Multi-turn conversations

A conversation is a persistent discussion thread — each question takes the previous exchanges into account. Useful for refining a topic, comparing answers, or chaining several related questions without repeating yourself.

Start a conversation

On the search page /user, tick "Multi-turn conversation" before the first question. Subsequent questions appear in the same thread and inherit the context.

You can also convert an existing search into a conversation via the "Continue this discussion" button.

Persistence

All conversations are encrypted at rest (Fernet, derived from SECRET_KEY) and kept indefinitely under /user/conversations. You can:

• Rename a conversation
• Archive (hide from the main list without deleting)
• Delete permanently (immediate purge)
• Export as Markdown or JSON

Context window

The context handed to the LLM at each turn includes:

• The last N turns (configurable, default 5)
• The source citations from previous turns
• The system prompt of the organisation (if configured)

Beyond N, older turns are summarised automatically by an auxiliary LLM to stay under the synthesis model's context limit.

Best practices

• One conversation = one topic. Open a fresh thread for a different topic to avoid context pollution.
• Rephrase explicitly when the LLM drifts ("Go back to the original question about X").
• Use strict mode (see RAG search) if your operational decisions depend on the answer.