ChatGPT
Turn a messy assignment or field note into a bounded brief, alternatives, and a verification list.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A one-page brief with claims marked for checking
- WATCH
- Private, client, or regulated material
AI SERVICE DESK / FIELD KIT 003 / STUDENTS + RECENT GRADUATES
Do not collect tools.
Choose a receipt.
Pick something another person can inspect. Then choose the smallest set of services that can help you research, make, connect, ship, and explain it.
- 36
- Official service doors
- 8
- Mission stacks
- 0
- Affiliate links
THE RECEIPT MACHINEINPUT / A REAL NEED
ASK
MAKE
TEST
SHIP
OUTPUT
A LINK · A DIFF · A CLIP · A LOG · A WITNESS
THE TOOL IS RENTED. THE JUDGMENT SHOULD BECOME YOURS.
01 / PICK A RECEIPT
What should exist by Friday?
Choose a mission. The desk will assemble four official doors, a 90-minute first move, and the proof to keep. Nothing here is uploaded or stored.
MISSION / PUBLISH
Ship a useful website.
Turn one observed friction into a one-screen tool and put it on a public URL.
KEEP THIS RECEIPT
A live URL, a README, one test, and a three-sentence before/after.
No account is connected. No action happens until you open an official door.
02 / OFFICIAL SERVICE DIRECTORY
Browse by the work.
These are starting points, not rankings. Pricing, access, regional availability, student offers, and model names change. Confirm the current terms on the linked service before committing money or sensitive material.
36 official doors
Claude
Read a long packet, challenge a plan, and make the assumptions and tradeoffs easier to inspect.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- An assumptions table tied to source pages
- WATCH
- Uploads you do not have permission to share
NotebookLM
Ask questions of a source set you chose. Useful for lectures, papers, reports, interviews, and study packets.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A cited FAQ from five approved sources
- WATCH
- Source quality still determines answer quality
Perplexity
Scout a topic on the open web, then open the citations and replace weak sources with primary ones.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A source trail with three primary links
- WATCH
- A citation is a lead, not automatic proof
Zotero
Keep the source cabinet beside the AI. Save papers, metadata, notes, and citations you can inspect later.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A portable collection with annotated sources
- WATCH
- Generated bibliographies still need review
Hugging Face
Explore model cards, datasets, licenses, and Spaces before treating “open” as one simple category.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A model comparison with license and limitation notes
- WATCH
- License, provenance, and deployment requirements
Codex
Give a coding agent the repository, constraints, acceptance criteria, and permission boundaries—then inspect the diff.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A small merged change with test output
- WATCH
- Network, secrets, approvals, and broad edits
Claude Code
Use a second coding agent on the same bounded brief. Compare its first move, risk calls, tests, and finish.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A two-agent comparison on separate branches
- WATCH
- Do not confuse confidence with verification
Cursor
Work inside a familiar code editor with repository context, suggested edits, and agent-assisted changes.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A reviewed commit, not a pasted code block
- WATCH
- Privacy mode and project data settings
GitHub Copilot
Use inline and agent-assisted coding inside the GitHub and editor workflow where your diffs already live.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A pull request with human review notes
- WATCH
- Student availability can change
Replit Agent
Turn a compact app brief into a hosted prototype when local setup is the main thing stopping you.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A remixable prototype and a limit note
- WATCH
- Usage billing and generated infrastructure
Figma Make
Move from interface idea to a working visual prototype, then ask someone else to try the path without coaching.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A shared prototype plus observer notes
- WATCH
- A polished screen is not proven behavior
Seedance
Explore multi-reference, audio-video generation as a directed shot—not as a finished film.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- Three takes from one locked shot brief
- WATCH
- Rights, likeness, music, and access region
Google Flow + Veo
Plan, create, and refine clips inside a filmmaking workspace built around Google’s generative models.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A scene with prompt, inputs, and edit notes
- WATCH
- Credits, region, watermark, and plan terms
Runway
Generate and transform moving image with a toolset built for iterative creative production.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A take sheet showing keep, reject, and why
- WATCH
- Do not spend credits before locking the shot
Adobe Firefly
Generate and edit image, video, audio, and design assets inside Adobe’s creative workflow.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- An asset sheet with provenance notes
- WATCH
- Plan, credit, and usage terms by feature
Midjourney
Build a visual language through controlled variation, reference images, and explicit keep/reject judgment.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A six-frame direction board with decisions
- WATCH
- Account privacy and image-use terms
ElevenLabs
Prototype voice, narration, dubbing, and sound only with voices and material you have permission to use.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A 20-second narrated cut with consent note
- WATCH
- Voice rights, disclosure, and impersonation
Descript
Edit recorded audio and video through a transcript, then clean the story, captions, and timing before export.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A captioned interview cut and transcript
- WATCH
- Consent for recordings, voices, and collaborators
DaVinci Resolve
Turn generated and captured material into an authored sequence through editing, sound, color, and export.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A finished cut plus timeline screenshot
