## The "Aha Moment"
This is where Intangle's intelligence really shines. As you save memories, tasks & processes the AI automatically:
- Identifies themes and patterns
- Creates semantic topics
- Groups related information
- Surfaces what's most relevant and recent
**You don't organize** - the AI organizes for you.
## What Are Topics?
### Traditional Note-Taking Apps
**YOU** manually tag and categorize everything yourself.
### Intangle
The **AI** automatically generates semantic topics from your content.
### Example
You save several memories about:
- "Fixed authentication bug in user login"
- "API endpoint for token refresh"
- "Security review of password reset flow"
**The AI creates a topic:** "AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM"
You never created this category - the AI understood the theme and created it automatically.
## Where to Find Topics
### In the Web App
1. Open the Intangle web app
2. Look at the **left sidebar**
3. Below the navigation items, you'll see a **"TOPICS"** section
4. Here you'll find a list of auto-generated topics from your current space
### Topic Ordering
Topics are ordered by **relevance** using a smart weighting algorithm:
**Formula:** `weight = frequency × (1 / days_since_update)`
This means:
- Active topics with recent updates appear at the **top**
- Older topics naturally fade down (but stay accessible)
## Understanding Topic Display
Each topic in the sidebar shows:
### Topic Title
AI-generated concise name:
- "API INTEGRATION"
- "AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM"
- "PROJECT PLANNING"
### Item Count
- "5 items" → 5 memories/tasks grouped under this topic
- Shows you how much information is in each topic
### Time Indicator
- "today" → updated today
- "2d" → updated 2 days ago
- "1w" → updated 1 week ago
## How to Explore a Topic
**Step 1:** Click on any topic in the sidebar
**Step 2:** The assistant panel opens and shows:
- A conversation starter about that topic
- The items (memories and tasks) grouped under it
- All related information in one view
**Step 3:** Interact with the topic:
- Ask questions about it
- Update tasks within it
- Add new related memories
- Search within the topic
## Why This is Revolutionary
### Traditional Organization
- You save notes
- **You** must manually tag them
- **You** must create folders
- **You** must maintain the structure
- Organization becomes a **chore**
### Intangle Organization
- You save information
- **AI** automatically identifies themes
- Topics emerge **naturally**
- Organization happens **invisibly**
## Real-World Example
After 2 weeks of saving work memories, you might see:
- **AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM** (8 items, updated today)
*All security-related memories grouped together*
- **CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS** (12 items, 1d)
*Every client interaction and requirement in one place*
- **API REDESIGN** (15 items, 3d)
*All technical decisions and tasks for the API project*
- **TEAM MEETINGS** (6 items, 1w)
*Meeting notes and action items organized*
- **DEPLOYMENT PROCESS** (4 items, 2w)
*Everything about your deployment workflow*
**You never created these categories** - the AI understood your content and created semantic groupings.
## Topics vs Manual Tags
| Manual Tags | AI-Generated Topics |
|-------------|-------------------|
| Limited to your categorization | Understands semantic relationships |
| Inconsistent naming over time | Consistent and well-named |
| Requires discipline | No maintenance required |
| Static and rigid | Dynamic and adaptive |
You CAN still add your own topic tags when saving, and the AI uses those as hints. But the auto-generation means **you don't HAVE to** tag anything.
## Topic Navigation
Topics replace **chronological chat history** with **semantic navigation**.
### Old Way (traditional apps)
"What did we discuss on Tuesday about authentication?"
- Scroll through timeline
- Try to remember when the conversation happened
- Dig through chat history
### New Way (Intangle topics)
- Click "AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM" topic
- See **everything** related, regardless of when saved
- Grouped by **meaning**, not time
This is a **paradigm shift**: from temporal to semantic organization.
## Watching Topics Evolve
As you use Intangle, watch how topics:
### Emerge
Save 3-4 related memories → A new topic appears
### Grow
Add more information → Topic weight increases, moves up
### Fade
Stop working on something → Topic moves down (but stays accessible)
### Merge
Save information bridging two topics → AI might create a new combined topic
This is **living organization** - it adapts to your current work focus.
## Using Topics from External Tools
You can also interact with topics from connected tools:
```
"What topics do I have in my work space?"
"Show me everything in the Authentication System topic"
"What's in my most recent topic?"
```
The assistant will list your topics and fetch items from specific ones.
## The Value Proposition
### Other Apps
- Static folders and manual tags
- Search by keywords you remember
- Organization is **your job**
### Intangle
- Living, intelligent organization
- Navigate by semantic themes
- Organization is the **AI's job**
**Your job is just to save information. The AI handles the rest.**
## Real-World Scenarios
### Scenario 1: Project Context Switching
You've been away from a project for 2 weeks:
- Click the project's topic in the sidebar
- **Instant context reload** with all relevant memories
- Continue where you left off
### Scenario 2: Cross-Cutting Concerns
You're working on security across multiple projects:
- Topic: **"SECURITY & AUTHENTICATION"**
- The AI groups all security-related info from different projects
- See patterns and shared concerns across your work
### Scenario 3: Knowledge Discovery
You didn't realize how much you'd learned about React:
- Topic: **"REACT DEVELOPMENT"**
- See 47 items accumulated over time
- Your personal React knowledge base, automatically built
## Tips for Success
- **Don't worry about organizing** as you save - just save
- **Check the topics sidebar regularly** to see how the AI groups your info
- **Click on topics to explore** - you might discover connections you hadn't thought of
- **Topics reflect your actual work patterns**, not arbitrary categories
- **The more you save**, the better the topics become
- **Trust the AI** - it's designed to understand semantic relationships
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**Congratulations!** You've completed the core Intangle guides. You now know how to:
1. Create spaces with configuration
2. Save memories and tasks
3. Connect external tools
4. Search your memory from anywhere
5. Let AI organize your information
**Next Steps:** Explore advanced features, invite team members, or view all guides