Start and manage chats
The AI Coach isn't just a chat box — it supports multiple chats, history, pinning, so a long-running book project can have structured conversations.

Start a new chat
Three paths:
- ➕ icon at the top of the Coach panel
- 鍵盤快捷鍵(依版本而異)
- Command palette → "New chat"
A new chat:
- Loads the current book's context (including
writing-spec.md) - Default name "New chat — [time]"
- Rename it any time after the first stream
Switch between past chats
The Coach panel has a "Chat history" tab listing every chat in the current book:
- Title (or first message if unnamed)
- Last active time
- Message count
Click to switch.
Multi-chat tabs (several open at once)
You can hold up to 5 chat tabs open simultaneously:
- Switch with tabs at the top of the panel
- Close with × per tab
- Closed chats aren't lost — they're in history
Typical use:
- Tab 1: pacing for Chapter 8 with the Coach
- Tab 2: setups in Chapter 1
- They don't interfere
Pin a chat
Right-click a chat → Pin. Pinned chats:
- Stay at the top of history
- Won't be auto-cleaned
- Show a pin icon
E.g. pin "This book's overall outline discussion" — long-running, always one click away.
writing-spec.md auto-loads
When you start a chat, Slima auto-attaches writing-spec.md as system context.
You don't see it in the message list — but the AI honours it throughout.
Cross-book memory
Default: per-book isolation — what you discussed about Book A won't leak into Book B.
For screenplay adapters: enable "Cross-book memory" in chat settings and pick the source book.
Delete / export chats
⋯ menu on each chat:
- Delete — into trash for 30 days
- Export to Markdown — save the whole chat as
.md - Rename
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