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Start and manage chats
Last updated June 4, 2026 · 3 min read
The AI Coach isn't just a chat box — it supports multiple chats and history, so a long-running book project can have structured conversations.
Start a new chat
Click the ➕ icon at the top of the Coach panel to open a new chat.
A new chat:
- Loads the current book's context (including
Writing Guidelines.md) - Starts named simply "New Chat"
- After your first message, the title auto-renames to the start of that message
Switch between past chats
The History (clock) icon at the top of the Coach panel opens a dropdown listing every chat in the current book. Each entry shows:
- Title (or "New Conversation" if unnamed)
- The date it was last updated
Click any entry to switch.
Multi-chat tabs (several open at once)
You can keep several chat tabs open at once:
- 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
Writing Guidelines.md auto-loads
When you start a chat, Slima auto-attaches Writing Guidelines.md as system context.
You don't see it in the message list — but the AI honours it throughout.
Chats are scoped per book
Each book's chats are isolated — what you discussed about Book A won't leak into Book B.
If you want guidance that follows you across every book, use account-wide AI Memory rules (Account → AI Memory). Those rules apply to all your chats. There is no per-chat "cross-book" toggle and no way to pick another book as a chat's context source.
Delete a chat
Hover over a chat in the history dropdown and click the trash icon to delete it. This is a permanent delete — the conversation and its messages are removed, not moved to a recycle bin.