Chat

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This inspector provides a place to "talk" to your chosen AI provider. Make general inquiries or possibly even questions about the selected item or your database. And for tools-compatible models, it can accept some DEVONthink-related commands.

Open this inspector with the Tools > Inspectors > Chat command. The main area of this inspector is where your chat is shown, displayed in a style similar to Apple Messages. At the bottom is the query field where you ask your questions and commands. This displays the default AI provider you chose in the AI settings. To the left of this field is a dropdown menu where you can switch to a different model, if available.

At the top of the inspector are a quintet of buttons, each with a corresponding shortcut:

• Clears the current chat to start a new one. (⌘︎K)
• Copies the entire chat to the clipboard as tab-delimited text. This can be used in a spreadsheet application or to create a new DEVONthink sheet.
• Resends the last prompt. This can be useful e.g., after changing chat models. (⌘︎R)
• Saves the entire chat to the current location with a name and format you choose. Export formats include: Plain Text, Rich Text, Formatted Note, HTML Page, Markdown, Sheet, or Messages (JSON). (⌘︎S)
• Displays a list of recent chats, segregated by date. Choose a previous chat to reload it and its settings in the inspector. Also. this will attempt to reveal or open the document associated with the chat.

Context Menu: The context menu in the search hits has these commands:

• Copy Image/Subject: Copies an image or the detected subject of an image to the clipboard.
• Capture Image/Subject: Save a document from the image or the detected subject of an image.
• Copy/Save Chat: Copy the current chat to the clipboard or save it as a new document in your chosen format.
• Resend Last Message: Resend the last prompt entered. Often used after changing models or for checking a previous response.
• Save All Images: Saves images from the current chat when multiple images exist.