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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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Core concepts

How a Loupist learns

Follow the path from a retained original to a method used in a later answer, and inspect what changed.

Read, connect, learn, apply#

  1. Read: research uses a filing, article or data result. With saving on, relevant originals can be retained as Sources.
  2. Connect: background Map building reads retained text and adds source-supported names and relationships.
  3. Learn: substantive research files findings into Lens topics and ideas. Repeated evidence across independent research sessions can trigger a review that creates or refines a method.
  4. Apply: a later relevant answer receives principles and discovers useful methods, Sources and earlier research.

The later answer matters. A saved record alone does not show that the Loupist applied a lesson.

Turn learning on or off#

In Loupist settings, review Map building and Learn methods from new information. New Loupists default to automatic Map building with a recommended supported connected model. Existing folders retain their saved settings.

Method learning also needs Map building and Memory saving enabled. A review may decide Nothing worth keeping yet, fail, or save a method. Unrelated facts do not have to produce one. Background reading uses your AI account's usage.

Check the result#

  1. Open Lens → Pages to read the topic, idea or method.
  2. Inspect its basis and History. For a revised learned method, read Then vs now, the dated summaries and the reason for the change.
  3. Ask a relevant question in New research.
  4. Read the answer's receipt and the concrete checks in its reasoning. A usage count measures delivery, not correctness or influence.

What a stopped reply keeps#

A completed reply commits its staged Memory changes. A failed or stopped reply saves none of those staged changes. Files already written, Python output copied back and schedule changes can persist independently. Check the receipt instead of relying on a promise to remember.

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