AI Tools & Software
In-depth guides to individual AI tools and features: what each one does, how to set it up, and when to use it
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Chrome Gemini Skills Library: What Google Documents, and How to Decide What to Pin
Chrome's pre-built Gemini Skills library lives at chrome://skills/browse. Google documents that Skills ship built in, can be edited, sync to any signed-in Chrome desktop, run on the page you are viewing plus any tabs you select, and can take actions with confirmation. Google has never published a Skill count or a fixed category list.
Gemini in 2026: Google's Full AI Stack Explained (Chrome, Workspace, CLI, AI Mode, Antigravity)
Google's AI stack runs on Gemini 3.1 Pro and Gemini 3.8 Flash across Chrome, Workspace, Search, the Gemini API and Antigravity, which now includes Antigravity CLI. Gemini CLI stopped serving free, Google AI Pro and AI Ultra users on June 18, 2026. This guide maps each piece and when to use it.
Perplexity Personal Computer: Complete Guide to the Always-On AI Agent for Mac and Windows
Perplexity Personal Computer is the agent built into Perplexity's desktop app: it reads and edits local files, drives native apps and the Comet browser, and runs 24/7 on a Mac mini. It needs macOS 15 or later or, since July 28, 2026, Windows 10 or 11, plus a paid Perplexity plan.
Cursor Canvases: When to Ask the Agent for a UI Instead of Text
Cursor canvases are agent-generated interactive artifacts -- dashboards, reports, audits -- that render beside the chat. Cursor saves each one to your workspace canvas list, so you can reopen, edit, and rerun it later with fresh data. Publishing a canvas as a browser link for teammates needs a paid plan and a team.
Warp's Universal Agent Support: The Terminal as an Agentic Development Environment
Warp's universal agent support runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI and a dozen other CLI agents inside its open-source terminal, with vertical tabs, code review hand-off and Remote Control. Those agents bill to their own accounts, not Warp's. Warp's paid plans (Build $20, Max $200, Business $50 a month) cover its own agent.