FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Coffeescribe

General

What is Coffeescribe?

Coffeescribe is an AI-powered scribe creation platform. You provide a topic and preferences, and AI generates a complete scribe with chapters and sections. You can read, edit, export, and share your scribes.

How does AI scribe generation work?

You enter a topic and use the tile-based form to configure your scribe (Scribe Type, Chapters, Sections, Style, Tone, and more). The AI first creates a scribe structure (chapters and sections), then writes the content for each section. The process is automated but you can control it through different creation modes (Instant Coffee, Americano, Cold Brew). You can also use AI Quick Fill to auto-suggest any fields you haven't filled in — it only fills empty fields and preserves your selections.

What is the Barista?

The Barista is an AI creation assistant available to Pro and Creator tiers. Instead of filling in a form, you describe what you want to create in a conversation. The AI asks follow-up questions, determines the best creation mode (Espresso, Americano, or Cold Brew), and builds your brief. You can type or use voice input (Chrome/Edge). When you're happy with the brief, the AI fills in any remaining details automatically and takes you to the form for final review.

What are Custom Instructions?

Custom instructions let you add extra context to your scribe that doesn't fit into the standard form fields. On any creation form, click "Add instruction" in the Final Settings section. Each instruction has a label (e.g., "Format", "Avoid", "Voice") and a description. These are fed directly into the AI generation prompts, giving you precise control over the output. You can add up to 10 per scribe.

Is the content I create original?

AI-generated content is created on demand based on your specific topic and instructions. Each scribe is unique. However, AI models are trained on existing text, so outputs may reflect patterns from training data. Similar prompts from different users may produce similar content.

Can I use my scribes commercially?

Yes. Content generated on Coffeescribe is provided to you under a license that allows commercial use, modification, publishing, and distribution. You are responsible for reviewing the content and ensuring it doesn't infringe on existing copyrights.

How accurate is AI-generated content?

AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies, or fabricated information ("hallucinations"). Always verify important facts from authoritative sources, especially for professional, medical, legal, or financial topics. Enabling web search helps improve accuracy for factual content. Scribes generated with web search show a "Web Searched" badge in the library.

Can I fact-check my scribe content?

Yes. Pro and Creator subscribers can use Verify Validity in the Workspace to AI fact-check sections or selected text. It extracts claims, searches the web for evidence, and rates each claim as verified, disputed, unverified, or opinion. You can also run a separate plagiarism check. See Verify Validity for details.

Why don't I see all the creation options on the Create page?

All creation modes (AI Create, Guided Creation, Empty Mug, and Start with Research first) are available to every tier, including Free. If you can't see them, make sure you're logged in. Your token balance is the only limit — when tokens run out, you'll be prompted to upgrade.

What happened to "Espresso", "Americano", and "Cold Brew" on the Create page?

The Create page now uses plain-language labels for first-time clarity: AI Create (form or Barista) covers what was Americano/Quick Book, Guided Creation covers Cold Brew, and Empty Mug is a blank scribe. The original coffee names still live in chat summaries, the Workspace, and the underlying modes — only the entry-point picker changed. You can read the mapping in Understanding Scribe Types.

How do I start with research before creating a scribe?

On the Create page, below the picker cards, click the "Start with Research first" band. This takes you to Research Mode where you can build a Cafe — a workspace for collecting web searches, academic papers, YouTube transcripts, scraped pages, and uploaded documents. Once your Cafe has the material you want, come back to /create and pick how to create your scribe; you can reference your research notes from the Workspace using @ mentions. Research Mode is available to all tiers.

How do I create a blank scribe with no AI generation?

Pick Empty Mug on the Create page (available to all tiers). It reveals an inline title field on the same page — type a name and click Create. You're taken straight to the Workspace with a single blank chapter and section, ready to edit manually or fill in with AI Write later.

Why is the create form a slideshow now?

As of May 2026 (E64.3), both AI Create ("Fill out a form") and Guided Creation ("Fill out a form") use a 6-card slideshow instead of a single long form: Title → Topic & Purpose → Audience & Reader Level → Structure → Description → Review. One focused question at a time, with a Review at the end where every answer appears as a small tappable card. The slideshow keeps the form short and lets you skip anything you're unsure about.

What's the difference between Quick Read and Full Scribe?

On Card 1 — Title & length of the create slideshow, the Target length tile group lets you pick:

10 / 20 / 30 / 60 min — a Quick Read (Espresso) — a condensed scribe with a fixed total word budget of 250 wpm × N min (so a 20-min Quick Read aims for ~5,000 words across however many sections fit).
Full scribe — a full-length book — multi-chapter Americano or Cold Brew with up to 24 chapters and no total word cap.

In both cases the AI now decides variable section counts per chapter from your title, audience, style, and tone — not a uniform N × M shape. After submission, AI Create and Full Scribe drop you on a Structure Review page where you can rename, add, and delete chapters and sections before writing begins. See Structure Review for details.

Note (E67, May 2026): The Target length tile group moved from Card 4 to Card 1 alongside the title, so AI Quick Fill knows the depth and tone to aim for before it runs.

What is the Structure Review screen?

After you click Create Scribe on AI Create or Full Scribe, you land on /book/[bookId]/structure-review — a dedicated page where the AI has proposed a chapter-and-section layout. You can rename, add, or delete chapters and sections, then click Proceed to Writing to start prose generation. The page is refresh-survivable — close the tab, come back later, and your edits are still there. See Structure Review for the full walkthrough.

Empty Mug skips Structure Review (there's nothing to review — you start with a blank chapter). Guided Creation has its own equivalent screen at /create/guided/[bookId] that uses the same editor.

Why do my chapters have different numbers of sections now?

Before May 2026 (E67), every scribe had a uniform N × M shape — e.g. always 10 chapters × 4 sections. The result was often awkward: a small topic got padded out, a big topic got cut short. Now the AI picks variable sections per chapter from your title, length, audience, and style — Chapter 1 might have 2 sections; Chapter 4 might have 5. Quick Read totals stay within the duration's word budget; Full Scribe stays under 24 chapters. If you want a uniform shape, you can edit on the Structure Review screen, or use the legacy Chapters/Sections tiles on Card 4 (Guided + Full Scribe) as overrides.

What is Simple Mode?

