Andrew's AI field guide · verified August 2, 2026

Your AI stack,
without the pile.

Everything you saved is still here. The difference is that you can now enter through one of four questions instead of learning the whole system first.

Set the depth

How far down the stack do you want to go?

All restores the archive. Each numbered view shows only the records assigned to that complexity.

—records at this level
—ready to use
—already yours
—other-level records hidden
—claims corrected
01 · Overview

The useful part of the pile

Four next moves, three settled questions, seven ways into the library, and six agent skills worth naming. Everything else stays out of the way until you ask for it.

Do next

Four moves worth your time

    Four good ideas for later +
    • Test Excel 4 CRE on a disposable workbook.
    • Sign up for Source of Sources.
    • Install the Müller-Brockmann grid skill.
    • Compare local Voicebox against current voice spend.
    Find by job

    What are you trying to do?

    Choose a lane to open only that part of the library.

    My agent stack

    Skills worth naming at this level

    There are 187 unique skills across Claude, Codex, and installed OpenAI plugins. Most are specialists or support machinery and do not belong in your head.

    Full skill directorySee what all 187 skills do and when to use themGo to directory →
    02 · Library

    Find the thing you remember saving.

    Search a name or a problem, or filter by a work lane and decision. Categories collapse so you can scan the map without facing the entire research pile at once. Open any row for the full explanation and source.

    Tip: “Already yours” means stop shopping and use the version you have.Click a category, then a row.
    What the five labels mean
    03 · Skill directory

    What each skill does—and when to use it.

    A combined, deduplicated directory of your Claude skills, personal and shared Codex skills, and installed OpenAI plugin skills. Repeated skills appear once with every platform shown.

    187unique skills
    94available in Claude
    53personal/shared Codex
    66OpenAI and plugins
    26cross-platform
    Recently usedSupport machineryOn-demand specialist
    04 · Notes

    Useful, but not part of the daily dashboard

    Prompts and fact-checks are preserved here as reference material. Both collections stay closed until you need them.

    Reusable instructions

    Nine prompts worth keeping

    Open prompts +

    These are the screenshot prompts that add something your existing skills do not already cover.

    Reality check

    Eleven claims that failed verification

    Open fact-checks +

    The tools were often real. The numbers and stories wrapped around them were not.