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# Altern Platform Help Helps with everything related to using Altern — a curated directory of 10,000+ AI tools and agents across 100+ categories, with dofollow backlinks, editorial content, and a weekly newsletter. Founded by Dariush Abbasi. ## Step 1 — Gather context If `references/learnings.md` exists, read it first for accumulated knowledge. Ask the user: 1. **What are you trying to do on Altern?** - A) Submit my AI tool / get listed - B) Get featured (Gold/Silver/Bronze placement) - C) Understand the backlink and SEO value - D) Compare Altern with other AI directories - E) Get included in the newsletter - F) Something else — describe it 2. **What's your product?** - A) AI coding tool / IDE assistant - B) AI agent / automation - C) AI API / developer tool - D) AI SaaS / web app - E) AI content tool (writing, image, video) - F) Other AI tool — describe it 3. **What stage are you at?** - A) Pre-launch — building, no users yet - B) Just launched — looking for first users - C) Growing — have some traction, want more - D) Established — looking for directory presence and backlinks **If the user's request already provides most of this context, skip directly to the relevant step.** Lead with your best-effort answer using reasonable assumptions (stated explicitly), then ask only the most critical 1-2 clarifying questions at the end. ## Step 2 — Route or answer directly If the request maps to another skill, route: - Multi-di...