the tool library

you're paying for AI. it's not doing the work yet.

the gap is almost never the model, it's adoption. these are the free tools and systems that get Claude actually producing, whether you run a business or close brand deals. start with a free one.

90 seconds · why this matters

The gap isn't the model. It's adoption.

MIT found 95% of AI projects return nothing. Here's the gap — and how a structured system closes it.

free tools · start with one

Find what to hand Claude first.

Six free tools, each does one job. They draw the line between what's safe to automate and what to keep your hands on, then get Claude producing in your voice.

free · 2 min
The 40% Test
Gartner says 40% of AI projects get killed by 2027. Six questions tell you which side of that line you're on, and the one move that flips it.
Take the test
free · 90 sec
The AI Hype Detector
How much of your AI is real work vs theater? Score your stack honestly and find the one move that makes it actually pay.
Get my hype score
free · paste & diagnose
The AI Setup Autopsy
Paste anything your AI wrote. In one second it finds the dead giveaways that make it read generic, and the one setup fix.
Run the autopsy
free · 90 sec
The Silent-Failure Check
Is your AI quietly making things up? See how exposed you are to confident wrong answers, and how to catch them before they cost you.
Check my exposure
free · no affiliate links
Which AI Is Worth Paying For?
No brands pushed, no kickbacks. The one AI move worth your money in your situation, even when the answer is "stop paying for more."
Get the honest answer
free
The AI Use Audit
Five minutes maps the work you already give AI, and shows the line between what's safe to automate and what to keep your hands on. Email gate → personalized build order → optional diagnostic.
Run the audit
free
The 90-Second ROI Map
Answer a few questions and see the one process in your business worth handing to Claude before anything else. Email gate → ROI map → optional diagnostic.
Map it
free
The AI Brain Builder
Give Claude a brain that knows who you serve and how you sound, so the output stops reading like generic AI.
Build the brain
free
The Prompt Scorer
Paste any prompt. Claude scores it across five dimensions and tells you exactly what to fix.
Score my prompt
free · creators
Rate Calculator Pro
Your real brand-deal rate across 35 niches, on current market data, in thirty seconds. Stop undercharging.
Calculate
free · builders
Your First Agent
Stop re-explaining yourself every morning. One email, agent file on the next page, running in Claude in your voice today.
Get my agent

for your business

Build with Claude. Ship something real.

For founders and operators who pay for AI and want it producing real assets, not just answers.

for content creators

Pitch brands. Charge right. Land the retainer.

The same structured-thinking system, pointed at one job: landing and growing brand deals as a creator.

when you want a hand

Go deeper.

A weekly room of people shipping with AI, or a written plan for the one thing worth automating first.

more in the library

Everything else I've built.

Specialized tools for when you know exactly what you need.

for creators

Field notes that feed the UGC toolkit.

Start with the essays, then grab the tools when you're ready to pitch.

built by Elisabeth · NYC + Barcelona · elisabeth@closermethod.com