07Independent build · AI discovery

Making AI tools easier to evaluate.

A structured discovery product for comparing AI tools through use cases, pricing, editorial information, and moderated reviews.

RoleProduct ownership & implementation
TimelineIndependent product
ScaleStructured catalog · Reviews · Search

Capabilities are grounded in the project repository. The product identity, domains, and repository links remain private.

Who it served

People evaluating AI tools for a task and looking for clear pricing and capability information.

My contribution

Developed a WordPress-based catalog with structured pricing, editorial fields, taxonomies, review moderation, and search-readable product information.

The product problem

AI products change rapidly, and descriptions often make it difficult to distinguish use cases, billing units, free plans, and paid tiers.

How I approached it
01

Model tools by category, use case, platform, and pricing structure.

02

Separate editorial information from user ratings and provide review moderation.

03

Support structured content import and machine-readable catalog markup.

Key decisions
01

Make pricing comparable

Represent pricing models, tiers, billing units, and trial availability as structured data.

02

Separate sources of opinion

Distinguish editorial reviews from community ratings so visitors can understand the source of a recommendation.

03

Design for discovery

Use category and use-case navigation with structured markup to make the catalog easier to find and understand.

The trade-off

A broader catalog increases coverage but creates a larger freshness burden. Pricing and capability information require continuing verification.

Success measures

Evaluation priorities include pricing completeness, content freshness, review quality, and successful tool discovery. No traffic, conversion, or revenue results are claimed.

Selected outcomes
Pricingtiers, billing units, and trial fields
Reviewseditorial and moderated community input
Searchtaxonomy and structured markup
What this work demonstrates

The product signals behind the result.

  • Information architecture
  • Content product management
  • Data modeling
  • Discovery experience
  • Hands-on building
What I learned
“A discovery product earns trust by making comparisons clear and keeping the underlying information current.”