Ask

Ask is a unified tool for querying all your stored information in MemoryPlugin. Talk to your memories, search your chat history, or query your uploaded files—all from one place.

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What is Ask?

Ask lets you have conversations with your stored data. Instead of manually searching through memories or scrolling through chat history, you can ask natural language questions and get synthesized answers with source references.

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Key Features

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Conversation History

Your Ask conversations are saved automatically. Pick up where you left off instead of starting fresh each time.

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Referenced Sources

Every answer shows which sources informed it. Click through to see the original chat, memory, or file that contributed to the response.

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Three Modes

Switch between modes depending on what you want to search:

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Copy Responses

One-click copy on any assistant response to use the information elsewhere.

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Using Ask

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Getting Started

1. Open the Ask tool from the dashboard sidebar or press ⌘Shift+O / Ctrl+Shift+O
2. Select a mode — Chat History, Memories, or Files
3. Ask a question in natural language
4. Review the answer and click sources to see original content

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Choosing the Right Mode

Use Chat History when:

• You want to recall past conversations
• Looking for decisions or context from previous AI chats
• Searching for patterns in how you’ve discussed topics

Use Memories when:

• Querying facts you’ve explicitly saved
• Looking up preferences or personal information
• Searching your organized knowledge base

Use Files when:

• Querying uploaded documents
• Searching reference materials
• Finding information in PDFs or docs you’ve added

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Bucket Selection

For Memories and Files modes, you can optionally filter to a specific bucket:

• All memories/files: Searches across all buckets of that type
• Specific bucket: Limits search to just that bucket’s contents

This is useful when you have well-organized buckets and want focused results.

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How It Works

Ask uses AI to understand your question, search relevant sources, and synthesize an answer.

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For Chat History Mode

1. Your question is analyzed to understand intent
2. Relevant conversation segments are retrieved using semantic search
3. The AI synthesizes an answer from matching conversations
4. Source references link back to original chats

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For Memories Mode

The AI loads context based on your bucket setup:

• Smart Memory buckets: Category summaries are loaded, with specific categories fetched as needed
• Regular buckets: Recent memories are loaded, with search for additional lookups

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For Files Mode

1. Your question is used to search uploaded document chunks
2. Relevant passages are retrieved with page/section info
3. The AI synthesizes an answer from matching content
4. Source references link back to original files

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Integration with Other Tools

Ask is also available through:

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MCP Server

Use recall_chat_history and search_uploaded_files tools to query your data from any MCP-compatible client. Related docs: MCP server, Remote MCP server

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TypingMind Plugin

The TypingMind plugin includes recall_chat_history and search_uploaded_files functions for querying your data while chatting. Related docs: TypingMind plugin

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Tips for Better Results

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Requirements

• Chat History mode: Requires imported conversations from the browser extension
• Files mode: Requires uploaded documents in file buckets
• Memories mode: Works with any saved memories

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Next Steps