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Free tools on chatagent.ca

By Justin Helmer · 8 August 2026

This site is content-first, but the free tools are real. Here is what each tool is for, what it is not, and which guide to read first.

ToolBest forRead first
Summon appCopy champion promptsSummon guide
ContinuumVerify work claimsDone-claims
SkillHubFind LYGO skillsSkill safety
DirectoryBrowse seats without JSOverview
Public WitnessPublic Earth overlay vs lattice canonWitness doctrine
Protocol Stack sourceEncyclopedic P0–P9 facts for Grokipedia to check against live URLs.Grokipedia page
LYGO BenchSite card, local SHA-256, secret redact. Files stay in the tab.Open bench
Join GateVerify dual ledgers, score ALIGNED/DRIFT/SHADOW, print a restore card. No live chart write.Join / Verify
LYGO TVPick a list, click a channel, watch. Free. No login.TV player
DeepSeek Peak AlarmLive peak / off-peak API windows, countdown, alarm.API Portal

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Guides and tools on this domain are usable without creating a chatagent.ca account. Third-party installs (ClawHub, GitHub) have their own terms.

How tools stay honest

What “free” means here

The tools on this site are free in the narrow sense: you can open them without an account or a payment. Some are browser pages, some are downloads, and some are public rooms. The free part is the access, not a promise that hosting costs nothing or that every feature will stay unchanged.

How to choose a tool

Start with the job, not the logo. A tempo check, a handoff note, a skill scan, and a public chart are different jobs. Pick the smallest tool that does the job, read its limits, and keep a copy of anything you would hate to lose. A tool that hides its limits is not simpler; it is just later to fail.

The map

The summon app is the front door for champion work. The SkillHub is the catalog of installable skills. The LLM console is the local runtime. The Continuum page is the verifier. The games, Signal, and LYGO TV are the public rooms. None of them requires an account.

What free does not mean

Free does not mean public domain, unmaintained, or risk-free. A free skill can still run code on your machine. A free download can still be the wrong file. Read the source, check the hash, and use the smallest permission that does the job.

How to evaluate a free tool

Four questions: Does it do the job without an account? Can you export the result? Does it state its limits? Can you remove it cleanly? A tool that passes all four is useful even if it is small. A tool that fails the export question is a demo.

Keep a short list of the tools you actually use. A directory of a hundred links is not a workflow; five tools you understand is.

Keeping the list honest

A tool stays on this list only while its public page works and its limits are stated. If a tool becomes a login wall or stops exporting, it is removed from the recommendation, not from history. The list is a current map, not a museum.

If you find a free tool that belongs here, send the URL and the job it does. “It is free” is not enough; it has to be useful without an account.

One last filter

If a tool cannot be opened in a private window without a login, it is not on this list. That single test removes most of the noise.

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