Simple Mode is the quickest way to a scribe — just a topic and a length tile. It lives at /brew and there's an amber Simple Mode entry button on the right side of the secondary band on /create. No multi-card form, no slideshow — type a topic, pick 10 / 20 / 30 / 60 min or Full scribe, and submit. You'll still go through the Structure Review pause for AI Create-style flows. Available to all tiers.

What's the difference between Simple Mode and AI Create?

Both are AI-driven. Simple Mode at /brew is a one-form flow — topic, length, submit, done. AI Create at /create (the leftmost card) opens the 6-card slideshow with optional Audience / Style / Tone / Description fields and access to AI Quick Fill, the model picker, custom instructions, and so on. Use Simple Mode when you just want output fast; use AI Create when you want to shape the brief before generation.

Why does structure generation feel slower now?

Structure generation (the step that picks chapter count and variable section counts) runs on Sonar (Perplexity) for all tiers since E67. Sonar is a research-grounded model with built-in web search — slower than a generic chat model, but it produces structures that reflect what's actually written about your topic on the web rather than the model's stale training data. Section writing uses the locked CoffeeScribe Model (Free + Pro) or your selection (Creator), so per-section speed is unchanged. The trade-off is most noticeable on a 10-min Quick Read where the structure step is a larger fraction of total time.

What happens if I leave fields blank in the create form?

Skipping is fine — the hint at the top of every card reminds you: "Skip anything you're not sure about — AI can fill the rest on Review." On the Review card you'll see two ways to fill blanks:

✨ Let AI fill the rest — populates only the fields you skipped, preserving anything you typed. You can edit or delete what AI suggests before generating.
Sticky purple FAB ("AI fill everything") at the bottom-right of every card — fills every blank field and jumps you straight to Review.

If you click Create Scribe with optional fields still blank, a confirm modal appears with three options: Let AI fill the rest first, Create with what I've given (AI fills any gaps with sensible defaults during generation), or Cancel to keep editing.

Can I save a draft of the create form and come back later?

Yes. Your slideshow progress saves automatically to your browser as you go. If you close the tab and return to /create/quick or /create/guided, you'll see a "Resume your scribe?" prompt with [Resume] (pick up where you left off) or [Start fresh] (clear and begin again). Drafts are stored locally on your device — they aren't synced across browsers — and expire after 7 days.

What is "AI fill the rest"?

On the Review card of the create slideshow, ✨ Let AI fill the rest fills only the fields you skipped (preserving what you typed). It uses your title and topic as context to suggest sensible values for description, goals, audience details, and so on. Nothing generates silently — you can review, edit, or delete the AI's suggestions before clicking Create Scribe.

This is different from the sticky purple FAB ("AI fill everything") which appears on every card and fills every blank in one shot before taking you to Review.

Why is the button now "Create Scribe" instead of "Create Book"?

Coffeescribe's product naming uses Scribe for the unit of work — the thing you create, read, share, and export. The button on the create slideshow Review card is now Create Scribe to match the rest of the product (Scribe Hub, Audioscribe, Empty Mug, "Brewing Your Scribe"). The behaviour is unchanged — it kicks off generation and takes you to the live progress page.

Where did Advanced settings (model, generation mode, custom instructions) go?

On the create slideshow they live in an Advanced settings accordion on the Review card, below the Generate button. The accordion is collapsed by default to keep the default surface clean. Expand it to access AI model selection, web search toggle, generation mode (Lightning / Pour Over / Slow Brew), language, custom focus prompt, and custom instructions. Model selection is a Creator feature — Free and Pro see a locked CoffeeScribe Model badge (the curated default we maintain). Web search, generation mode, language, custom focus, and custom instructions are available to all tiers in the accordion.

Can I make the Advanced settings stay open by default?

Yes. Go to Settings → Preferences and turn on "Show advanced controls". After that, the Advanced settings accordion on the create slideshow Review card opens automatically every time you reach Review — so web search, generation mode, custom instructions, and (on Creator) the model picker are visible without an extra click. Toggle it off and the accordion goes back to being collapsed by default. The preference is per-account and persists across browsers and devices (it's saved to your account, not just your browser). Pro and Creator only — Free users never see the slideshow's Advanced section, so the toggle has no effect for them.

Importing your own books (Scribe Conversion)

What is Scribe Conversion?

Scribe Conversion lets you upload a document you own — PDF, EPUB, Word, plain text, or Markdown — and turn it into a native scribe in your library. From /create, click Upload your own. You then pick one of three conversion modes: Word-for-Word (faithful, cheapest), AI Rewrite (rewrites the whole book in a style you choose), or Mini-Scribe (condensed version). See Importing your own books for the full walkthrough.

What file types can I import? And how big?

PDF, EPUB, DOCX, TXT, and MD up to 100 MB. Scanned PDFs are OCR'd automatically (Mistral OCR, billed against your token allowance — typically $0.30–$1.40 per book). DRM-protected EPUBs are detected and rejected. Files with mismatched extensions (e.g. a PDF renamed to .epub) are also rejected — we check the actual file signature.

Does Scribe Conversion cost tokens?

Yes. Each mode shows an estimated token cost before you commit:

Word-for-Word — cheapest, just structure detection.
AI Rewrite — proportional to word count × your selected model.
Mini-Scribe — proportional to word count, generally cheaper than AI Rewrite.
OCR — only for scanned PDFs, billed at upload time, $0.30–$1.40 per book.

If you don't have enough tokens, the convert button is disabled with a top-up link.

Who can use Scribe Conversion?

Everyone — Free, Pro, and Creator. It is not tier-gated. The only limit is your token balance.

Are imported scribes public by default?

No — imported scribes default to private. They live in your library and are not visible to anyone else until you explicitly publish them via the Publish to library flow. Publishing requires a separate consent confirmation in which you re-affirm you hold the rights to share the work publicly.

What if I publish a scribe I don't own the rights to?

We will remove it from public view. Coffeescribe's stance is direct: if you did not write it, and AI did not generate it, then you uploaded it. It could be plagiarism. Even if AI then rewrote it, it could still be plagiarism. We have a full right — and a responsibility — to remove that content from public view. AI rewriting does not launder copyright. An AI Rewrite or Mini-Scribe derivative of a copyrighted source is still derivative of that source, and you remain responsible for the rights upstream. If a rights-holder reports a published imported scribe, we remove it and notify you. Repeat infringement may result in account suspension or termination. Please only publish content you have the rights to — and aim for powerful content. See Terms of Service section 3.5 for the full text.

Are images and figures preserved in imported scribes?

