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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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Quickstart

Install Loupist, connect an AI account, and check the evidence behind your first answer.

Install and open#

  1. Check that your Mac has Apple Silicon and runs macOS 13 or newer.
  2. Open the macOS download page and get the Beta from GitHub Releases when the installer is available.
  3. Drag Loupist to Applications. Follow Install and verify the Beta for the one-time macOS approval and verification commands.
  4. Read Before you start and choose I understand.

Connect and create#

  1. Choose Continue with ChatGPT, Continue with SuperGrok, or Other ways to connect. Complete sign-in or enter your provider key in the connection form.
  2. On Create your first Loupist, choose a template and a Name. Custom also asks for Focus.
  3. Read the background-reading notice, then choose Create Loupist. You arrive in Bot.

Look around first lets you follow assets and inspect the app before connecting. Answers need an AI account. Creating a Loupist creates no schedule.

Ask a first question#

Example prompt:

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Read this filing with me. Explain what changed, name the period
for each figure, and show the sources behind your answer.

Use the composer's + menu and Files… to attach an original, or ask about a public source. Read the answer, then open a citation or Sources to inspect what was actually read. Open a linked number to check its source or calculation.

Set up what comes next#

Bot's Get set up checklist helps you follow something, teach a principle and get a morning briefing. Each step completes independently. Its prompt chips fill the composer; review and send the request yourself.

Start with Following and holdings. Teaching a rule is covered in Lens, and timed work in Briefings and Schedule.

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