Methodology
Tool methodology and testing notes
AAAI Tools is built around small file, document, support, and operations tasks. This page explains how tools are selected, how sample workflows are checked, and what users should verify before relying on an output.
How tools are selected
Tools are added when they solve a repeatable task that often happens between larger systems: cleaning a CSV export before import, preparing a JSON example for support, extracting document text for notes, checking a timestamp in a log, or verifying a file hash before opening a download.
Browser-local processing is preferred when the task can be completed safely in the current tab. Server processing is reserved for tasks such as short media transcription where browser-only processing is not practical for the current service.
Sample input checks
Each browser utility is checked with representative sample inputs before publication. CSV cleanup is reviewed with blank rows, blank columns, whitespace, quoted commas, and duplicate rows. JSON formatting is reviewed with compact payloads, nested arrays, invalid syntax, and redacted support examples.
Document tools are reviewed with small files that match the supported format. PDF and XPS extraction are checked as text-recovery workflows, not page-perfect conversion. DOCX, RTF, EPUB, EML, and winmail.dat tools are documented with format-specific limits so users can decide whether the output is sufficient.
Privacy boundary
When a tool runs locally, selected files or pasted content are handled by browser APIs in the current tab. The page copy explains this boundary so users know whether a task is browser-local or server-processed. Users should still avoid pasting highly sensitive data into any website unless their organization allows that workflow.
For transcription, uploaded files and generated TXT/SRT outputs are temporary. The service is not a long-term storage system, and users should download results before they expire.
Review expectations
Tool outputs should be reviewed before they are imported, published, quoted, or sent to another team. A cleaned CSV may still contain invalid dates. Extracted PDF text may reorder columns. A valid JSON payload may still contain a wrong business value. A matching hash confirms integrity against a trusted reference, but it does not prove that a publisher is safe.
What is outside scope
AAAI Tools does not provide legal advice, security certification, malware analysis, forensic email validation, guaranteed OCR, page-perfect document conversion, or safety-critical engineering calculations. Pages describe these limits where relevant so users can choose a more specialized tool when the risk is higher.
How feedback is handled
Correction requests, bug reports, and workflow suggestions can be sent to [email protected]. Useful reports include the page URL, browser, file type, a sanitized sample when possible, expected behavior, and observed behavior.