Not in v1 — only text comes through. You'll see a warning in the dropzone and again on the structure-review screen. If you need images, treat the import as a starting point and re-add them in the Workspace.

What is the "Manual split" tab on the review screen?

It's grayed out in v1 with "Coming in V2 — drag-to-highlight section markers on PDF preview." For now, pick AI-proposed and edit the chapter list in the Workspace after conversion, or pick Use as-is if the source already has clean chapter breaks.

Why do scanned PDFs cost more?

Two reasons: (1) Mistral OCR charges per page of text it extracts, and (2) the v1 pipeline re-runs OCR during the convert step instead of caching the parsed text, so a scanned PDF roughly doubles in cost compared to a text PDF of the same length. We plan to fix the second part in a follow-up release.

Can I leave my import running and come back later?

Yes. The whole pipeline is resume-safe. You can close the tab during upload, OCR, or generation — the server keeps working. To pick up where you left off, go back to /create/import?resume=<uploadId> (the URL is preserved in the address bar while you're in the flow) or check your library when it finishes.

What's the "Convert to Scribe" button in the Workspace?

If a scribe grows too large for the Workspace editor to handle smoothly, you'll see a too-big banner with a Convert to Scribe button. It pre-fills the import flow with the current scribe as the source — useful when you want to re-shape a sprawling work into a cleaner Mini-Scribe or AI Rewrite.

Why don't my imported scribes show "Chapter N:" in the title?

Most published books already include the chapter number in the title (e.g. "Chapter 1: The Beginning"). On imports, CoffeeScribe drops the synthetic "Chapter N:" prefix in the viewer and Read view so the title displays as the author wrote it — no duplication.

How do I find my imported scribes in the library?

Use the Imports filter chip in the library. Imports also sort newest-first by default so a fresh upload is easy to spot at the top of the list.

Subscription & Pricing

What do Free tier users get?

Free users receive a welcome credit on signup and can access the full app — all creation modes (AI Create, Guided Creation, Empty Mug), Workspace, Research Cafes, web search, and all export formats. Three features are hard-gated: model selection (Free is locked to the curated CoffeeScribe Model — see What is the CoffeeScribe Model?), private scribes (Free scribes are always public), and audiobook generation. PDF exports are limited to 3 lifetime. When your tokens run out, you'll be prompted to upgrade to Pro or Creator.

What's included in each plan?

See our Plans & Pricing page for a detailed comparison of Free, Pro, and Creator tiers.

How do tokens work?

Tokens are the units AI models use to process text. Paid tiers include monthly token credits. Different models consume tokens at different rates. See Understanding Tokens for details.

How many PDF downloads do I get on Free tier?

Free tier includes 3 lifetime PDF downloads — once you've exported 3 PDFs across all your scribes, the PDF export option will prompt you to upgrade. Word, EPUB, and Storybook exports stay unlimited on Free. Pro and Creator tiers include unlimited PDF downloads.

What happens when my free signup tokens run out?

When your welcome credit reaches zero, any action that costs tokens (creating scribes, research, AI analysis) shows an upgrade prompt. Your existing scribes, highlights, notes, and exports remain accessible — you just can't generate new content. Upgrade to Pro or Creator to get monthly token credits and continue creating.

Can I change my plan?

Yes. You can upgrade, downgrade, pause, or cancel at any time from your Settings page. Upgrades take effect immediately; downgrades apply at the end of your billing period.

What happens if I run out of tokens?

It depends on your tier:

Free — Generation pauses and you're prompted to upgrade. Existing scribes, highlights, and notes stay accessible.
Pro — Coffeescribe gives you extra tokens to finish your work — once per billing cycle. After that, further generation is paused until you upgrade to Creator (the increase covers the rest of the cycle) or your renewal arrives.
Creator — Coffeescribe also gives you a one-time per-cycle goodwill grant to finish your current work the first time your balance empties. Once that grant is spent, you can buy a top-up any time — top-ups are added to your balance immediately, never expire, and can push you above the carry-over cap because they're purchased separately.

Partially generated scribes are saved and can be completed later — see below.

What if my tokens run out partway through a scribe being generated?

The token balance is checked before each section is written, not before the whole scribe is started. If you start a long scribe and your balance hits zero halfway through, generation stops cleanly at the next section — you don't get charged for a section that never runs. The chapters and sections written up to that point are saved, and the scribe is marked partial.

You have a few options to finish a partial scribe, depending on your tier:

Buy a top-up (Creator only) and resume — the system picks up from where it stopped.
Upgrade your plan for a larger monthly credit allowance.
Wait for your monthly renewal so the next grant lands in your balance.

This applies to anyone with a finite balance — Free, Pro, or Creator. Free users on the locked CoffeeScribe Model will rarely hit this for normal-length scribes, but a very long scribe (10+ chapters with many sections each) can still exhaust the welcome credit before completion.

Do unused tokens roll over?

Yes — but with a cap. Your monthly credits roll into the next month, up to one extra month's worth of allowance. That applies to both Pro and Creator. If you're already at the cap when your renewal hits, the new monthly grant is silently absorbed up to the cap — we never reduce your existing balance. Top-up credits (Creator only) sit outside this cap and never expire.

Can I get a refund?

Subscriptions are non-refundable. You retain access to paid features until the end of your billing period after cancellation.

Content & Quality

Why do different AI models produce different results?

Each AI model is built and trained differently. Every recommended model is scored on Writing, Research, and Cost (1-5 dots) so you can compare at a glance. Budget models are faster and cheaper but may produce simpler writing. Premium models tend to produce more nuanced, polished content. Tap the info icon next to any model to see its strengths and weaknesses.

How do I improve content quality?

Be specific with your topic and instructions
Use a premium AI model
Enable web search for factual content
Use the Research panel to gather information and save it as notes
Reference research notes in AI Write using @ references for grounded, accurate content
Add per-section instructions to guide the AI on each section
Edit and refine in the Workspace
Provide clear guidance on tone, audience, and focus

What are the author attribution options?

When you publish or export a scribe, you choose how your name appears: Created by (AI-generated with minimal editing), AI-Assisted by (you significantly edited the AI content), or Written by (100% human-written). If your scribe has a mix of AI and human-written sections, "AI-Assisted" is suggested automatically. You can change the attribution anytime from the export or attribution modal.

What's the difference between "Created by" and "AI-Assisted by"?

