Chat
Interact with OpenLoomi through natural conversation. Ask questions, give commands, or request complex tasks — all in plain language.
Goal
By the end of this page you should be able to:
- Use the chat to ask questions that draw on Memory — emails, messages, decisions, and project context.
- Trigger Skills and create Artifacts (mind maps, flowcharts, charts, docs) without leaving the chat.
- Hand a draft off into Loop or Automation when you want it to run.
Before you begin
- OpenLoomi Desktop is installed and an AI provider is configured — see Getting Started.
- At least one Connector is enabled so Memory has signals to draw from.
- The desktop window (or the messaging-app relay) is the surface you'll chat through.
Natural Language Interaction
In the OpenLoomi chat, type your questions or requests directly. Through conversation, OpenLoomi helps you:
- Summarize key information
- Get answers from your data
- Explore topics in depth
- Execute tasks
What You Can Ask and Do
Information & Summaries
- "What did my boss mention today?"
- "Summarize yesterday's to-dos"
- "What's the latest on Project X?"
- "Show me all interactions with this client"
Research & Analysis
- "What's the latest on Product Hunt?"
- "Research our competitors' recent updates"
- "Compare our product to [competitor]"
Task Execution
- "Write a weekly report for me"
- "Draft a response to Sarah's email"
- "Create a follow-up task for this"
- "Schedule a meeting about the Q3 roadmap"
Chat Features
Skills
OpenLoomi has access to Builtin skills to help you accomplish various tasks. When you ask for something that requires specific expertise, OpenLoomi will automatically select the appropriate skills. Browse all Skills →
Artifacts
OpenLoomi can generate various visual artifacts to help you understand and present information:
- Mind maps
- Flowcharts
- Charts
- Roadmaps
- Surveys
- Documents
File Analysis
Upload files directly in the chat and ask OpenLoomi to analyze, summarize, or extract information from them.
Source References
When OpenLoomi provides information, you can see the sources:
- Which messages/conversations it came from
- When they occurred
- Who was involved
Deep Dive
For certain topics, you can continue exploring:
- Ask follow-up questions
- Request more details
- Narrow down scope
Topic-Based Chats
- Create new conversations around specific topics
- Review past discussions on any subject
- Build persistent context over time
Chat History
- Access all past chats
- Search through chat history
- Resume previous topics
Example Conversations
Basic Questions
Ask "What is OpenLoomi"
Project Status
Ask "What's the latest update on Project X this week?"
Report Generation
Ask OpenLoomi "Please write me a weekly report on the progress of all projects over the past week."
App/Website Generation
Ask OpenLoomi to create a product page, landing page, or any web content for you. Just describe what you need, and OpenLoomi will generate the content along with images.
Ask "Create a product page for my AI podcast app"
Verify
- A "What did I work on yesterday?" prompt returns an answer grounded in your Memory instead of a generic LLM response.
- A generated Artifact (chart, mind map, doc) renders inline in the chat and is downloadable.
- Source references appear beneath any factual answer — click through to confirm the originating message.
Troubleshooting
- Empty answers for a Memory-grounded question. Confirm at least one connector is enabled and has been syncing; Memory needs signals before it can answer.
- Skill didn't fire. Rephrase to make the task explicit ("draft an email to X about Y" rather than "send something to X").
- Chat hangs mid-response. Check the local API port (
127.0.0.1:3414/:3515); the desktop app must be running.
Related
- Skills — the reusable capabilities Chat can call
- Memory — what grounds the answers in your history
- Loop — when Edit Draft hands off from a Decision Card
- Messaging Apps — chat through Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage, QQ, Lark/Feishu
- Connectors — the signal sources that fill Memory
- Library — upload files for Chat to reason over