Work with files in your vault
Updated for SystemSculpt 6.18 ·
In SystemSculpt, use Chat with file when you want a conversation about a file. Use Convert to Markdown when you want a separate editable extraction. Attaching a source to a chat and saving a converted note are different operations.
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Chat with a file
Open the file's menu and choose Chat with file, or add it in chat through @, [[, the + menu, paste or drop. Check the backend and mode before sending. Supported attachment handling varies by backend and input type; PDF processing is not the same as attaching a plain text note or an image. Follow the current input error if a file is not accepted.
Convert a document to Markdown
- Select a supported PDF, PNG, JPG/JPEG or WebP file in the vault.
- Open its file menu and choose Convert to Markdown.
- Inspect the saved Markdown extraction, especially names, numbers and tables, before relying on it.
- Use Chat with file or attach the extracted note for follow-up work.
Document conversion uses hosted processing and has a current 25 MiB source limit. Office formats are not supported by this converter's extension list. Do not rename an unsupported file's extension to make it appear supported. Source files and extracted notes remain distinct.
Audio and durable results
Use Convert Audio to Markdown for supported audio, or choose the recorder/Audio Processor flow in Audio transcription. Chats and written results are Markdown; images and other media keep their actual formats. A saved native chat transcript does not replace the native agent's session state.
Keep the scope deliberate
Attach the files relevant to the request and review the selected mode. Search exclusions do not prevent access to a file you explicitly name or pin. Hosted processing sends necessary content to the service; see Privacy. Workflow guides gives a document-review example.
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