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Essentials · Lesson 3 / 6 ~4 min Beginner
Capture
Recall
Connect
Reuse
So far, you have saved short memories. But knowledge often lives in longer material: reports, specs, PDFs, and web pages. Add the source itself instead of summarizing it by hand, then let Mem search it.

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What you’ll accomplish

You’ll add a real document or URL to Mem and ask a question only that material can answer.

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Watch how it’s done

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Your turn

Use a real document for the steps below. They describe the real app. To practise first, click Start the simulation for step-by-step hints in the popup.
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Find a real document you care about

Choose a PDF, report, spec, Markdown file, or a public web page you’ll actually need again.Use your own real material if you can.
2

Add it to Mem

Drag the file into the Timeline input, or paste the URL. You can also import it in the Library view.Mem parses the content, splits it into chunks, and indexes it.
3

Wait for it to become searchable

Check its status in the Library view. Once it shows as searchable, you can ask questions about it.
4

Ask a question only that document can answer

Type the question in Timeline.If you added an architecture review, ask:

Start the simulation when you’re ready. The Playground will open from the right.

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What you should see

Mem answers using the document content, with references to specific pages.
Can’t see it? Make sure the document finished indexing and isn’t still showing a processing state in the Library view.

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Why this matters

Mem searches documents and memories together. The source stays intact, so you and your AI can later reference and reuse its details without having to remember or explain them again.

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Go deeper

Want to understand what the Library can hold and how documents get indexed? Read the library page in the Nowledge Mem Docs.

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Next lesson

Next you’ll learn: keep a genuinely valuable AI conversation.

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