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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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Keyboard and command palette

Navigate the app and find research without the mouse, with the current shortcut list available in Settings.

App navigation#

ShortcutAction
Cmd+KOpen the command palette
Cmd+1Open Bot
Cmd+2Open Map beside Chat
Cmd+3Open Lens beside Chat
Cmd+4Open Schedule
Cmd+BShow or hide the sidebar
Cmd+\Show or hide the panel
/ outside a text fieldFocus the Chat composer
Cmd+QQuit Loupist

Open Settings → Keyboard for the app's shortcut list, including the current New research shortcut. Following has no numbered Cmd shortcut.

Search with the palette#

Press Cmd+K, or use Search in the sidebar. The palette groups Needs attention, Research sessions, What you follow, Map, Principles, Briefings and Actions.

Actions include Import holdings…, New Journal entry, Export this chat as Markdown and Print this chat or save it as PDF. Results can name another Loupist; opening one selects that Loupist first.

The docs site's own search also uses Cmd+K or / when you are reading this website. In the desktop app, / outside a field focuses the composer instead.

Compose and stop#

Shift+Enter starts a new line. During an answer, Enter uses Send next to queue a message; Cmd+Enter uses Guide this response for text guidance. Escape in the composer stops the response unless a menu is open.

The composer uses @ for context and / for commands and Skills. /brief, /compare and /check prepare editable prose. /asof opens the date control. A prepared draft is not sent until you send it.

With the Map canvas focused, arrow keys walk the focal name's neighbors. Enter selects, Shift+Enter re-centers, and Backspace steps back. 1, 2 and 0 choose Direct links, Links of links and All.

Use Escape to close an open number popover or panel and return to the reading context. Keyboard focus and the app's reduced-motion preference remain available without relying on hover.

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