Select or upload multiple papers for detailed AI analysis in Consensus. Get a comprehensive, cited summary across all selected papers to compare findings, explore relationships, and assess study quality in one place.
Instead of tedious PDF scrolling and scanning, you can chat directly with full-text papers to receive in-depth answers and analysis.
How to use this feature (4 ways!)
From the Search Bar
Click the + button in the search bar.
Select the papers from your Library or upload papers.
Enter and send your question in the search bar.
From Search Results
In your search results, check the boxes for the specific papers.
Type your question in to the search bar at the bottom of the page.
From My Library
Open My Library
Use the search bar at the bottom of the screen to ask questions
If you don’t select specific papers or a Collection, your question will be answered using your entire Library
If you click into a specific Collection, your question will be answered using only the papers in that Collection
From a Paper Details Page
Open a paper’s Details Page by clicking its title in your search results.
Type your question in to the search bar at the bottom of the page.
What types of documents can I chat with?
You can chat with full-text papers from Consensus, papers saved in your Library, and documents you upload yourself.
In addition to published papers, you can upload your own documents, including manuscripts, experiment proposals, dissertations, clinical protocols, private research reports, and more. Once uploaded, you can ask questions about those documents and search across them alongside papers from Consensus.
Uploads are private and only accessible to you unless you choose to share a Collection that includes them.
Notes
Chatting with the full text of a paper, Collection, or your entire Library is available only in Pro or Deep search mode. To unlock more usage, upgrade to the Pro subscription.
You can use the + button in the search bar to upload a single paper and chat directly with that document.
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