Primary advisor flow

Build a practical AI stack recommendation

Answer six buyer questions and get a deterministic stack recommendation with must-have tools, avoid-for-now guidance, budget posture, privacy caveats, and links to the supporting workflow evidence.

1. Answer constraints

Role, workflow, team size, budget, privacy, and usage intensity.

2. Preview the lean

The right panel updates from fixed scoring rules as inputs change.

3. Review the stack

Get tools to start with, tools to avoid, and supporting guides.

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Role

Who is this stack mainly for?

Why this matters: Role changes the default tool mix: managers need rollout and communication support, while builders need code-context tools and tighter review loops.

Current lean: Engineering leadership stack

Current lean

Preview

Engineering leadership stack

ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, Granola.

Workflow guide: AI Tools for Engineering Managers
Primary tools: ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity

Selected inputs

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Role

Who is this stack mainly for?

Engineering manager

Why this matters: Role changes the default tool mix: managers need rollout and communication support, while builders need code-context tools and tighter review loops.

Next: Workflow. You can jump back to any completed input above.

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Engineering manager