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In-App Chat ​

The Chat panel lets you review sources inside ForeverLM instead of opening Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Edison Scientific. It uses the API provider and model you configure in Settings, so you can keep the whole learning loop in one app while still controlling which AI service processes your data.

What Chat does ​

Use in-app Chat when you want to:

  • Ask questions about selected sources
  • Run a source-grounded Feynman review
  • Start today's Schedule work without switching apps
  • Save the review session back into ForeverLM automatically
  • Keep a transcript that future sessions and Studio can inspect

Chat is source-grounded. Add sources to the current context or open a scheduled source, then start a review from the Chat panel.

Reading modes ​

Choose a reading mode from the Chat mode menu:

  • Shallow Read builds a quick, selective grasp of the source and clearly distinguishes that pass from a complete reading.
  • Deep Read works through the source carefully, checks understanding, and follows important ideas into more detail.

Both modes are available in the Mac app and Web Studio.

Feynman reviews ​

ForeverLM's review flow asks you to explain ideas in your own words. The tutor probes gaps, asks follow-up questions, and records the exchange as a Feynman session.

Completed in-app reviews are linked to the source IDs they covered. That link is what updates Reviewed status in Studio and allows Schedule items to be marked done.

Review history ​

The Chat panel includes a review-history sidebar. It shows in-app reviews as well as external Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Edison Scientific review links saved into ForeverLM.

Stored sessions can include:

  • The source IDs reviewed
  • The transcript or recorded exchanges
  • The completion status
  • The score and summary when available
  • Start and end timestamps

Deep Research ​

Choose Deep Research from the Chat mode menu to use the separately configurable Deep Research model and live web search. The answer keeps the web citations returned by the provider. Ordinary Chat does not search the web.

Deep Research is available in both the Mac app and Web Studio. On the web it uses the same prepaid managed-AI balance and the deep_research task route saved in Settings → AI Models → Advanced.

Voice input ​

The Chat panel supports voice dictation for review answers. Audio is recorded temporarily and sent to your configured speech-to-text provider, or processed on-device when you choose an on-device option. Raw voice audio is not persisted.

API keys and errors ​

In-app Chat uses the provider and model configured in Settings — see AI Providers & Models for the full list of supported providers and models. Provider usage charges can apply. If the selected provider or model cannot complete the request, ForeverLM should surface the error instead of silently switching to heuristic grading or fallback feedback.

External AI assistants are still supported. Drag and drop remains the quickest no-setup workflow, and MCP remains the best option when you want Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Edison Scientific to search and manage the full library.