"Created by" means the content is primarily AI-generated. "AI-Assisted by" means you made substantial edits or rewrote portions of the AI output. Use whichever best describes your involvement. "Written by" is reserved for content you wrote entirely yourself — a compliance warning is shown if you select it.

Can I edit the AI-generated content?

Yes. All tiers (Free, Pro, and Creator) have full access to the Workspace where you can manually edit text, rewrite sections with AI, ask AI questions, research topics with web search, upload reference documents, and restructure chapters. The section editor is WYSIWYG — type normally, use the formatting toolbar (Bold, Italic, headings, lists, tables, etc.) or keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+Z) to format. No Markdown knowledge required. All tiers can also export to Word for external editing.

What's the difference between the generation modes?

Coffeescribe offers four generation modes from fastest to finest: Lightning (all sections in parallel, cheapest), Lightning Medium (chapters parallel, sections sequential within each), Pour Over (chapters sequential, sections parallel within each), and Pour Over Slow Brew (every section one by one, maximum coherence). The token cost gap grows with more chapters and pricier models. Use Lightning for knowledge scribes and quick drafts; Pour Over or Slow Brew for creative writing and narratives. See Generation Modes for details.

How do I add research to my writing?

There are several ways to use research in the Workspace:

Click Research in the toolbar to search the web and save results as research notes
Click Upload to import a PDF, DOCX, TXT, or MD file as a research note
In the AI Write cockpit, check research notes in the right panel to include them as context
Type @ in any instructions field (AI Write or per-section instructions) to search and reference saved research notes

See Workspace and Research Mode for full details.

What file types can I upload as research?

You can upload PDF, DOCX (Word), TXT (plain text), and MD (Markdown) files. The maximum file size is 5 MB. Uploaded files are saved as research notes and can be referenced when generating content with AI.

My sidebar keeps collapsing when I click a section — what gives?

You probably haven't pinned it. Click the pin icon at the top of the sidebar — a pinned sidebar stays open across every section click, so you can browse chapter-to-chapter without it snapping shut. An unpinned sidebar will auto-collapse on click (to give you maximum room for the editor) and re-open when you hover over the left edge again.

Why does the sidebar sometimes open when I'm just moving my mouse across the screen?

It shouldn't. We added a 150 ms delay before the sidebar opens on hover so a quick cursor pass-by doesn't trigger it. If you're still seeing it open on transit, let us know — that's a bug.

How do I reorder sections within a chapter?

Hover over the section row in the sidebar — the grip handle appears on the left edge (always visible on touch screens). Grab and drag the section up or down to reorder. The new order saves immediately. Cross-chapter drag-and-drop isn't supported in this release — drop a section onto a different chapter and you'll see a "Cross-chapter moves coming soon" toast. For now, deleting + re-adding is the workaround.

How do I combine two sections into one?

Hover over a section, click the ⋯ menu, and choose either Combine with section above or Combine with section below. The two sections merge into one — the lower-numbered section's title is kept, and the content is joined with a blank line. If you change your mind, click Undo in the toast that appears (you have 10 seconds). Any highlights and notes on the merged section are automatically moved to the surviving section so you don't lose them.

What are Cafes in Research Mode?

Cafes are independent research workspaces where you collect material from multiple sources — web searches, academic papers, YouTube videos, and web pages. Each Cafe has its own Serving Tray for curating the best snippets. You can create multiple Cafes for different research topics. Find them under Research in the navigation bar. Available to all tiers — Free and Pro use the curated CoffeeScribe Model for in-Cafe AI operations; Creator users can pick a different model from the picker.

What academic databases can I search?

You can search three academic databases from the Academic dropdown in the search bar:

OpenAlex — 250M+ works across all disciplines. Best for broad searches with citation counts. Includes journals and preprints.
arXiv — Preprints in physics, math, computer science, and related fields. Best for cutting-edge research with direct PDF links. Not peer reviewed.
PubMed — 35M+ biomedical and life sciences articles from NCBI. Best for medical, biology, and health sciences. Mostly peer reviewed.

All three cost the same — a small portion of your allowance per search — and feed into the same Analyze and Add Raw workflows.

What sources can I add to a Cafe?

You can add five types of sources:

AI Web Search — AI-powered web search with synthesized responses and citations
Academic Papers — Search millions of papers via OpenAlex, with optional AI analysis
YouTube Transcripts — Extract transcripts from any YouTube video
URL Scraping — Extract content from any web page or article
Document Upload — Upload PDF, DOCX, TXT, or MD files
Notebook Import — Import highlights and notes from your Scribes

What is the Serving Tray?

The Serving Tray is the right panel in each Cafe. It holds curated snippets — the most useful bits from your research. Highlight text in any source and click "Add to Tray" to save it. You can also add blank notes with the + button for pasting external content. Tray items can be reordered, edited inline, combined together, and pasted into your Scribes via the Workspace.

How much does Research Mode cost?

All research actions cost tokens. AI Web Search uses the most — a meaningful slice of your allowance per query. Academic paper search, YouTube transcript extraction, URL scraping, and Ask AI / Analyze each cost only a small portion of your allowance. Token estimates are always shown before you confirm an action so you know what you're spending.

What is Ask AI on research sources?

Every saved research source has an "Ask AI" button. Click it to run AI analysis with presets (Summarize, Key Points, Fact Check, Topics & Structure) or a custom prompt. You can select multiple presets at once. This works on any source type — web search results, transcripts, scraped pages, uploads, or imported notes.

Can I choose which AI model to use for research?

Creator only. Free and Pro are locked to the curated CoffeeScribe Model — the same model that powers scribe generation on those tiers. Creator users see a model selector below the search bar that's used for all AI operations in that Cafe — web search, paper analysis, and Ask AI. The picker has CoffeeScribe Model recommended at the top, ~12 curated alternatives, then a collapsed advanced disclosure for the full 350+ catalogue (at your own risk). Each result card shows which model was used and how many tokens were charged.

Does web search work with all models?

Yes. Web search works with every model in the selector, not just Perplexity Sonar. The AI receives real-time web results regardless of which model you choose. Different models may interpret and present web results differently — experiment to find what works best.

Can I edit tray item text?

Yes. Click on any tray item's text to open an inline editor. You can modify the content directly in the textarea — trim irrelevant parts, fix wording, or add your own annotations. Press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on Mac) to save your changes, or Escape to cancel. Each tray item supports up to 100,000 characters.

