🕵️ Archive Detective Chat
Ask me to generate Trove queries, create briefs, or help with property research
👋 Hi! I'm your Archive Detective assistant. I can help you:
- 🔍 Search Trove - Explore Archives archives directly (e.g., "search for gold", "find articles about Grafton")
- 📄 Read & Summarize Articles - Read Trove articles and create summaries
- 📋 Build Reports - Add articles to printable PDF reports
- 🔧 Generate Queries - Create Trove-ready CSV queries for property research
- 📝 Create Briefs - Generate PDF brief templates
- 📊 Story Timeline Management - Build owner timeline CSV files
Try: "search for gold locations NSW", "find articles about Grafton's first buildings", or /help for all commands
Owner Story Timeline Editor
| Date | Owner | Role | Volume/Folio | Dealing | Archive Source | URL | Notes |
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📖 Command Help
Slash Commands
/generate-queries
Generate Trove-ready CSV queries for property research
/make-brief
Create a PDF brief template
/harvest-stub
Create a placeholder owner timeline CSV
/report
Generate a placeholder research report
/read <article_id>
Read a Trove article by ID or URL
/context
Open research context tray to view/pin articles
/cite
Cite pinned articles (auto-inserts [1][2] style references)
/clear
Clear all articles from research context
/cite <article_id>
Save and cite an article (adds to context for AI)
/summarize <article_id>
Create a summary of an article or text
/add-to-report <article_id>
Add an article to your report with summary
/report-view
View your current report
/report-pdf
Generate a PDF of your report
Natural Language
"read article 12345678"
Read a Trove article
"summarize this article"
Create a summary
"add this to my report"
Add article to report
"show my report"
View current report
"generate queries for 12A Clarence St"
Generate Trove queries
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Enter
Send message
?
Open help modal
/
Focus command input
Other Features
- Story Timeline Editor: Click "📋 Story Timeline" to edit owner timeline CSV inline
- Status Page: Click "📊 Status" to see all generated files
- ZIP Export Story Timeline: Export Story Timeline today's files or all files from the status page