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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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Private chat

Turn off Memory use and saving for a conversation while understanding what still persists and leaves your Mac.

Turn it on#

  1. Open the composer's + menu.
  2. Enable Private chat.
  3. Check for Private · memory off above the composer before sending.
  4. Use Turn off private chat on that chip to return to ordinary Memory-enabled work.

Private chat skips Memory reads and saves together. It also skips Bot's own working memory when used in Bot. There is no read-only Memory choice in the composer.

What still happens#

ItemWith Private chat on
Chat historyStill saved locally
MessagesStill sent to your selected AI provider
Saved MemoryNot read or added to by the turn
Native workspace file changesCan still occur and persist
Loupist instructions and toneStill apply

Private chat does not create an unsaved conversation and does not make remote AI inference stay on your Mac. Numbers or other information you type remain part of the message you send.

Choose defaults for new conversations#

Remember new conversations in Chat defaults or Loupist settings is on by default. Turning it off changes new conversations; existing chats retain their saved policy. Check the visible privacy chip in the conversation you are about to use.

Scheduled work keeps its own saved Memory selections. Private chat is not a global switch that turns off all background activity.

Check connection-specific limits#

A custom Data connection starts with Don't save results to Memory on. That policy can prevent saving a turn that used its result even outside Private chat. A refusal names the connection policy; changing Chat privacy does not bypass it.

Use What leaves your Mac and security for provider requests, local credentials, and the limits of the file and code boundaries.

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