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AI Chat

Engage in conversations with an intelligent AI assistant based on your note library, getting personalized and contextually relevant answers. [AI Chat Interface Screenshot Needed]

Starting a Chat

Global AI Chat

  • Click the AI icon in the bottom right corner
  • Or use hotkey Alt + Space (Desktop)
  • AI will answer questions based on your entire note library

Note-Specific Chat

  • Click AI icon on a specific note page
  • AI will focus on that note’s content
  • Provides more precise contextual answers

RAG Knowledge Base

Blinko uses RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technology to provide accurate answers based on your note content.

Supported Content Types

Text Notes

Markdown formatted text content

PDF Documents

Text content from PDF files

Word Documents

DOCX format documents

Images

Text from images (OCR)

Attachments

Various format attachment files

RAG Status Indicator

  • RAG icon in note’s bottom right shows content is indexed
  • Green: Successfully built embedding index
  • Gray: Waiting for processing or AI not enabled

Chat Features

Intelligent Conversation

  • Context Understanding: AI understands your question background
  • Personalized Answers: Based on your note style and content
  • Multi-turn Dialogue: Maintains conversation context coherence
  • Real-time Search: Automatically retrieves relevant note content

Advanced Features

  • Tool Calling: AI can create, update, delete notes
  • Web Search: Get latest information to supplement answers
  • Multimodal: Support text and image content understanding
  • Code Execution: Assist with programming and technical questions

Usage Tips

Questioning Techniques

  • Be Specific: Clearly describe what you want to know
  • Reference Context: Mention related notes or topics
  • Step by Step: Break complex questions into steps

Example Conversations

User: What are the key points from my React notes?
AI: Based on your notes, the main React points include...

User: Help me create a Vue.js learning plan
AI: Based on your learning style, I've created this plan...

User: Summarize this month's work progress
AI: According to your monthly notes, work progress is as follows...

Chat Settings

Global Prompt

  • Configure global prompts in AI settings
  • Customize AI’s answer style and behavior
  • Set professional domain preferences

Model Selection

  • Different models have different strengths
  • GPT-4: Strong overall capability, good for complex reasoning
  • Claude: Excels at analysis and creative work
  • DeepSeek: Great for technical and programming questions

Privacy & Security

Data Processing

  • Conversation content only used for current session
  • Note content processed and indexed locally
  • API calls use encrypted transmission

Usage Recommendations

  • Avoid including sensitive information in conversations
  • Regularly check and manage chat history
  • Use local models (Ollama) for higher privacy protection
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