How do I add notes to my Serving Tray?

Click the + button in the Serving Tray header to create a blank editable note. This lets you paste in content from external sources (emails, other tools, your own writing) or write observations alongside your research. The note is saved as a regular tray item that you can reorder, edit, combine, or use in your Workspace like any other item.

How do I combine tray items?

Click the Select toggle in the Serving Tray header to enter selection mode. Checkboxes appear on each item — select two or more, then click Combine. The selected items are merged into a single item with --- separators between each original piece. An undo option appears for 5 seconds after combining. This is useful for assembling related excerpts from different sources into one consolidated reference.

How do citations work in research results?

When you run a web search, the AI cites its sources as clickable links within the text. A numbered Citations section appears at the bottom of each result with all referenced URLs. You can click any citation to open the original source.

How do I know where a tray item came from?

Each tray item shows a small source provenance label — for example, "Web: coffee brewing methods", "YouTube: video title", or "Academic: paper title". Items you created manually show "Manual note". These labels appear in the Serving Tray, the Workspace Cafe Trays tab, and the import modal. When you import tray items into a Scribe section, the source attribution includes the original query and URL.

What is the Q&A chat bubble in Cafes?

Once your Cafe has at least one research source or tray item, a chat bubble appears in the bottom-right corner. Click it to ask natural-language questions across all your collected research. The AI answers using only your Cafe's material and cites sources with numbered references like [1], [2]. Click any citation to jump to the original source. Q&A uses Gemini 2.5 Flash, which is separate from the model you choose for web search.

Can I ask questions about specific sources instead of my whole Cafe?

Yes. Click the filter icon (funnel) in the Q&A chat header to enter selection mode. Checkboxes appear on all sources and tray items — select the ones you want to query, then ask your question. The AI will only search the selected items. An indicator shows how many sources are included. If you deselect everything, Q&A returns to searching all sources.

Why does the Q&A bubble show a spinner?

Your sources are being processed for search. When you add new research to a Cafe, the system chunks and embeds the text so it can be searched by Q&A. This takes a few seconds. The chat bubble appears immediately so you know Q&A is available, and the spinner disappears once processing is complete.

Is my research data sent to external services for Q&A?

No. Your research text is processed into searchable embeddings locally on the server using the nomic-embed model. No research content is sent to any external embedding API. The only external call is when the AI generates an answer to your question — and it only receives the relevant passages, not your entire Cafe.

How do citations work in Q&A answers?

When the AI answers a question, it cites passages as numbered references like [1], [2]. These appear as clickable badges in the answer. Click one to scroll to the original source in your Cafe. When you copy an answer, the full reference list is automatically appended so the citations remain meaningful outside the chat.

What does "Clear Chat" do?

Clear Chat permanently deletes all Q&A history for that Cafe and resets the conversation. This cannot be undone. Use it when you want a fresh start — for example, after your research has changed significantly.

How much does Q&A cost?

Each question uses a small portion of your token allowance (varies by answer length). There's also a small one-time embedding cost when research sources are first added (chunks roughly every few thousand characters). Embedding happens automatically in the background, and the per-action estimate is always shown before you confirm.

Can I save Q&A answers?

Yes. Each answer has action buttons: Copy (with references appended), +Tray (save to Serving Tray), +Source (save as a new research source), +Notebook (save to Notebooks as a free note), and Delete (remove single entry).

Can I share a Cafe with someone?

Yes. Open a Cafe, click Share in the toolbar, and toggle sharing on. A read-only link is generated that you can copy and send to any Coffeescribe user. Viewers can browse your sources, tray items, and ask Q&A questions — but they cannot search, add sources, or modify anything. Their Q&A uses their own tokens and is not saved to your Cafe.

Who pays for Q&A on a shared Cafe?

The viewer pays. When someone asks a Q&A question on your shared Cafe, the tokens are deducted from their account, not yours. Their Q&A history is session-only and disappears when they close the page.

How do I stop sharing a Cafe?

Open the Share dialog and toggle sharing off. The link immediately stops working. You can also click "Regenerate link" to create a new URL — the old one is permanently invalidated.

Is shared Cafe content moderated?

You are responsible for the content in your shared Cafes. Coffeescribe does not review shared research content. If a viewer encounters inappropriate material, they can report it via the Report Content button on the public scribe — a modal opens with a pre-filled email template, and the viewer sends it to support@coffeescribe.ai with subject REPORT CONTENT (all caps). See the Content Guidelines for the full reporting steps. AI-generated research may also contain inaccuracies — see our AI Content Policy for details.

Can I rename research sources?

Yes. Double-click any research source title to edit it inline. Press Enter or click away to save, or Escape to cancel. This helps you organise sources when the auto-generated titles aren't descriptive enough.

Can I paste a list of links into a Research Cafe?

Yes. As of May 2026 (Epic 11.1), the Cafe search bar auto-detects when you paste two or more sources and opens a batch import modal automatically — no separate button. Paste a mixed blob of YouTube URLs, article links, free-text web queries, and arxiv: / pubmed: / openalex: prefixed academic queries (newline-, comma-, or whitespace-separated) and each item is dispatched to the correct backend in parallel. One bad URL doesn't stop the rest — failures are isolated per row, retried up to 3 times on transient errors (5xx, 429, timeout, Apify), and surfaced with the underlying error message so you can hit Retry on just the failed ones. Free tier caps each batch at 5 items; Pro and Creator allow 50 per batch.

How much does batch import cost in a Research Cafe?

The batch modal uses the same per-item fees as the single-input search bar — there is no separate batch surcharge. Each item is billed individually on success: ~8,000-10,000 tokens per AI Web Search, 2,000 tokens per academic search (OpenAlex / arXiv / PubMed), 5,000 tokens per YouTube transcript, 3,000 tokens per URL scrape. The modal shows a pre-flight total (sum of every parsed item) before you click Run all, and the post-run summary banner shows exactly how many tokens were charged. Failed items don't bill.

Why does the multi-source modal open when I just pasted a single URL?

The modal only opens when the parser detects two or more sources. Single-URL pastes flow through the normal search bar. If it pops unexpectedly, your pasted text probably had stray whitespace, line breaks, or trailing characters that the parser split into multiple tokens — close the modal, clean the text, and paste again. The modal is non-destructive: nothing runs until you click Run all.

What's the difference between batch import and Auto Research?

