Ask side questions without polluting your context.
Traditional AI tools force you to ask unrelated questions in your main chat, polluting the AI's context window. Reminda's Quick Ask lets you highlight any text and ask side questions in a temporary popup. Once closed, the history vanishes, keeping your main conversation pristine.
3-step workflow
How Quick Ask works
Highlight any text
Select any confusing term, phrase, code block, or concept within your current chat — directly inside Reminda's interface.
Ask in a temporary popup
A contextual popup appears instantly. Ask your question — the AI already knows what you've selected, no copy-paste needed.
Close and discard history
Get your answer, and once you dismiss the popup, the temporary conversation is immediately deleted. Your main chat context remains completely pristine.
The problem with ordinary AI
Side questions pollute the AI's context
When you ask a quick, unrelated question in the middle of a long conversation, it permanently pollutes the AI's context window. The AI gets confused, your chat history becomes cluttered with tangents, and you hit token limits faster.
Traditional AI Chat
- •Ask side question
- •Context window gets polluted
- •AI gets confused by tangent
- •Chat history becomes messy
- •Token limit reached faster
- •Main conversation degraded
Reminda Quick Ask
- Highlight text in chat
- Ask in temporary popup
- Get instant answer
- Close the popup
- History is immediately deleted
- Main context stays pristine
Quick Ask In Action
"The Hamiltonian operator in quantum mechanics represents the total energy observable of the system. Given iℏ(∂/∂t)|Ψ(t)⟩ = Ĥ|Ψ(t)⟩ , the right-hand side involves..."
This is the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. iℏ is the reduced Planck constant multiplied by the imaginary unit. Ĥ is the Hamiltonian — total energy. The equation says: energy acting on a state equals the rate of change of that state over time.
Answer appears inline — zero tab switching required
Who uses Quick Ask
Instant clarity for every workflow
Scenario
Highlight a confusing theorem in your textbook
Result
Get a simple explanation + automatically save it to your study deck
Scenario
Select a cryptic error stack trace in your docs
Result
Receive root cause analysis + save the fix pattern as a code card
Scenario
Highlight an unfamiliar phrase in a foreign article
Result
Get translation + pronunciation + create an audio flashcard instantly
Scenario
Select a complex methodology description in a journal paper
Result
AI extracts the key claim + links it to existing memory cards
Every answer can become a permanent memory
Quick Ask isn't just a chatbot popup — it's the entry point to your knowledge system. Any answer can be saved as a long-term memory, a spaced repetition flashcard, or a tagged note — with one tap.
→ AI memory
Save the answer as a persistent contextual memory — recalled in future chats automatically.
→ Flashcard deck
Convert the Q&A pair into an SRS flashcard — reviewed at optimal intervals until mastered.
→ Collection note
Save to a named collection for subject-specific review and future reference.
Quick Ask FAQ
Does Quick Ask work on all text within Reminda?
Yes. You can highlight text in chat conversations, uploaded documents, flashcard content, and notes. Any readable text surface supports Quick Ask.
Which AI models power Quick Ask?
Quick Ask uses the same AI gateway as your main chat — Gemini, Claude, GPT-4o, or any model you've configured. The selected model answers in context instantly.
Is my highlighted text kept private?
Yes. Quick Ask queries are encrypted before being sent. If you use a local model (Ollama), nothing ever leaves your device.
Can I use Quick Ask on mobile?
Absolutely. Reminda's iOS and Android apps support Quick Ask via the native text selection menu. Tap-hold any text to invoke it.
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