What do I need to use AI-Tool Picker?

The task; Your constraints; Your current tools; The stakes.

Is AI-Tool Picker free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

AI-Tool Picker

Q: How do I know the AI-Tool Picker output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Identifies the task shape before naming tools; Recommends a category, not just a trendy product name; Names only the trade-offs that matter for this task; Flags when AI isn't the right answer at all.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-ai-native

Figure out which AI tool actually fits the task in front of you — chatbot, coding assistant, image model, agent, or none — instead of forcing one tool onto everything. Use when asked which AI tool should I use for, what's the best AI for, do I even need AI for this, or should I use ChatGPT or something else. Produces a match between your task and the right kind of AI tool (with why), the trade-offs that matter for your case, when the answer is a non-AI tool or plain human effort, and how to try it cheaply before committing — so you pick by fit, not by hype or habit.

▶ Run it free — no key needed 📝 Grade your existing draft View SKILL.md ↗

🗣 Say this to your agent

“Which AI tool should I use for editing my photos?”“What's the best AI for summarizing research papers?”“Do I even need AI for this, or is there a simpler tool?”“Should I use ChatGPT for this or something more specialized?”“There are too many AI tools — which one fits what I'm doing?”

What to give it

▸The task — what you're actually trying to get done

▸Your constraints — budget, privacy needs, where it has to fit (a workflow, a tool you already use)

▸Your current tools — what you already have access to (often the answer's already in your pocket)

▸The stakes — one-off vs recurring, low-stakes vs must-be-right

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓Identifies the task shape before naming tools

✓Recommends a category, not just a trendy product name

✓Names only the trade-offs that matter for this task

✓Flags when AI isn't the right answer at all

✓Suggests a cheap way to test fit before committing

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Defaulting to the one tool** the person already knows for everything.

**A generic feature comparison** ignoring what matters for this task.

**Recommending AI** where a non-AI tool or human effort wins.

**Chasing the hyped product** over the right category.

**No cheap test** — committing before verifying fit.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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