# Guides - Tooling Studio

> Browse practical guides about Google Workspace task management, CRM structure, Gmail-first workflows, and lightweight operational systems.

- Canonical HTML: [https://tooling.studio/guides](https://tooling.studio/guides)
- Markdown version: [https://tooling.studio/guides.md](https://tooling.studio/guides.md)

## Guide Index

- [Google Workspace Project Management: A Practical Guide for Small Teams](https://tooling.studio/guides/google-workspace-project-management.md): Google Workspace handles communication well, but not shared execution. This guide shows a practical, lightweight project management setup for small teams.
- [Google Workspace Task Management: Shared Tasks Without the Extra Bloat](https://tooling.studio/guides/google-workspace-task-management.md): Personal reminders are easy. Shared task management is where most Google Workspace setups fall apart. This guide shows a practical model that small teams will actually use.
- [Kanban for Gmail: Turn Emails into Tasks on a Shared Board](https://tooling.studio/guides/kanban-for-gmail.md): Gmail is a great intake layer and a bad workflow layer. This guide shows how Kanban fixes that for teams that already live in Google Workspace.
- [Google Contacts CRM: Build a Lightweight Sales System](https://tooling.studio/guides/google-contacts-crm.md): Google Contacts is a solid contact layer, but it is not a full CRM. This guide explains what needs to be added to make it usable for a small team.

## Product Pages

- [Kanban Tasks](https://tooling.studio/kanban-tasks.md): Task and project workflow inside Google Workspace.
- [Sales CRM](https://tooling.studio/sales-crm.md): Contacts, companies, and pipelines inside Gmail.

## AI-Agent Workflow Guides

- [CRM for AI agents](https://tooling.studio/sales-crm/crm-for-ai-agents.md): Sales CRM guide for AI-agent workflows through MCP.
- [Project management for AI agents](https://tooling.studio/kanban-tasks/project-management-for-ai-agents.md): Kanban Tasks guide for AI-agent workflows through MCP.
- [Best CRMs for AI agents](https://tooling.studio/sales-crm/comparison/best-crms-for-ai-agents.md): Comparison guide for agent-ready CRM tools.
- [Best project management tools for AI agents](https://tooling.studio/kanban-tasks/comparison/best-project-management-tools-for-ai-agents.md): Comparison guide for agent-ready project management tools.