Help Hub

ToolBud helps neighbors share tools. Here is how each part works.

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Borrow & Lend

Use the Borrow & Lend hub to borrow nearby, lend what you own, or look for used options in ToolShed Market.

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Borrowing a Tool

Browse tools available in your community and request what you need.

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Tool Detail

Understand every field on a tool card and why details matter for borrowers and owners alike.

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Lending a Tool

Share your tools with neighbors. You control who, when, and how.

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Borrow & Lend Sessions

Understand pending, adjusted, active, returned, and closed borrow/lend sessions.

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MyToolBelt

Plan your project. Queue up the tools you need before you request.

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MyToolBox

Your personal tool inventory for owning, lending, importing, and listing used tools for sale.

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Projects

Start with ProjectBud, browse project ideas, and ask your community for project help.

ProjectBud

Use the ProjectBud workspace for conversational project intake and saved project work.

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Get Help From Your Community

Choose the right community-help option for advice, referrals, helping hands, paid neighbor tasks, and borrowing fallback asks.

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Friends

Connect with neighbors you know and trust. Build your community.

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Inviting Friends and Neighbors

Grow your community by inviting neighbors you trust. Here is how invite codes work.

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ToolBud Home

See what's happening in your neighborhood from ToolBud Home. Tools shared, projects done.

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Inbox & Messages

Use Inbox to coordinate pickups, returns, system updates, archived threads, and deleted-thread recovery.

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The ToolShed Market

Browse used tool listings from ToolBud inventory visible to you. New-tool shopping is unavailable while partner integrations are pending.

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Importing Your Tools

Import your purchase history to build your inventory in seconds.

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Safety & Etiquette

Every member is address-verified. Community standards that work.

FAQs

Answers to the questions neighbors ask most.