Temporary Chat Mode
A temporary chat is a conversation that is not stored in your history. When the session ends, the messages are discarded and the conversation does not appear in the left sidebar. Use it for a quick, one-off question you do not need to keep.
When to Use a Temporary Chat
- A quick lookup or one-time question you will not revisit.
- A throwaway experiment where you do not want to add to your saved history.
- Any exchange you would rather not have listed in the sidebar afterwards.
For anything you may want to return to later, use a normal conversation so it is saved automatically.
Starting a Temporary Chat
- Open the new chat menu, or the conversation options.
- Select the Temporary Chat option.
- Start typing. The conversation runs like a normal chat while the session is open.
A temporary chat is usually marked so you can tell it apart from your saved conversations at a glance.
How It Differs From a Normal Chat
| Normal Chat | Temporary Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Saved to history | Yes, automatically | No |
| Appears in the sidebar | Yes | No |
| Available after the session | Yes | No, it is discarded |
| Can be searched, tagged, or bookmarked | Yes | No |
Within the session itself, a temporary chat works the same way as a normal one: the AI keeps context across the thread, and you can ask follow-up questions.
Notes
- Because a temporary chat is not saved, you cannot reopen it later. Copy anything you want to keep before you leave.
- Closing the temporary chat, or ending the session, permanently removes the conversation.