Chat skills
Pick a skill next to the model in Ask AI. It shapes how the AI replies to your next message, and the chat remembers it. Everything stays as text in the chat.
No skill
Aria's normal answers, with sections you can save to your library.
- Good for
- Quick explanations, and answers you want to keep and read later.
- How to start
- Ask anything, for example “How does HTTPS keep my data private?”
Test my recall
Questions on your topic one at a time, each answer graded.
- Good for
- Checking what you remember, before a test or after reading.
- How to start
- Name a topic, for example “the TCP handshake”. Say “stop” for a summary of what to review.
Explain simply
The Feynman technique: a plain explanation, then you explain it back.
- Good for
- Understanding something new or confusing, and finding the gaps in what you know.
- How to start
- Name a topic. Ask for “quiz”, “analogy”, “script”, “gaps”, “system”, or “break” by name at any point.
Guided questions
The Socratic method: questions that lead you to the answer yourself.
- Good for
- Working through a problem on your own, with a nudge when you're stuck.
- How to start
- Describe the problem. Ask it to just tell you if you get stuck.
System design prep
Interview-style practice designing a system, one stage at a time.
- Good for
- Software engineering interviews.
- How to start
- Name a system, such as a URL shortener, or ask for suggestions.
Mastery check
Quizzes you point by point on what you paste until you know it all.
- Good for
- Making sure you know specific notes, a chapter, or a saved answer.
- How to start
- Paste the material. Each reply ends with which points you've mastered.
Make study notes
Turns what you paste into notes by concept, then quizzes you on them.
- Good for
- Turning a long article or chapter into notes you can review.
- How to start
- Paste the material. Save the notes to your library to read them in sections.