Alphie User Guide · Contents
This guide is organized as "I want to do X → which page to open and what to click". The left sidebar of the web app lists, from top to bottom, Chat, Agent, Task, File, Library, Message and Settings; the navigation bar at the very top of the page has Dashboard, Docs and Download; Docs opens this guide as a web page in your browser. Each chapter below covers one of these areas.
| # | Chapter | What you'll find there |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Getting started | What Alphie is, the page layout, what to do first as a new user |
| 02 | Chat | Sending messages, switching models, sending images and files, voice input, finding old chats |
| 03 | Agents | Creating your own agent, opening and editing it, deleting it |
| 04 | Knowledge bases | Turning your own material into a knowledge base so Alphie answers from it |
| 05 | Tasks | What the Task page is for, how to check whether a background task has finished |
| 06 | Devices and the desktop client | Where to download the client, how to install it, what it adds over the web app, how to check your computer is connected |
| 07 | Quota and API keys | Free vs Pro, why the free plan needs your own key to chat, where to see your daily quota, what to do when it runs out, where to add your own key |
| 08 | Account and privacy | Changing your password, signing out, deleting your chat history and what Alphie remembers about you |
| 09 | Messages and linked accounts | The Message page, connecting email, WeChat, Feishu, Google Drive |
Common questions
- How do I download and install the desktop client? → Chapter 06
- What can Alphie do once the client is installed, and will it touch my computer without asking? → Chapter 06
- What is my daily quota, and what happens when it runs out? → Chapter 07
- Where do I enter my own API key? → Chapter 07
- Can I generate images or videos on the free plan? → Chapter 07
- How do I create my own agent? → Chapter 03
- How do I delete my chat history and what Alphie remembers about me? → Chapter 08
- How do I turn a folder on my computer into a knowledge base? → Chapter 04
- Where do I check whether a task has finished? → Chapter 05
- How do I connect WeChat, Feishu or email? → Chapter 09