Batch import takes the sources themselves — you already have the links and queries — and ingests them into the Cafe in parallel. It's a fast lane for a curated reading list. Auto Research takes a topic and lets an AI agent autonomously search, plan, and synthesize across web/academic/YouTube/scrape tools. Use batch when you know what you want; use Auto Research when you want the AI to figure it out. They're complementary and you can mix them in the same Cafe.

What is Auto Research?

Auto Research is an AI agent that researches a topic for you across all available tools (web search, academic databases, YouTube, URL scraping). You enter a topic, choose your tools and depth, and the agent plans and executes the research automatically — adding sources to your Cafe and synthesizing curated findings into your Serving Tray.

How much does Auto Research cost?

It depends on the depth and tools selected. Quick runs use a modest portion of your allowance, Standard a larger portion, and Deep can consume a substantial slice. You set a budget before starting, and the agent stops when approaching your limit.

Can I stop Auto Research mid-run?

Yes. Click the Stop button at any time. Sources already found are kept in your Cafe, and the agent will attempt to synthesize findings from whatever it gathered before stopping.

What are the robot icon items in my Serving Tray?

Items marked with a robot icon were generated by the Auto Research agent. They are synthesized findings based on the output types you selected (Key Findings, Best Quotes, etc.). You can edit, delete, or build on them just like any other tray item.

Do I need to know Markdown to write in the Workspace?

No. As of May 2026 (E70.1), the Workspace section editor is WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Type normally, and use the 15-button formatting toolbar at the top — Bold, Italic, H1/H2/H3, bullet / numbered lists, blockquote, inline / block code, link, table (with a hover-to-size grid picker), horizontal rule, undo, and redo. Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y, Ctrl+S) work the way you'd expect from any modern editor. The old raw-Markdown textarea and "Preview" toggle are gone — there's nothing to preview, because what you see IS the preview.

What happened to the Preview button in the Workspace?

The Preview button is gone — replaced by the WYSIWYG editor itself. Because formatting now renders live as you type, there's no longer a separate "raw vs preview" mode. If you want to drop down to raw Markdown for any reason (pasting in pre-formatted content, copying syntax out, debugging an unusual layout), use the <> Source button in the section editor header to toggle into Source View. Click the pencil icon to switch back.

What is Source View in the Workspace?

Source View is a power-user mode that swaps the WYSIWYG editor for a plain Markdown <textarea>. Click the <> Source button in the section editor header to enter it; click the pencil icon to leave. Available to all tiers (no tier gate) — useful if you're pasting in pre-formatted Markdown, copying syntax out for use elsewhere, or just prefer typing raw. Your choice persists per-browser, so once you turn it on it stays on across sections and page reloads until you turn it off.

What's the "Ask AI about selection" button?

Drag-select any text in the WYSIWYG editor and a small floating menu appears next to your selection with an Ask AI about selection button. Click it and the Ask AI panel opens with the selected text pre-filled — a fast way to ask the AI to explain a passage, rewrite a sentence, or sanity-check a claim without leaving the editor and re-typing what you want to ask about.

How do I insert a table in the Workspace?

Click the table icon in the section editor toolbar. A small grid popover opens (10 columns × 8 rows) — hover over the cells to size your table (the picker shows you the dimensions live, e.g. "3 × 4"), then click to insert. Press Esc or click outside to cancel. Once inserted, click into any cell to type, and use Tab to move between cells.

Where can I see a list of every keyboard shortcut?

Click the ? button in the section editor header. A small popover opens listing every shortcut the editor supports: Bold, Italic, Undo, Redo, Save, discard, and Tab / Shift+Tab for list indent / outdent (or 2-space indent inside code blocks). The popover replaced the old "Markdown help" cheat sheet — there's no Markdown syntax to memorise any more, only the shortcuts you use day to day.

Does AI Write still type the draft out word-by-word?

Not in the new WYSIWYG editor. AI Write generates the complete draft on the server and inserts it into the editor in one step. You'll see a brief loading state, then the finished, formatted content appears all at once — ready to keep editing. The change makes the live-generation feel less like watching a stream and more like getting a finished draft back from a co-writer.

Where can I see the open-source software Coffeescribe uses?

The footer of every page now has an Open Source link (alongside Terms, Privacy, and AI Content). It opens /legal/open-source, which lists every open-source package Coffeescribe depends on along with its licence (MIT, BSD, Apache-2.0, etc.) and a link back to the project. This is our way of meeting the attribution obligations that open-source licences require — and a public thank-you to the projects we build on.

What are the AI Write modes?

The AI Write cockpit offers five writing modes:

Continue writing — AI continues from where you left off
Improve existing — AI rewrites and enhances your current text
Write fresh — AI writes new content from scratch
Write from research — AI writes based on your selected research notes
Expand from research — AI expands your existing text using research notes

What is the Quality Score?

The Quality Score (0-100) is a system-calculated number that reflects how a scribe was created — not reader opinion. It's based on the AI model's writing ability, whether web research was used, the generation mode (slower = higher quality), verified content, freshness, and custom instructions. Quality scores appear on public scribes in the library, blurb page, and Scribe Hub. See Library & Sharing for the full breakdown.

What's the difference between Quality Score and User Rating?

Quality Score is calculated automatically by the system based on creation signals (model quality, research, generation mode, etc.). User Rating is the star rating submitted by readers. Both are shown on public scribes but measure different things — quality score reflects how the scribe was made, user rating reflects what readers think of it.

Does Coffeescribe check for plagiarism?

Yes. Pro and Creator subscribers can use the Check Plagiarism button in the Workspace to scan sections for potential plagiarism. It chunks your text into paragraphs and searches the web for matches. Note that AI-generated content is created on demand and is typically unique, but similar prompts may produce similar outputs. For high-stakes use cases (academic, publishing), consider using a dedicated third-party plagiarism service as well.

Audioscribe

How do I create an audiobook?

Open your scribe and click the Audioscribe tab in the secondary navigation bar. Choose a voice provider and voice, confirm the credit cost, and click Generate. You can generate individual chapters or use Generate All / Generate Remaining for multiple chapters at once. Audioscribe requires a Pro or Creator subscription.

What voice providers are available?

Coffeescribe currently offers two AI voice engines: OpenAI (high-quality, fast, 6 built-in voices) and Chatterbox (open-source, private, supports voice cloning). When both are available, tabs appear in the Generate Audio dialog so you can compare and choose. Each provider has a short description to help you decide.

