Elementary Tools
A collection of AI-powered thinking tools led by the Sherlock Deduction Board, which turns mysteries into interactive webs of clues, connections, and conclusions.
Make reasoning visible
Elementary Tools explores how interactive software can help people inspect a chain of reasoning instead of receiving only a final answer. Its first tool, the Sherlock Deduction Board, transforms mystery stories into a visual canvas of evidence, relationships, and conclusions.
Gemini helps identify important clues, connect related evidence, and explain a proposed deduction. Users can challenge those connections, add observations, and see the reasoning change. The browser-based experience uses p5.js and includes traditional and object-oriented modes, with settings and saved state kept locally for privacy.