Generate

The Generate page is where most of your time will be spent. It's a two-pane layout: the template form on the left, the AI output on the right.

Layout

┌───────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┐
│                           │                           │
│      Template form        │        AI output          │
│                           │                           │
│  • Template name + desc.  │  • Streams in as it runs  │
│  • Input fields           │  • Copy / Download        │
│  • Provider + model badge │  • Save to History        │
│  • Generate button        │  • Save as Document       │
│                           │  • Regenerate             │
│                           │                           │
└───────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘

On mobile the panes stack vertically.

Picking a template

There are three ways to land on Generate:

1. From Templates, click Use template
2. From Dashboard quick actions
3. Directly via URL: /generate?template=<id> (e.g. /generate?template=blog-post)

If you land on Generate without a template selected, you'll see an empty state with a Browse templates CTA.

Filling the form

Each template defines its own fields. Example — for Blog Post:

• Topic (text, required)
• Tone (select: Professional / Casual / Friendly / Authoritative / Humorous / Inspirational)
• Target Audience (text, optional)

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk. The Generate button is disabled until all required fields have values.

Generating

Click Generate. The prompt is built by replacing {field} placeholders in the template's prompt with your values, and the request is sent to /api/generate.

While generating:

• The button shows a spinner and says "Generating..."
• The output pane shows a loading placeholder
• You can't re-click Generate until the current run completes

When the run completes, the content appears in the output pane rendered as Markdown.

Active provider and model

A small badge at the top of the form shows which provider and model will be used:

Google · gemini-2.5-flash

To change them, go to Settings. The selection is per-provider (see Models).

Output actions

Above the AI output, five action buttons:

Copy

Copies the raw Markdown to your clipboard. A toast confirms the copy.

Download

Downloads the output as a .md file named <template-id>-<timestamp>.md.

Save to History

Pushes the output into the generations array in the store. It'll appear on the Dashboard's "Recent generations" list and the History page.

Save as Document

Creates a new document in the Editor with this content and the template name as the title. Great when you want to refine and polish the output.

Regenerate

Re-runs the same prompt. Useful when the first output isn't quite right. The previous output is replaced — if you want to keep it, save it first.

Errors

If something goes wrong, you'll see a toast with a friendly message:

For more, see Troubleshooting.

Tips for better output

1. Fill more fields, not fewer. Audience and tone dramatically shape quality.
2. Regenerate 2–3 times. Pick the best one; don't expect the first try to be perfect.
3. For long-form, use a "Pro" model. Claude Sonnet or GPT-4o.
4. For short-form, use a fast model. Llama 3.1 8B Instant or GPT-4o-mini.
5. Save to Documents, then refine. Use the Editor's AI actions to polish output without regenerating from scratch.

Next: Editor →