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The ; Commands

The ; commands are four shortcuts for any AI chat box that bring in your own knowledge. ;ref adds part of a past chat, ;ask asks your notebooks, ;me adds a note about you, and ;pack adds a project brief.

The ; menu shows your prompts, then ;ref, ;ask, ;me and ;pack

Why use the ; commands?​

Every AI starts each chat knowing nothing about you. These commands let you hand it the right background in a few keystrokes, from any AI to any other.

On the free plan

;ref, ;pack, ;me and Continue in another AI… share 3 uses a week. When they are used, the menu shows a short line with a button, and says when they come back. Pro has no limit. See the free plan and the trial.

When the week's 3 moves are used, the ; menu shows a line that says so, with a button

How do I bring in a past chat with ;ref?​

  1. Type ;ref in a chat box.
  2. A list of your saved chats appears, from any AI. The closest in meaning to what you have typed comes first.
  3. Type words after ;ref to search.
  4. Pick one. The part that matters goes into the chat box, with a link back to the chat.

How do I ask my notebooks with ;ask?​

This needs Kortex Pro. See pricing. On a free account, ;ask shows one row that says so.

On a free account the ;ask row says asking your notebooks from any AI comes with Pro
  1. Type ;ask, a space, and your question.
  2. Pick a notebook. The one that fits best is on top.
  3. A box above the chat box shows which notebook is answering. Click Stop to cancel.
  4. The answer arrives in the chat box, with its sources.
A box above the chat box says which notebook is answering, with a Stop button

What does ;me do?​

Type ;me to add your Memory facts as a short about-me note. You read and edit it first. Private facts are left out.

The about-me sheet, from your Memory, ready to edit before it goes in

If your Memory is empty, ;me says so. To add a fact, select a sentence in a saved chat and choose Remember. See Memory.

With no facts in Memory yet, ;me tells you how to add one

How do I add a project brief with ;pack?​

  1. Type ;pack.
  2. Pick one of your Library folders, or type its name.
  3. Kortex builds one brief from its chats: what was decided, plus your pins and notes. You read and edit it before it goes in.
Typing ;pack lists your Library folders so you can pick one The project pack sheet, with decisions, pins and notes to edit

How do I continue a chat in another AI?​

This is the same idea for one whole chat. Say you started in one AI and want another to carry on.

  1. Open the chat's ⋯ menu in the Library or on the Kortex tab.
  2. Choose Continue in another AI….
  3. Pick the AI. Read and edit the pack of what was decided, what is still open, and your pins and note.
  4. A new chat opens there with the pack in the chat box.
The handoff pack, ready to edit, with a list of AIs to continue in
Good to know
  • Nothing in a pack is written by an AI. It is made of your chats' own sentences.
  • Every line links back to the message it came from.
  • You always see a pack before it goes into a chat.

Related: Moving context between AIs, Prompt shortcuts.