Companion Usage

Companion has three working modes: Ask, Review, and Generate.

Ask

Use Ask for note-aware questions and follow-up discussion.

Good uses:

• explain a hard section in simpler words
• turn a paragraph into recall prompts
• compare two ideas already mentioned in the note
• ask for a missing prerequisite or definition

Ask mode works best when your note is already reasonably structured. If you have enabled linked notes or attachments in settings, those can also be included.

Review

Use Review when you want criticism rather than answers.

Typical workflow:

1. Review a note once it is mostly complete.
2. Fix the factual, structural, or wording problems it finds.
3. Run another review with a narrower follow-up request.

This mode is useful for tightening definitions, spotting gaps, and making notes more studyable before you generate flashcards.

Generate

Use Generate to draft flashcards from the current note.

Recommended workflow:

1. Choose a narrow topic or section.
2. Ask for a small batch.
3. Review each suggestion.
4. Insert only the cards worth keeping.
5. Edit anything vague, duplicated, or badly scoped.

Generate can produce Basic, Reversed, Cloze, Multiple choice, Ordered question, and, with suitable models, Image occlusion cards.

Prompting tips

• Ask for smaller batches instead of large mixed dumps.
• Name the topic, card type, and difficulty you want.
• Keep each request focused on one part of the note.
• If quality drops, switch back to Ask or Review instead of forcing Generate to guess.

Limitations

• Generated content is draft content, not verified truth.
• Attachment workflows depend on the model and may fail on free tiers.
• Image occlusion output can still need manual mask cleanup.
• Saved chat history is per note, not one global thread for the whole vault.

For setup details, see Companion Configuration. For policy and privacy expectations, see AI Usage Policy.

Last modified: 30/03/2026