Keydion AI helps you ask grounded questions about the published library. It retrieves relevant material, can use sources you select, and presents citations so you can verify the answer against the research.
The AI assistant appears only when Keydion AI is available on this site. The site may require you to sign in before opening it. Web search is a separate optional feature and never runs unless it is available and you explicitly enable it for the current question.
1. Start or continue a conversation
Open Keydion AI. Select New conversation for a fresh topic, or choose an existing conversation from the rail to continue with its previous context. The first question can become the conversation title; you can later use Rename. Deleting a conversation removes its messages and attachments from your conversation history, so confirm that you no longer need them.
- Choose New conversation and enter a clear question in Message Keydion AI….
- Select Flash for a faster response or Thinking for a more deliberative mode.
- Send the question, then ask follow-ups in the same conversation when they rely on earlier context.
- Use conversation search, rename, or delete controls to keep the rail organized.
Ask for claims that can be checked: specify a concept, comparison, time period, method, or named paper. A grounded prompt such as “Compare the methods these papers use to measure X” is more useful than “Tell me everything about X.”
2. Inspect library grounding and citations
By default, Keydion retrieves likely matches from published library papers. The answer’s source area is labeled Cited from your library. Citation links open paper records; use them to confirm wording, page context, methods, and limitations. The interface itself warns that AI can be wrong, so do not treat citation presence as proof that every sentence is supported.
- Read the answer once for its main claim.
- Open each citation connected to an important claim and compare it with the paper.
- If the wrong source was used, name the intended paper or attach it explicitly and ask again.
- If Keydion says No matching papers were found in the library, broaden the terms, select a known paper, or search the library manually before retrying.
3. Attach selected library papers
Use the paper selector labeled Select papers to attach as citations when you already know which library records should ground the answer. Search the selector, preview an abstract, and choose the relevant records. Selected papers stay available as context for later questions in that conversation.
- Select only papers that directly bear on the question; too many unrelated sources can dilute the task.
- State what you want the assistant to do with them—summarize, compare, identify evidence, or explain disagreement.
- After the response, verify the displayed citations against the selected records.
4. Add a local attachment
You may attach a local PDF, DOCX, TXT, or Markdown file up to 5 MB. The file is queued for processing rather than becoming instantly available for questions. Wait for processing to finish before asking anything that depends on it.
- Choose a supported file with a clear filename and add it to the current conversation.
- When the attachment shows a queued or processing state, leave it attached and wait for completion.
- Ask a focused question and mention the attachment when you want it prioritized.
- Remove the attachment if it is the wrong file or no longer belongs in the conversation.
An unsupported type, file over 5 MB, unreadable document, or file-processing failure produces an error. Keydion may report that the attachment could not be processed; remove it, confirm the file opens locally, and try a supported smaller copy. If you see Too many requests — please slow down, wait before sending or uploading again.
5. Use web search only with explicit consent
The web-search option appears only when web search is available. It can supplement library sources with current web material, and enabling it means the current question will be searched on the web. Turn it on only when you want that to happen. Leaving it off keeps the answer grounded in library papers and attachments.
- First ask the question with library grounding if the library should be authoritative.
- If you need current information beyond the library, explicitly enable web search for that question and send it.
- Distinguish web results from library citations and verify both at their original sources.
If the assistant is unavailable, a source cannot be processed, no matching source is found, or an answer fails, your conversation is still a useful record of the question. Adjust one factor at a time: wording, selected paper, attachment, mode, or—when available and appropriate—web consent.
Next steps
- Find Research to locate papers before attaching them.
- Read and Download Papers to verify AI citations.
- Set Up Your Reader Account if this site requires sign-in for AI.