Can I use my own voice?

Yes, using the Chatterbox provider. In the Generate Audio dialog, select the Chatterbox tab, expand "Record your voice," read the provided script, and upload your recording (WAV, MP3, or M4A). The AI will approximate your voice for narration. Voice cloning is only available with Chatterbox — OpenAI uses its built-in voices only.

How much does audiobook generation cost?

Cost depends on text length and the voice provider — Chatterbox is slightly cheaper than OpenAI for the same text. The exact cost is shown before you confirm so you know what you're spending. Pro users can generate 1 audiobook per month, Creator users can generate 3.

What happens if some chapters already have audio?

The button changes to Generate Remaining and only generates chapters that don't have completed audio yet. Your existing audio is never overwritten. To regenerate a specific chapter with a different voice, use the individual Generate button on that chapter.

Can I stop generation once it starts?

Yes. Click the red Stop button that appears while chapters are generating. Any chapters that have already completed keep their audio — only pending chapters are cancelled. You can regenerate cancelled chapters later by clicking Generate.

Does Generate All run faster now?

Yes. When you use Generate All, chapters are generated in parallel rather than one at a time. A 10-chapter scribe completes significantly faster than before.

Is Read Aloud different from Audioscribe?

Yes. Read Aloud is free, instant, and uses your browser's built-in speech. Audioscribe uses AI voice generation for higher quality, saves the audio permanently, and can be shared publicly. Read Aloud is available in Reading Mode; Audioscribe has its own dedicated tab in the secondary navigation bar.

Can I share an audiobook with someone who doesn't have a Coffeescribe account?

Yes. When your scribe is public, click Share on the audiobook page to copy a direct link. Anyone you send it to can open the link and play the audiobook — full playback controls (play/pause, seek, speed, chapter switching) all work without signing in. Actions that change anything (Download, Generate, Delete, privacy toggle) prompt the listener to sign in first. The link is stable and stays working even if you later hide individual chapters.

Will my audiobook resume where I left off?

Yes. If you pause or leave a chapter partway through, Audioscribe remembers where you stopped — per chapter, per your account. Come back on the same device or a different one and the player automatically seeks to your last position. You'll also see a "Resume from MM:SS" label and a thin progress bar on each chapter card showing how far through you got. Resume only works when you're signed in; anonymous listeners always start from the beginning. Your listening position is private and never visible to anyone else.

Can I generate an audiobook on my phone?

Playback on mobile is great. Generating on mobile is more fragile — if you lock your phone, switch tabs, or the screen times out during a long generation, the browser may throttle the background work and the UI can appear stuck. You'll see a soft warning banner reminding you that generation works best on a laptop or desktop. You can dismiss the banner and generate anyway, but for longer scribes we recommend starting the generation from a computer. If a mobile generation looks stalled, pull down to refresh — the visibility-aware refresh catches up any chapters that completed while the tab was backgrounded.

How long can my custom voice clip be?

Voice clips can be 10 seconds to 3 minutes (180 seconds) long, up to 25 MB in size. The best results come from 60-120 second clips — long enough to capture your tone and cadence, short enough to stay consistent. Clips longer than 180 seconds are rejected with a friendly message asking you to trim them. Clips under 10 seconds produce poor quality cloning. See the Audioscribe guide for full recording tips.

Does my audiobook link keep working if I make the scribe private?

Audiobook files are cached by the listener's browser and served from a public-read storage bucket, so anyone who already has the link may still reach the audio even after you flip individual chapters private. Treat sharing as permanent — only share with people you're happy to have ongoing access. If you need to revoke access to a specific generation, delete and regenerate it under a new URL.

I edited a section / combined sections / reordered things — does my audiobook update automatically?

No — the audiobook is generated per chapter, captured at the moment you ran Generate. It doesn't re-sync on its own when you edit. Three cases:

You reordered or combined sections within a chapter, or edited section text, or deleted a section — the chapter's audio still plays but now narrates the OLD text. Regenerate that chapter from the Audioscribe page to bring the narration back in sync with your edits.
You reordered whole chapters (dragged a chapter handle in the sidebar) — ✅ nothing to do. Each chapter's audio is unchanged; the player just plays them in the new order.
You only renamed a section title — the section title isn't read aloud (the audio narrates section content, not titles), so no regeneration needed.

Rule of thumb: changes inside a chapter leave that chapter's audio stale; changes between chapters are free. See Audioscribe → When edits in the Workspace affect existing audio for the full table.

Navigation

Where did the Notebooks tab go?

Notebooks has moved from the secondary navigation bar (inside individual scribes) to the primary navigation bar at the top of every page. This means you can access your highlights, notes, and verifications from anywhere in the app without needing to open a scribe first.

What is Audioscribe?

Audioscribe is the new name for the audiobook feature tab. You will find it in the secondary navigation bar when viewing a scribe. The feature itself is unchanged — it still lets you generate AI-narrated audio of your scribes, choose voice presets, or upload your own voice.

How do I know which scribe I am viewing?

The scribe title now appears directly in the secondary navigation bar, to the left of the tabs. This makes it easy to identify which scribe you are working with at a glance, without needing to scroll to the page header.

Account & Sign-in

How does the password reset flow work?

You request a reset on /forgot-password and Coffeescribe emails you a 6-digit code (not a clickable link). Type the code into the app, then set a new password. You're then redirected to /login to sign in fresh. The code expires 1 hour after it's sent. If you don't receive an email within a couple of minutes, check your spam folder, then click Resend code once the 30-second cooldown ends.

I didn't get my password reset email — what should I do?

Wait 1-2 minutes first — delivery is usually quick but can occasionally take a moment. Then:

Check your spam, promotions, or "all mail" folder. Add noreply@coffeescribe.ai to your safe senders.
Confirm you typed the email exactly as it is on your account (including any alias suffixes).
If you originally signed up with Google or GitHub, you don't have a password to reset — sign in with that provider instead.
After 30 seconds the Resend code button unlocks. Each new code invalidates the previous one — only the latest code in your inbox will work.
If nothing arrives after 5 minutes and a couple of resends, use the in-app feedback button.

The reset code says it's invalid or expired — what's wrong?

