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7 of 163 leftover lessons · arena=tools · tag=tools. Start with the takeaway, then do the exercise. Tool-use focused — use AI you already have.
- SNK3-114toolsDesktop AI sidekicks see your screen — treat capture as a pasteAlways-on desktop AI helpers that read the screen or clipboard are a continuous paste surface. Before you enable capture, decide what must never appear on screen.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-112toolsPDF / reader AI is a skim — verify the one number you will useDoc/PDF AI summaries and extractions are drafts. Before you file, quote, or decide, open the source page and verify the one number or claim you will act on.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-095toolsSame UI ≠ same model — check the product model idWhen a product swaps the model behind the same chat/agent UI, re-run your smoke checks — yesterday's quality and cost no longer apply.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-094toolsKeep AI out of your real browser profileAI-enhanced browsers inherit your logged-in sessions — prefer a separate browser profile for AI browsing tools so passwords and work tabs are not the tool surface.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-093toolsAI inside Docs/Sheets is still a send riskWorkspace add-ons put models where you already work — powerful, and easy to leak client data if share/send is still human-owned only in theory.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~4m
- SNK3-083toolsConstrain tools before a long AI sessionBefore a long chat/agent session, set tool limits (domain allowlists, disable image/video gen, date cutoffs) so capability is not permission.L2–L5 · Capable–Builder (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~4m
- SNK3-073toolsYouTube snack: Claude Cowork mobile — land at 0:47Mobile Cowork/chat is for portable assist — still not a free pass for work secrets on a phone.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~5m