First-session guide

Begin with a decision.
Not a blank prompt.

Boardesa AI is designed around visible learning steps. A useful session starts by choosing the right mode, naming the outcome, adding only the context that changes the work, and reviewing the sample before relying on it.

LOCAL PREVIEWNO ACCOUNTNO LIVE MODEL
BOARDESA FIRST SESSION04 visible moves
  1. 01
    ChooseMatch the mode to the decision.
  2. 02
    FrameName the outcome, not only the topic.
  3. 03
    ContextAdd what materially changes the answer.
  4. 04
    ReviewInspect, revise, export, or clear.
Control stays with the learner or teacher.LOCAL
INSTALLABLE WORKSPACE

Keep Boardesa close.
Keep the boundary clear.

Supported browsers can install the current Boardesa shell for a focused standalone window and faster access to cached routes. Installation does not activate live AI, accounts, uploads, or billing.

When a new shell is available, Boardesa validates its cached release, waits for browser-controller handoff, and reloads once. A stalled transition stops instead of repeating reloads.

  • opens the same local-only workspace;
  • uses the existing offline shell where supported;
  • can receive shared text as an editable draft on compatible platforms;
  • never submits a shared item automatically.
APP SHELLCHECKING

Checking whether this browser exposes a direct install action.

Manual install steps

Open the browser menu and choose Install app, Add to Home Screen, or the equivalent option. The wording depends on the browser and device.

Boardesa never opens the browser install prompt without your button press.
01 FIVE-MINUTE ROUTE

A clear first session has four decisions.

You do not need a perfectly engineered prompt. You need enough clarity for the workspace to understand the task, the desired outcome, and the boundaries of useful support.

CHOOSE01

Start from the decision.

Use Study when the goal is understanding, Math when the method matters, Write when authorship must remain visible, Quiz when evidence is needed, and Plan when time and priorities must become a realistic sequence.

Compare the modes
FRAME02

Name what should change.

“Photosynthesis” is a topic. “Help me explain why light intensity changes the rate, then give me one check question” is an outcome. The second request tells the workspace what useful progress looks like.

See prompt anatomy
CONTEXT03

Add only decision-changing detail.

Level, deadline, source material, allowed methods, lesson duration, and assessment purpose can change the route. Personal identifiers and unrelated private details usually do not help and should be left out.

Use minimum context
REVIEW04

Inspect before you rely.

The current output is a local product sample, not a correctness judgement. Choose Quick for the minimum route, Standard for verification and next actions, or Deep for assumptions and likely failure points. In a future live system, the same review rule remains: check reasoning, sources, classroom fit, academic integrity, and the learner’s own understanding.

Keep session control
MODE MAP

One workspace. Five different decisions.

The mode should change the shape of support, not merely recolour the interface.

S

Study coach

Use it to locate confusion, connect ideas, practise a new example, and check understanding.

Start a study brief ↗
M

Math solver

Use it to identify knowns and unknowns, choose a method, show transformations, and verify the result.

Start a math brief ↗
W

Writing lab

Use it to diagnose claim, structure, evidence, transitions, and clarity while preserving the writer’s judgement.

Start a writing brief ↗
Q

Quiz builder

Use it to define the objective, level, question mix, answer evidence, and follow-up after mistakes.

Start a quiz brief ↗
P

Study planner

Use it to turn deadlines, available time, confidence, energy, spacing, and buffers into a realistic week.

Start a planning brief ↗
PROMPT ANATOMY

Three signals are usually enough.

A clear request combines an outcome, the context that changes the route, and the kind of evidence or response shape you need.

  • Outcome: what should become clearer, stronger, checked, practised, or planned?
  • Context: what level, deadline, source, constraint, or classroom condition matters?
  • Evidence: what should the response show—steps, examples, questions, feedback, or a schedule?
TOO OPEN

Help me with algebra.

The topic is visible, but the exact obstacle and useful outcome are not.
CLEARER BRIEF

I understand linear equations but get stuck when fractions appear. Show one worked example, explain why each transformation is valid, then give me a similar problem to try.

OutcomeContextEvidence
RESPONSE DEPTH

Control how much structure appears.

Depth changes the amount of local scaffolding, not the truth of the result. The current browser sample still does not know whether subject content is correct.

