volunteer-run tool lending library

Southeast Seattle Tool Library

Industry Repair

A volunteer-run Southeast Seattle tool library and workshop where members can borrow tools for home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. It scores this way because shared tool access improves repair capacity and avoids wasteful one-off purchases, while its small volunteer structure limits scale and formal governance depth.

Why this matters: Southeast Seattle Tool Library adds a South Seattle repair and sharing-economy location to the map.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 52* A - Good

AGOOD52 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material50

Bonus+2

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap52

Penalties0

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims5
Direct axis claims5
Coverage5/10

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	The linked record identifies Southeast Seattle Tool Library as an entirely volunteer-run organization. The linked record identifies Southeast Seattle Tool Library as an entirely volunteer-run organization. This places Southeast Seattle Tool Library high on Ownership compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This keeps Southeast Seattle Tool Library in the positive middle of Governance: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This places Southeast Seattle Tool Library high on Extraction compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	4 / 7	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This keeps Southeast Seattle Tool Library in the positive middle of Labor Sovereignty: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	6 / 7	Southeast Seattle Tool Library says using the library helps people save money by avoiding purchases of tools used only a few times. Southeast Seattle Tool Library says using the library helps people save money by avoiding purchases of tools used only a few times. This places Southeast Seattle Tool Library high on Solidarity with the Unemployed compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3] Southeast Seattle Tool Library says using the library helps people save money by avoiding purchases of tools used only a few times. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This places Southeast Seattle Tool Library high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity compared with conventional retail, rental, and disposal models because nonprofit, cooperative, shared-access, or reuse structure reduces extraction and keeps practical value closer to community users. It stays below the strongest democratic examples where the record does not show full worker, member, or public control over the institution. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	5 / 5	Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This keeps Southeast Seattle Tool Library in the positive middle of Product Integrity: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. This keeps Southeast Seattle Tool Library in the positive middle of Scale Integrity: the public offering is materially better aligned than ordinary private competitors, but the reviewed evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled models. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization. [1] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members. [2] context Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	Southeast Seattle Tool Library lets members borrow tools rather than buy or rent them for occasional projects. Southeast Seattle Tool Library lets members borrow tools rather than buy or rent them for occasional projects. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because users get unusually accessible community value through shared tools, reused materials, member ownership, or nonprofit resale rather than ordinary retail terms. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a universal guarantee across every price, member, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL tool-library and creative-reuse expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, reuse retailers, credit unions, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Southeast Seattle Tool Library lets members borrow tools rather than buy or rent them for occasional projects. [5]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 74/100

5 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

5 verified linked claims

Source quality 11/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

5 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

5/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Southeast Seattle Tool Library describes itself as an entirely volunteer-run organization.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

SE Seattle Tool Library homepageGeneral web source · 58%

2Southeast Seattle Tool Library lends more than 2,500 tools and provides a small workshop space to members.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

SE Seattle Tool Library aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

3Southeast Seattle Tool Library's core offering is tool lending and workshop access for repair, home, yard, woodworking, and auto projects.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

SE Seattle Tool Library aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

4Southeast Seattle Tool Library says using the library helps people save money by avoiding purchases of tools used only a few times.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

SE Seattle Tool Library homepageGeneral web source · 58%

5Southeast Seattle Tool Library lets members borrow tools rather than buy or rent them for occasional projects.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

SE Seattle Tool Library homepageGeneral web source · 58%

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Competitors

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