AI tool directory — tested badges, no paid reviews

An AI tool directory that earns trust the way Motif does — every listing tested, every verdict earned, no paid placements.
• Curated list: sixty tools across categories (writing, coding, image, audio, agents), each as a card with its one-line job and the category tags; curation over crawling is the point — the list says no to ninety tools for every one it keeps.
• Tested badges: every card carries the badge of how it was tested — 'ran 3 real tasks', 'hands-on 2 weeks', 'API only' — so a badge is evidence, not decoration.
• Verdict cards: each tool's verdict with the test date, the version tested, and the specific strengths and gaps ('great at long docs, weak at structured output'); verdicts name the failure mode, not just the praise.
• Test method: a public page-section on how tools are tested — the same five tasks for every tool in a category, the scoring rubric, and the date policy ('we re-test every 90 days or the badge is pulled').
• The ad policy: stated plainly — 'no paid reviews, no affiliate rankings; the list is the product'.
• Palette: paper, ink, one verdict colour per outcome (tested-keep, tested-with-caveats, deprecated).