QUICK

Minimum route

Three steps, one success signal, and a direct next move. Best for scanning the intended interaction.

STANDARD

Balanced review

A complete route, checkpoint, evidence signals, and an actionable follow-up. This is the default.

DEEP

Assumptions visible

Adds likely failure points, adaptation evidence, and one deeper verification move.

LEARNING CHECK

Turn an output into a decision.

After each completed local sample, choose what should happen next. The choice is stored only with the local session and never sends a request automatically.

SIMPLER ROUTE

Reduce the cognitive load

Prepare an editable prompt that asks for one smaller connection, one concrete example, and one check.

PARALLEL EXAMPLE

Practise without copying

Prepare a related example with the same learning target so the method can be transferred.

READY TO APPLY

Record a local reflection

Mark that the route is ready for independent use. This is a self-check, not a correctness certificate.

MINIMUM NECESSARY CONTEXT

More detail is not always better detail.

USEFUL

Details that change the route

  • learning level or prior knowledge;
  • deadline or available time;
  • source notes, equation, draft, or objective;
  • required method, format, or lesson duration;
  • what has already been tried.
LEAVE OUT

Details that add risk, not value

  • full names and contact details;
  • student records or confidential school data;
  • passwords, API keys, or payment information;
  • unrelated private health or family information;
  • copyrighted material beyond what is necessary.
SESSION CONTROL

Your work should not become a hidden dependency.

The current workspace keeps automatic recovery data only in the browser tab. You can copy or download a readable Markdown version, export an integrity-checked portable Boardesa session file, import that file later, clear the session, change modes, switch response style or depth, or stop local sample generation. Import and validation remain local to the browser. Before a file can replace the tab, Boardesa enforces a 256 KB limit, bounded JSON depth and field counts, duplicate-key and blocked-property checks, schema/date verification, strict session limits, and SHA-256 integrity; the user then reviews metadata without revealing prompt content.

  1. 01
    Review

    Check the method, assumptions, missing context, and fit for the learner or classroom.

  2. 02
    Revise

    Use a follow-up, choose a learning check, or edit the request instead of accepting the first structure automatically.

  3. 03
    Keep, move, or clear

    Download a readable Markdown copy or an integrity-checked Boardesa recovery file. Import only files you chose, and clear the tab when local work is no longer needed.

CURRENT PRODUCT STATUS

The guide is real. The intelligence is still a preview.

The interface, mode switching, prompt-aware local samples, response-depth controls, mode-specific checkpoints, context controls, quota-aware tab recovery, bounded portable session validation, exports, accessibility behaviour, and sample response flow are active. A live AI provider, user accounts, uploads, subscriptions, and payments are not connected yet.

Read the launch boundaries ↗
START WITH DIRECTION

Choose a mode.
Make one useful step visible.

LIMITED MODE

What still works without JavaScript.

Boardesa remains a readable static site when scripts are blocked or fail to load. The interactive workspace and browser-level controls pause, but product explanations, policies, help routes, direct email links, and a compact navigation path remain available.

READ

Explore the product safely

Use All Tools, Responsible AI, Security, Privacy, Accessibility, and planned Pricing pages without an interactive runtime.

CONTACT

Use direct email routes

The Contact page keeps direct mail links available even when its local message builder cannot run.

RETURN

Enable scripts for local features

JavaScript is required for prompt-aware samples, same-tab recovery, portable session validation, browser diagnostics, filters, and PWA install controls.

Local recovery lifecycle

Open Session → Storage & retention to view the rolling two-hour expiry, disable snapshots for the current tab, or clear only the saved snapshot.

BROWSER HISTORY SAFETY

Newer local work cannot be silently overwritten.

Back/forward cache can revive an older page instance. Boardesa compares the session lineage and monotonic revision before every save. If the stored revision is newer, saving pauses and you choose whether to load the newer snapshot or keep the visible page as a new lineage.

Duplicated tabs remain separate browser sessions. If two visible tabs restore the same lineage, Boardesa uses ephemeral same-origin signals to select one writer and pauses saves in the other tab. The signal includes only random tab and lineage IDs, revision numbers, visibility, and heartbeat timing — never the request or transcript. You can take control in the current tab or fork the visible work into a separate lineage.

Export a private recovery file when you intentionally need to move a complete session between browsers or devices.

Need to confirm what is active? Open the System Status page.