AI helps you think more clearly. It analyzes your argument structure, extracts relevant passages, and identifies weak points. It never writes for you. Every word stays yours.
Each AI action costs a fixed number of credits. Credits are deducted before the AI call and refunded if it fails. Results are saved so you can revisit them later. AI analyzes your existing writing and sources. It does not generate prose or create argument structure for you.
Suggests ways to improve a claim or your thesis. Open a claim or thesis node in the scaffold and click the "w" button to access it. The AI reviews your claim in the context of your overall argument and suggests how to make it more precise, better supported, or more clearly stated.
Results are persisted and visible from the node. The "w" button stays visible when a node has active suggestions.
Checks whether the sources linked to a claim actually support it. For each linked source, the AI evaluates whether the evidence supports, contradicts, or is tangential to the claim. Access it from the "w" button dropdown on any claim node.
Re-running the evaluation on the same claim automatically dismisses previous results.
If your linked sources don't have extractable text (e.g. metadata-only imports), the "w" icon turns red to let you know. Click the icon and select "Got it" to acknowledge. Add content to your sources (upload a PDF or paste text) and try again.
Finds passages in a source that support or challenge your claims. Open a source card and click the analyze button. The AI reads the source text and identifies relevant excerpts mapped to specific nodes in your scaffold.
The source must have readable content (PDF text, article text, or pasted text). For long documents, the AI works with a truncated version and tells you if analysis covers only a portion.
Searches for academic papers and articles relevant to your argument. The AI generates search queries from your thesis and claims, then runs them against Semantic Scholar (for academic papers) and web search (for articles, reports, and policy documents). Results are grouped by type with AI-generated relevance notes.
Toggle "Find counterarguments" to specifically look for sources that challenge your position. You can also provide optional guidance text to steer the search. Import results directly into your source library.
Scans your entire document for contradictions, redundant arguments, terminology drift, and orphaned sections. Use the button in the editor toolbar. This is the most comprehensive analysis and costs 3 credits because it examines your full document and scaffold together.
Results are persisted and can be dismissed individually as you address each issue.
Your documents and sources are never used for AI training. AI analysis calls are made on demand and the content is not retained by the AI provider after processing.