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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

World and Map

Trace a relationship to its evidence, navigate your Map, and export an image or growth replay.

Open what your Loupist knows#

The World is the knowledge model behind the Map. The interface uses Map for names, relationships and their evidence. Open Map from the sidebar or the header's Panel kind selector without leaving the current conversation.

A new Map offers Ask in Chat and Add source. Retaining a Source does not instantly put its relationships on the Map: background reading must finish first. A missing relationship while processing is pending does not establish that none exists.

  1. Use Search the map to find a name.
  2. Select it to open Facts or Relationships and inspect the source-supported claims.
  3. Choose Open source to read the retained evidence. Use Ask about this in Chat to attach it to a draft question.
  4. Use Fit or List view under More when the canvas is hard to navigate.

Scope offers Direct links, Links of links and All. On a narrow Map these controls fold into Around. Filter can show followed and held names, disagreements, or Highlight Lens applications. Application highlights show recorded use, not correctness.

When Sources disagree#

A warning dot and dashed relationship line mark conflicting reports. Read each source and date in the inspector. Explain the disagreement opens a research draft with the relevant claims attached; it does not send it. Do not treat the Map as a vote that resolves conflicting evidence.

Replay and export#

  1. Open What's new for changes since your last visit, seven days, thirty days or a chosen date.
  2. Under More, choose Replay. Use Play, Pause and Replay timeline to inspect growth.
  3. Choose Export image (PNG) or Export replay video and finish the native save dialog.

Replay reveals the current Map by first-seen timestamps. It is not a historical market-price chart, a historical snapshot or a revision browser. Video uses MP4 when supported and otherwise WebM. If recording fails, export a PNG. Cancelling the save leaves no saved path.

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