📖 The AI Tool Bible

Roadmap

What we've built, what we're working on, and what we've deferred — with the reasons why. Updated as the site evolves. Currently tracking 702 tools.

● Shipped

  • Directory of 700+ hand-reviewed AI tools
  • 9 canonical categories + rich subcategory / tag / use-case taxonomy
  • Editorial standards: 700+ char descriptions, pros, cons, best_for, not_for, editor_take
  • Category leader pages (/best/[category])
  • Pricing tier landing pages (/best/pricing/[tier])
  • Alternatives pages (/alternatives/[slug])
  • Head-to-head comparisons (/compare/[a-vs-b])
  • Integrations (/integrations/[slug])
  • Platforms (/platforms/[slug])
  • Curated editorial collections (/collections)
  • Full-text search with FTS trigger (/search)
  • What's new & Changelog feeds
  • RSS 2.0 feed (/feed.xml) and per-tool JSON API (/api/tools/[slug])
  • Community submission form (/submit) — HMAC-gated queue
  • IndexNow ping on every deploy
  • Sentry error tracking + Lighthouse CI on PRs
  • Newsletter capture (Resend) with double opt-in
  • LLM models directory (/models)Session 9
  • Trending page (/trending)Session 9
  • Nightly URL health & freshness cron

● In progress

  • Editorial promotion sweep on session 7-9 additions
    Bumping verification_status='editorial-verified' from ~148 → ~190 so the ribbon reflects reality.
  • Score backfill via Workflow
    565 tools have null score; without it the 'Top rated' sort is inert.
  • /admin/analytics HMAC-gated dashboard
    Catalogue growth over time, distribution charts, freshness bar, broken URLs.

● Next up

  • Tutorials section (/tutorials/[slug])
    MDX 'how to build X with Y' articles — SEO gold, editorial voice, cross-links back to tools.
  • Workflows (/workflows/[slug])
    Numbered sequences that wire tools together (draft in A → grammar in B → publish via C).
  • Hero screenshots via headless chromium
    One PNG per tool for card + profile; adds ~5MB WebPs to the repo, no external hosting.
  • Content-refresh cron v3
    Extend the recheck cron to diff pricing text; populates /changelog automatically.
  • Public CSV export (/export/csv)
    Read-only catalogue dump for analysts and downstream automations.
  • Weekly newsletter digest via Resend
    10 most recent additions/changes, sent to confirmed subscribers.
  • WCAG 2.1 AA audit + dark mode toggle
    Push Lighthouse a11y from 0.9 warn to 0.95 error; add system-preference dark mode.

● Deferred

  • ProductHunt daily importer
    Blocked on PRODUCTHUNT_TOKEN. Would auto-catch new launches instead of relying on manual audits.
  • Semantic search v2 (embeddings)
    Blocked on Ollama install or an embeddings API (OpenAI / Voyage). Current FTS is fine for now.
  • Auth.js + user reviews + bookmarks
    Needs its own sprint. Would turn the directory into a community, at the cost of moderation load.