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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

Memory records

Tell retained evidence, analysis and your own judgments apart, and find each record in the app.

Five kinds of record#

RecordWhat it holdsWhere to inspect it
SourceRetained original material, origin and exact passagesMap → Library → Sources
MapNames and relationships supported by SourcesMap
LensPrinciples, perspectives, methods, topics and ideasLens → Pages
Research noteThe Loupist's saved analysis and its inputsMap → Library → Notes
JournalYour own judgment, checks and later outcomesMap → Library → Journal

Memory is the umbrella name for everything a Loupist keeps. Analysis is not independent original evidence, and the Loupist's view is not your Journal judgment.

Save an original#

  1. Open Map and choose Add source.
  2. Choose Text, File or Link. Supply a title and the material or origin.
  3. Choose Save source. A file can be up to 8 MB; its original is preserved.
  4. Inspect coverage and processing status in Library → Sources.

Link saves the title and link only; it does not fetch the page. Use Text or File to retain the material itself. A Source can be retained even when Map building is off or fails.

Read coverage before relying on a Source#

The reader distinguishes a full document, an excerpt, incomplete source text and source details only. Metadata cannot supply a passage that was never retained. Retaining exact bytes proves what was kept, not whether its attribution or claims are true.

A folder's working files are separate from Memory. There is no automatic file indexing or two-way synchronization. Opening a file preview does not submit it to the model; attach it or use Ask about this when you want to include it.

Correct what is kept#

Lens pages offer Forget, with Undo, for a section; Pause leaves an item visible for inspection but out of future answers. Archive removes it from active use. The answer receipt can also offer Not this time for this chat.

Notes and Journal entries preserve their inputs. They are not a complete prior-version browser for every Memory document. Private chat skips Memory use and saves together.

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