Chats and follow-ups

A chat is one conversation with Polaris. Each chat keeps its own history, queries and charts, so follow-up questions build on what came before.

Ask a question

Type in the chat input and press Enter. The input understands three shortcuts:

Type	To
`@`	Mention a database table or an existing story, so Polaris uses it.
`/`	Load a skill, a saved set of instructions for a task.
`#`	Switch to story mode, to have Polaris build a story.

The + button (Add context) offers the same choices from a menu, plus Attach file. See File attachments.

The ring next to the input shows how much of the model’s context window the chat uses. Long chats are summarized automatically when they get close to the limit.

Follow up

Ask the next question in the same chat. Polaris remembers earlier questions, queries and results. Select one of the suggested follow-ups under an answer to send it as is.

While Polaris is still answering, the input says “Add a follow-up…”. Messages you send now wait in a queue. You can send a queued message right away, edit it, or remove it.

Stop an answer

Select the stop button (■) in the input, or press Ctrl C. Polaris stops and keeps the partial answer.

Edit, resend and retry

Polaris has no separate “Regenerate” button. Use these actions on your own message instead. Hover over the message to see them.

Resend runs the same message again and replaces the answer.
Edit lets you change the message, then runs it again.
Copy copies the message text.

When you edit or resend, Polaris keeps the earlier versions. Use the Previous version and Next version arrows on the message to switch between them.

If an answer fails, Polaris shows the error and a Retry button, which sends your last message again.

Copy and export an answer

Hover over an answer to see:

Good response and Bad response, to rate it. See Sharing and feedback.
Copy message.
More actions, with Copy chat to Markdown, Export chat to Markdown and Export chat to PDF. Switches let you include errors, SQL and scripts in the export.

Find old chats

The sidebar lists your chats. Use the filter button to group them by star, date, project, ownership or source, and to show all chats, only yours, starred, shared, or shared with you.

To search, select Search chats or press ⌘ K. Search looks at chat titles first and then at message text.

Each chat in the sidebar has a menu with Star, Rename, Share and Delete. You can also double-click a title to rename it.

Keyboard shortcuts

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where the table says ⌘.

Action	Shortcut
New chat	`⌘` `⇧` `O`
Search chats and commands	`⌘` `K`
Go to stories	`⌘` `⇧` `S`
Show or hide the sidebar	`⌘` `B`
Show or hide the story panel	`⌘` `⇧` `B`
Switch light and dark mode	`⌘` `⇧` `L`
Cycle models (in the chat input)	`⇧` `Tab`
Stop the answer	`Ctrl` `C`
Add selected text to the chat	`⌘` `L`
List all shortcuts	`⌘` `/`