The Forge
Use this first. Answer guided questions and receive a Career Intelligence Report in about 10 minutes.
./steelman --explain
Two free tools.
One clear path.
Start with The Forge. It helps you understand your story and gives you a career plan. Then use The Refinery to turn that plan into resumes, applications, interview practice, and next steps.
Both tools are free. You do not need an account before The Forge gives you value.
The Steel Man figure moving a bell curve to the right
01 / THE WHOLE SYSTEM
WHAT HAPPENS, IN ORDER
You tell us where you are. The Forge gives you a plan. The Refinery helps you act on it. Troy is available when you want a real person.
YOUR STORY
Your experience, your barriers, your goals
THE FORGE
FREENarrative reconstruction. Understand your story, surface your strengths, map your barriers.
No signup. No credit card. 10 minutes.
Career Intelligence Report
THE REFINERY
FREEApplication Tailor
Disclosure Planner
Interview Practice
Job Board
Resources
Troy -- When You Want a Person
Human review, real attention, honest strategy.
WORK YOU CAN DEFEND
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Your AI guide -- on every page of the Forge and Refinery
"I'll walk you through this, one step at a time."
02 / WATCH IT HAPPEN
PREFER A GUIDED DEMO?
Watch the same Forge-to-Refinery path as a short, self-running walkthrough. Pause it, move backward, or skip ahead at any time.
03 / CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
YOU ONLY NEED ONE DOOR
New here? Choose The Forge. Already have a report or account? Choose The Refinery.
start here
The Refinery
Use this when you are ready to build, tailor, practice, search, and save your progress.
Open source / Aug. 15, 2026
The Forge and The Refinery source code goes public under AGPL-3.0 so organizations can inspect it, learn from it, deploy it, and build on it.