# ToolPool.Garden

> A shared shelf for people who already trust each other. You put up what you'd lend, anonymously. Tool sharing for the 21st Century.

Each tutorial is a Markdown file at the same path with .md on the end.

## Tutorials

- [Tutorials](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials.md): How to start a tool library or a makerspace, plus guides for connecting Claude, ChatGPT, or Grok, and for adding ToolPool.Garden to Slack or Discord.
- [Connect Claude to ToolPool.Garden](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/connect-claude.md): Add a custom connector on claude.ai, then press Allow. Nothing to paste back.
- [Connect ChatGPT to ToolPool.Garden](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/connect-chatgpt.md): Turn on developer mode, then add a plugin. Its form asks for a name, a description and an icon as well as the address, and all three are on the page.
- [Connect Grok to ToolPool.Garden](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/connect-grok.md): Add a custom connector on grok.com, then press Allow.
- [How to import tens of resources easily with AI](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/import-with-ai-chat.md): Paste one prompt into ChatGPT, Claude or Grok and attach your photos. It asks a few questions, then lists everything for you!
- [How to import hundreds of resources easily with AI](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/import-with-ai.md): Give an assistant on your computer a folder of photos and one prompt. It asks a few questions, then lists everything for you!
- [Add ToolPool.Garden to Slack](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/add-to-slack.md): One person adds it to the workspace. Everybody who wants to search runs /garden login once.
- [Add ToolPool.Garden to Discord](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/add-to-discord.md): One person adds it to the server. Everybody who wants to search runs /garden login once.
- [How to start a tool library](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/start-a-tool-library.md): A comprehensive guide to getting a tool library off the ground and links to additional resources
- [How to start a makerspace](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/start-a-makerspace.md): A comprehensive guide to getting a makerspace off the ground and links to additional resources
- [How to add your community to the tool pool](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/add-your-community.md): Invite people by email or with a join link and a poster, or let an AI assistant invite everyone on your list.
- [How to add a tool inventory to your website](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/embed-tool-library-inventory.md): Put a live tool inventory on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix or another website. Tool owners update their own listings in ToolPool.Garden, and the embedded pool updates automatically.
- [How to manage requests without making it complicated](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/manage-requests.md): Give each pool a request process that matches how the group gets things done.
- [How do I share group-owned tools?](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/shared-account.md): If your space owns tools as a group, keep them on one shared account. You can use the multi-account switcher to easily switch between accounts in the user avatar menu dropdown.
- [How to 3D print a multicolor sign](https://toolpool.garden/tutorials/3d-print-a-multicolor-sign.md): Turn a logo or drawing into STL and 3MF sign models for a single-extruder printer. The 3MF includes M600 color-change points for PrusaSlicer.

## Optional

- [All tutorials in one file](https://toolpool.garden/llms-full.txt): Every walkthrough concatenated.