- WATCH
- The editor—not the engine—makes the final claim
OpenAI API
Make one server-side request, inspect the exact response, and build around the contract—not model memory.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A redacted request, response, and error case
- WATCH
- Keys stay server-side and out of Git
Anthropic API
Build a second model-backed path and compare output, latency, failure behavior, and cost on the same task.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A provider comparison with one failing test
- WATCH
- Do not log secrets or sensitive prompts
Google AI Studio
Prototype a Gemini prompt and API behavior before moving the smallest useful contract into code.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A prompt, structured response, and safety note
- WATCH
- Quota, billing, region, and data settings
Model Context Protocol
Learn the common connection layer between an AI application and tools, data sources, or workflows.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A tool inventory and explicit approval boundary
- WATCH
- Only connect servers and tools you trust
Postman
Make the API call by hand before asking an agent to hide it inside an integration.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A saved request with success and error examples
- WATCH
- Environment variables and shared collections
Pipedream
Connect an event to an action with visible steps, test events, logs, and code where the default action is not enough.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A test webhook and an execution log
- WATCH
- Connected-account permissions and live triggers
Zapier AI
Prototype a no-code handoff across familiar apps; make the trigger, data path, and approval step explicit.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A disabled workflow map plus test record
- WATCH
- Do not turn it on before consent and limits
Supabase
Add a real database, authentication, storage, or server function when the prototype needs durable state.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A schema, access rule, and seeded safe record
- WATCH
- Row-level access and exposed browser keys
GitHub
Make your process inspectable through repositories, issues, branches, commits, pull requests, and releases.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A clean repository with README and release tag
- WATCH
- Secrets, private data, and unclear licenses
GitHub Student Developer Pack
Check the current verified-student offers before paying for developer tools, domains, hosting, or learning products.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A budget sheet with expiration dates
- WATCH
- Offers and eligibility change; recent grads may not qualify
Cloudflare Pages
Put a static or full-stack project on a public URL from Git, direct upload, or the command line.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A deployment URL, source commit, and rollback path
- WATCH
- Confirm the canonical route—not only preview
Vercel
Deploy a web project with preview URLs and a Git-backed release loop.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A preview, production URL, and commit match
- WATCH
- Plan limits and production environment variables
Stripe Checkout
Build a hosted checkout in test mode so payment state, success, cancellation, and fulfillment become observable.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A test payment event and idempotent fulfillment note
- WATCH
- No live charge is needed for a portfolio proof
Twilio
Prototype SMS or voice with verified recipients, explicit consent, delivery status, and a clear stop path.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A test message plus consent and failure logs
- WATCH
- Consent, quiet hours, carrier rules, and spend caps
Resend
Send a transactional email from code while keeping templates, delivery events, and domain setup inspectable.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- A self-sent test with delivery event
- WATCH
- Consent, sender identity, and production domains
PostHog
Instrument the one event that proves whether your public prototype is being used as intended.
- FIRST RECEIPT
- An event definition and privacy-safe test event
- WATCH
- Do not collect more user data than the decision needs
No door matches that filter. Try the output you want—“video,” “deploy,” “citations,” “payment”—instead of a brand name.
03 / STUDENT WALLET RULES
Spend after the brief gets specific.
A subscription is not progress. Buy the next constraint only when the artifact tells you what is missing.
- 01Claim student doors first.
Check the current GitHub Education pack and campus licenses while you still have verified eligibility.
- 02Use test modes before live modes.
Fake data, verified recipients, sandbox payments, and preview deployments are enough for the first proof.
- 03Set a hard ceiling.
Write the weekly credit or API budget before the first generation. Turn on usage alerts where the service offers them.
- 04Keep a no-subscription version.
Your brief, source list, code, edit decisions, and receipt should survive if every paid service disappears tomorrow.
04 / THE CAMPUS ASSIGNMENT
One useful loop.
Five days.
Solo or in a group of three. Start with a person who does the work. End with a public-safe receipt.
Find a problem with a pulse.
Talk to one operator. Name one repeated friction and the evidence that would count as improvement.
SHIP / 1-PAGE BRIEFBuild one touchable path.
Use one coding or creative agent. Keep the interface narrow enough for another person to try today.
SHIP / WORKING DRAFTTouch one real system.
Add one API, dataset, connector, payment sandbox, or messaging trial. Keep credentials and personal data out of the client.
SHIP / CONTRACT + TESTWatch the work fail.
Give the artifact to one person without coaching. Record where they hesitate, what breaks, and what you will not fix yet.
SHIP / OBSERVER NOTEPublish the receipt.
Show the live artifact, source or process, one failure, one decision, and the next honest step.
SHIP / URL + 60-SEC TOUR
THE PORTFOLIO PACKET
LIVE URL · README · 60-SECOND TOUR · BEFORE/AFTER · FAILURE NOTE · NEXT TEST
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05 / HOW THIS DESK WORKS
Official doors. Human judgment.
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