A few common causes:

Old code: Codes expire 1 hour after they're sent, and any earlier code is invalidated as soon as you click Resend. Make sure you're typing the code from the most recent email.
Wrong digits: The field only accepts 6 digits — anything else is ignored. Re-type carefully.
Rate limit: If you've requested several codes in a short window, Supabase may temporarily block new requests. Wait a couple of minutes and try again.
Expired session: If you sat on the code-entry screen for over an hour, request a fresh code with Resend code.

Can I use a DuckDuckGo, Apple Hide My Email, or Fastmail alias?

Yes. Both signup confirmation and password reset use 6-digit codes that you type into the app, not clickable links — so URL-rewriting privacy forwarders can't break the flow. Just make sure you sign in with the same alias you signed up with, and that the alias is still active in your forwarder's dashboard so the email actually reaches you.

Do I need to verify my email address when I sign up?

Yes — if you sign up with email and password, Coffeescribe sends a 6-digit verification code to your inbox. Enter it on the verification screen to activate your account. Codes expire after 1 hour; request a new one if needed. Google and GitHub signups skip this step because the OAuth provider has already verified your address.

Privacy & Data

Who owns the content I create?

You do. You retain ownership of your ideas, prompts, and edits. AI-generated content is licensed to you for any use, including commercial purposes.

Is my content private by default?

Free tier: All scribes are public
Pro and Creator tiers: Scribes are private by default. You can make them public in the library.

Can I delete my scribes?

Yes. All users (Free, Pro, and Creator) can delete any of their scribes at any time, including completed ones.

How do I export my data?

Go to your Settings page and scroll to the Data & Privacy section. Click Export Data to download a ZIP file (coffeescribe-export-YYYY-MM-DD.zip) containing your profile, scribes (with metadata), highlights, and notes. This feature is available to all tiers (Free, Pro, and Creator) and can be used once every 30 days.

How do I delete my account and data?

Before deleting, consider exporting your data first from the Data & Privacy section in Settings (see above). To delete your account, scroll to the Danger Zone section in Settings and click "Delete Account." You'll need to enter your password to confirm. The process permanently removes your account, personal data, and private scribes. Public scribes are re-attributed to "Deleted User" and remain in the library. Any active subscription is cancelled immediately — no refund for remaining billing time.

Does Coffeescribe train AI on my content?

Free + Pro: Your prompts are sent to the CoffeeScribe Model (our curated default) via OpenRouter. Whether the underlying provider uses prompts for training depends on the specific model behind the brand label at the time. We pick the underlying model with this in mind.
Creator: If you stay on the CoffeeScribe Model the same applies. If you pick a model from the picker, training behaviour depends on that provider's terms — see the picker's info icon for each model's details.

See our AI Content Policy for full details.

Citations & References

How do citations work?

When you generate a scribe with Web Search enabled, the AI cites its sources inline with small numbered markers like [1], [2]. Click a marker to see the source title, domain, and a link that opens the original page in a new tab. At the end of each chapter, a References section lists every source used in that chapter.

Can I edit or remove a source?

Not yet. Citations in v1 are read-only — you can't add, remove, or rewrite individual sources. Regenerating the section with Web Search on will produce a fresh set of citations. Manual citation editing may arrive in a future release.

Why doesn't my older scribe have clickable sources?

Citations only apply to sections generated or regenerated on or after 2026-04-14. Older scribes show [N] as plain text. To get live citations on an existing scribe, open the Workspace and regenerate the section with Web Search enabled.

Can I hide the inline markers while keeping the References list?

Yes. Open Reading Preferences (gear icon in the reader) and turn off Show inline [N] markers. Inline markers disappear, but the per-chapter References section still renders. The setting is saved to your browser.

Will citations appear in my PDF export?

Yes, by default. In the export modal, open Preview & Customise — the Include citations toggle is on by default. Inline markers render as superscript [N], and each chapter ends with a clickable References section.

Why doesn't my model cite inline with [N] markers?

Different AI models cite differently. Some (Perplexity Sonar/Sonar Pro, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Qwen 3 235B) reliably place numbered [1], [2] markers inline through the prose. Others (GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, Llama 4 Maverick, DeepSeek Chat, Grok 3 mini) return search sources but don't drop inline markers. CoffeeScribe adapts to whatever the model produced: when there are no inline markers, the chapter shows a "Sources consulted" bullet list at chapter end instead of a numbered list, with a one-line note explaining the gap. To get inline numbered citations, regenerate the section with a Perplexity model or Gemini 2.0 Flash. The model picker's info icon shows a Citation behaviour (web search on) line for each curated favourite so you know what to expect before generating.

What does the amber "Not in our recommended set" warning mean?

The model picker is a Creator feature — Free and Pro generate with the locked CoffeeScribe Model and don't see the picker. For Creator users, the picker has three tiers: CoffeeScribe Model recommended at the top, ~12 curated alternatives we've personally verified for writing quality and citation behaviour, then a collapsed advanced disclosure for the full 350+ OpenRouter catalogue. If you select a model from the advanced disclosure, the picker shows an amber "Not in our recommended set — quality and citation behaviour are unverified, and the model may fail to generate" note. The model is still available; the warning just means we haven't reviewed it. Some non-recommended models work fine; others (especially smaller models) may produce weaker prose, weaker citations, or fail to generate at all.

Why has my favourite model disappeared from Recommended?

We update the curated Recommended set when providers retire models or when a model's behaviour changes. For example, Anthropic retired the claude-3.5-sonnet endpoint on 2026-04-29, so we deactivated it and promoted claude-3.7-sonnet and claude-3.5-haiku into the curated set instead. Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro variants were demoted out of Recommended (they require reasoning mode, which doesn't fit our writing-focused picker contract) but remain available via Browse all for users who want them. Look for an amber "Not in our recommended set" note when picking from the wider catalogue.

Why did I get "The selected model is no longer available"?

Occasionally a provider retires a model endpoint with little warning — when that happens, the model is still listed in your picker until the next sync, but generation requests against it fail. Rather than burning a generation cycle and showing an "Internal Server Error" toast, CoffeeScribe now checks the model's status before calling the provider and returns a clean "The selected model is no longer available — please pick a different model" message. No tokens are charged. Open the picker, pick a different model (one of the Recommended favourites is the safe choice), and re-run the generation.

What models are in the catalogue?

We curate the catalogue for writing scribes — the picker shows text-completion models suitable for prose. Vision-multimodal, image, audio, embedding, transcription, and code-specialised models are filtered out so they don't clutter your picker. If you specifically need one of those for your work, you'll need to use a different tool — they're outside the writing-scribe scope.