Writing Assistant

The Writing Assistant is an inline rewriting tool for the note you are editing. Select a passage, describe how it should change, and review the result in the document before accepting it.

Before using it, make sure at least one AI provider or local model is configured. See Configuring AI for setup.

Open The Writing Assistant

Select text in an editable note, then use any of these methods:

• Click Writing Assistant in the Bubble Menu.
• Press Cmd/Ctrl + J.
• Run Writing Assistant from the Command Bar.

The Writing Assistant requires a selection. If nothing is selected, Octarine asks you to select text first.

Request A Rewrite

Type a direct instruction in the inline prompt, such as:

• "Make this shorter without changing the meaning."
• "Turn these notes into a clear paragraph."
• "Fix the grammar and keep my tone."
• "Rewrite this as a checklist."

Press Cmd/Ctrl + Enter to send the request. You can stop generation while it is running or press Esc to close the prompt.

Type / to search your custom slash commands. Choosing a command runs its saved prompt against the current selection. Create and manage these commands in Settings → AI → Slash Commands; Octarine stores them in .octarine/ai/slash_commands.json inside the workspace.

Review The Result

The rewritten text appears in place with its changes highlighted. Use the controls below it to:

• Highlight changes — toggle the inline difference view.
• Undo — restore the selected text as it was before the rewrite.
• Accept — keep the rewritten text and clear the review controls.

The original selection is not silently discarded: the rewrite remains reviewable until you accept or undo it.

For workspace-wide questions, multi-note context, web search, or changes that create and move files, use Ask Octarine.

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