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If something isn’t working the way you expect, here are the best places to start.

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Ask the Assistant

sideBar can answer questions about sideBar itself. If you’re not sure how a feature works or where to find something, just ask in Chat e.g. “how do I add a memory?” or “what can Skills do?” are perfectly good questions.

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Check Settings → Skills

A lot of functionality in sideBar is powered by Skills. If a feature seems to be missing, it may just be that the relevant Skill isn’t enabled. Settings → Skills is a quick first thing to check.

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The FAQ

The FAQ section of these docs covers common questions and known gotchas. If something is tricky or frequently misunderstood, it’s probably in there.

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Report a Bug or Request a Feature

You can report bugs and request new features directly from Chat. Just tell sideBar what’s wrong or what you’d like, for example “I found a bug with task recurrence” or “I’d love to be able to export notes as PDF”. sideBar will handle the rest. sideBar uses context from your conversation to fill in the details and submits the report automatically. You’ll get a confirmation with a link to the issue once it’s filed.

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Offline

Most of sideBar keeps working offline. Cached chats, notes, tasks, websites, and files stay readable on the device you already used them on. New notes, tasks, website saves, and file imports queue locally and sync when your connection returns. Sending a new chat message still requires a connection. If something is missing on the current device because it was never cached there, sideBar shows that explicitly instead of leaving you on a blank screen.