> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.clevia.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Concepts

> A quick guide to the core ideas in Clevia. Use this page to understand how everything fits together—from your workspace and projects to AI concepts like context and citations.

### **Workspace**

Your workspaces are focused spaces for a specific piece of work (e.g., "Thesis—Literature Review" or "Grant—Methods"). Each project has its own files, notes, and reference library, so you can keep topics separated and switch context quickly.

### **Library (Reference Library)**

The library holds all the sources you rely on—PDFs, imported references, and their metadata. From here you can search, de-duplicate, edit metadata, and open files in the viewer. You can import items manually or add them from integrations like Semantic Scholar.

### **Files**

Files are the building blocks inside a project. They include imported documents (PDFs) and Clevia's editor (Markdown supported)

### **Editor (Markdown Documents)**

Edtior notes are editable documents you create inside Clevia using the block editor. They support Markdown formatting, headings, lists, code blocks, and inline citations via @references.

### **Clevia AI Research Assistant**

Clevia's AI helps you read, connect, and write. Ask questions about one file or many at once, compare methods across papers, draft summaries, and get answers grounded in your sources with page/section citations.

### **Chat**

The chat is the interface for talking to Clevia AI. It keeps conversation history per thread and supports follow-up questions. You can reference specific files, projects, or folders to guide analysis.

### **Query**

A query is any request you send to Clevia - questions, instructions, or rewrite prompts. Queries can scope context to selected files/folders or the entire project library.

### **Context**

"Context" is the information passed to the AI along with your query: selected files, extracted text snippets, metadata, prior messages, and your current editor selection. Good context leads to more accurate, well-cited answers.

### **Metadata**

Metadata describes your sources—title, authors, publisher, year, DOI, pages—plus any fields needed for citation styles. You can view and edit metadata in the reference details panel.

### **References**

References are the formal records for your sources in the library. They underpin citation and bibliography generation. Clevia supports multiple citation styles and keeps references synchronized with your documents.

### **Citations**

Citations are numbered links in AI responses and your notes that point to the exact source location (page/section) used to support a claim. Clicking a citation opens the viewer at that location so you can verify accuracy.

### **Smart @references**

Type @ in the editor to search your library and insert inline citations. Clevia tracks these mentions and can generate a consistent bibliography at the end of your document.

### **Command Palette**

A keyboard-driven launcher for quick actions (create file, insert template, run AI commands, navigate). Open it with ⌘/Ctrl + K.