Harvard physicist Matthew Schwartz argues that something similar is happening with AI and science. LLMs are capable at
Latest models
| # | Model | Released | Ctx |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-6.1 Sol ProNew OpenAI | 2026-09-29 | 1M |
| 2 | GPT-6.1 SolNew OpenAI | 2026-09-29 | 1M |
| 3 | Claude Sonnet 5.5New Anthropic | 2026-09-28 | 1M |
| 4 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch)New Anthropic | 2026-09-28 | 1M |
Latest signal
All analysis →Agent deployment’s unglamorous layer: tools, permissions and audit
A newsletter item links to a ByteByteGo explainer on DoorDash’s shared agent toolbox, describing tool discovery alongside permissions, credentials and audit.
Gemini Live points toward ambient, camera-based assistance
The Verge reports Google is rolling out Guided Vision in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices, using camera sharing for real-time audio descriptions.
Google AI-search antitrust suits dismissed—but not a policy settlement
Ars Technica reports a judge dismissed Chegg and Penske lawsuits targeting Google AI search.
HeyGen’s builder releases span video generation and evaluation
@HeyGen’s X-list post says it shipped an open-source real-time avatar stack, a Code2Video benchmark with Kaggle, and a professional voice-clone API.
Gemini Live’s Guided Vision Makes AI Camera Help Practical
Gemini Live’s Guided Vision can read labels and help locate objects. Its biggest test is whether it stays useful—and clear about its limits—in everyday use…
