Auto-version rules
Slima creates versions in the background — not randomly, but by meaningful rules. This article spells out when auto-versions fire and why those moments specifically.
Four moments that trigger an auto-version
| Moment | What |
|---|---|
| Periodically while you write | A version every few minutes (sparse enough not to be noise, dense enough to be a safety net) |
| Before the AI writes | The Coach or AI analysis snapshots before it modifies a file |
| Big changes | Bulk delete or bulk paste — version before and after |
| File added / removed / renamed | Structural changes |
The logic: leave a restorable point at every moment you might later regret.
Design principle: rhythm, not clock time
Naive version-control tools use a dumb timer — "snapshot every N minutes." Slima doesn't.
Slima watches your writing rhythm:
- You wrote a chunk, paused to think about what's next → version (psychologically, that's a boundary)
- You're typing fast → no version (it would break your flow, and the text isn't stable yet)
- You selected a region and deleted it → version (high-risk move)
- You typed for 30 seconds and stopped → no version (too granular)
See: Create a manual version and name it
See the auto-versions
In the version history panel, you'll see two kinds of dots:
- Big dot — a named version (you made it)
- Small dot — an auto-version (the system made it)
The panel has a "Show / hide auto snapshots" toggle.
See: Browse version history & diff
Do auto-versions eat a lot of space?
No. Slima versions store diffs — just "what changed since the previous version", not full copies of the book each time. A hundred auto-versions together are usually smaller than the plain text of one book.
Can I turn auto-versions off?
Not recommended.
If you really need to, there's a book-level toggle in book settings. Don't unless you have a strong reason — auto-versions cost you nothing and save you everything.
Can I bulk-delete auto-versions?
Not (yet). Slima treats versions as a timeline — deleting a section would break the diff chain. You can "hide auto snapshots" for visual cleanup, but not delete.
We're evaluating "compress a date range of auto-versions" for the future.
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