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Get startedOverviewLearn what a Loupist keeps, how it uses evidence, and where to begin your first research question.Get startedQuickstartInstall Loupist, connect an AI account, and check the evidence behind your first answer.Get startedInstall and verify the BetaInstall the macOS Beta and check that the download matches the public release workflow.Get startedConnect an AI accountConnect the account or API key that will answer your questions, and understand which work uses it.Get startedCreate a LoupistCreate a separate research companion with its own focus, conversations and Memory.Core conceptsHow a Loupist learnsFollow the path from a retained original to a method used in a later answer, and inspect what changed.Core conceptsMemory recordsTell retained evidence, analysis and your own judgments apart, and find each record in the app.Core conceptsWorld and MapTrace a relationship to its evidence, navigate your Map, and export an image or growth replay.Core conceptsLens and your principlesTeach a research rule, inspect pages built from evidence, and see why a learned method changed.GuidesFollow assets and import holdingsBuild the list your research uses, import a holdings snapshot, and distinguish following from automatic checks.GuidesWatching and alertsChoose automatic checks, inspect their source coverage, and pause or refresh them without an AI call.GuidesBriefings and ScheduleCreate timed research in Bot, inspect the result, and control future runs from Schedule.GuidesBot and research sessionsUse Bot for ongoing work and open a separate research session for a question that needs its own conversation.GuidesRead an answerCheck a finding against its original sources, inspect calculated figures, and distinguish a receipt from proof of correctness.GuidesRun calculations with run_pythonAsk for reproducible numerical work and inspect its code, files and limits.GuidesJournal entries and later reviewsRecord your own judgment with an optional dated check, then compare it with later evidence.GuidesPrivate chatTurn off Memory use and saving for a conversation while understanding what still persists and leaves your Mac.GuidesData connectionsSet up a built-in source or a custom read-only service and choose which Loupists may use it.GuidesMove or back up a LoupistPreserve a Loupist folder, reopen its saved identity, and know which shared settings need separate setup.ReferenceData sourcesFind the source for a research task and identify the setup or coverage to check before using it.ReferenceKeyboard and command paletteNavigate the app and find research without the mouse, with the current shortcut list available in Settings.ReferenceSettingsFind the right settings scope for accounts, defaults, appearance and a single Loupist.ReferenceWhat leaves your Mac and securityCheck which requests leave your Mac, where credentials stay, and what the app permits research tools to do.ReferenceUpdates and Beta limitsCheck for an update, understand version compatibility, and confirm the supported Beta platform.ReferenceTroubleshooting and FAQRecover from common setup, account, source and schedule problems without treating missing evidence as a successful check.ReferenceLicenceFind the terms for the app, distinguish them from data-provider rights, and keep private research separate from code licensing.

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Data connections

Set up a built-in source or a custom read-only service and choose which Loupists may use it.

Configure a built-in source#

  1. Open Settings → Data connections.
  2. Search Available connections and open Set up or Details for the source you need.
  3. Read its coverage, setup help and provider terms. Enter keys only in this form, never in Chat.
  4. Choose Save & verify where offered. Review the result and the connection's access for your Loupist.

Ready, Not connected, Needs attention and Connection unavailable describe different states. Saved but unverified does not mean the provider answered successfully. A failed replacement does not erase a working credential. Leave saved-key fields blank to retain their current values.

The app enables a newly ready connection for available Loupists. Use Loupist access and the Loupist's Skills & connections to adjust access. Later rechecks preserve a connection you individually disabled.

Start setup from Chat#

Ask for the source you need. A setup card can open the same form or enable a source for the current Loupist. Once ready, Ask again prepares your earlier question. A newly configured connection works from the next message.

Add your own service#

Under Your connections, use Add a connection. Supported inputs are a Streamable HTTP URL, mcpServers configuration JSON, or an Advanced local command with a pinned package version.

  1. Review the URL or full command before confirming. Adding a local command can run that command after confirmation.
  2. Sign in if required.
  3. Inspect the discovered tools and choose Allow or Don't allow for eligible tools.
  4. Choose Done, then check its per-Loupist access and Memory policy.

Only tools declared read-only and not destructive are eligible. Trading, transfer and payment actions are blocked. If a tool definition changes, its approval must be reviewed again.

Read the privacy controls#

Don't save results to Memory starts on for each custom connection. During interactive research a permitted tool may ask Allow once, Always allow or Not now. Unattended work requires standing approval.

After a custom result enters a reply, later outbound tools and schedule changes pause for that reply. Ask for a paused action in a later message. These connections are clients of external services, not a public Loupist endpoint.

Based on the app’s source documentation and English interface labels. Report a docs issue.