This page explains how Aftergradient decides what goes on the site and how we keep it accurate.

Sources

  • Vendor sources only for facts. Commands, flags, config keys, file locations, prices, plan contents, usage limits, supported models and release changes come from the vendor’s official documentation, pricing page, changelog, release notes, blog or official GitHub repository. The source is linked next to the claim.
  • No source, no claim. If a vendor doesn’t publish a fact, we don’t print it, estimate it or fill the gap with a placeholder.
  • Usage limits stay in the vendor’s words. Where a plan’s usage is described loosely (“more usage”, “higher limits”), we quote the wording rather than turning it into a number.

Versions and dates

  • Every guide states the tool version or the documentation date it reflects, and when it was last checked.
  • When the documentation changes, we update the guide and the “last checked” date. Publication dates are never backdated.
  • Times on the site are shown in UTC.

Testing claims

We don’t write “we tested” or “this works” unless a run was actually carried out and documented. A guide describes what the documentation says a command does.

Code and commands

Code blocks are copied from official docs or the linked repository and labeled with the version they apply to. We never publish real API keys, tokens or private URLs; examples use the placeholders the vendor uses.

Risky settings

Flags and modes that remove safety checks, such as permission-skipping, auto-approve or disabled sandboxes, are explained together with the vendor’s own warning and the safer options the vendor documents. We never present them as a default.

Community workflows

Setups and techniques from developers on GitHub, X, Reddit, Hacker News or Discord are attributed by name or handle and linked to the original post or repository. We describe them as what the author reports, not as verified results.

What we don’t publish

Ways to get paid plans, credits or API keys for free in breach of a vendor’s terms; account or key sharing; leaked or extracted system prompts; jailbreaks; malware, exploits or anything that helps attack systems; and scraping instructions that break a site’s terms. Official free tiers, trials and student programs are covered, with their source.

Images and embeds

  • We embed original posts through the platform’s official embed (X, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub gists) rather than copying or screenshotting them.
  • Vendor images are used only from press kits, blogs or docs whose terms allow editorial use, and are credited. Openly licensed images carry their attribution.
  • Covers and illustrations are drawn in the site’s own style. Vendor logos aren’t used as decoration.

Sponsored content

Paid placements carry a visible Sponsored label, and their outbound links are marked rel="sponsored". Sponsors don’t review or approve independent guides, and sponsorship doesn’t change what the plans tracker or directories show. See Advertise.

Independence

Aftergradient is not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, Anysphere (Cursor), GitHub, Microsoft or Google. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners.

Corrections

If something is wrong or out of date, tell us through the contact form and include the page link. We check the report against the vendor’s documentation, fix the page, and add a dated correction note when the change affects what a reader would do.