Companion turns the books into a conversation. Rather than pointing you to a page and leaving you to it, Companion explains, connects, and talks things through with you.
How it's different from Curious
The first thing you'll notice is the layout. The search box moves to the bottom of the screen, and it becomes a proper chat — you ask, it responds, and the conversation builds naturally from there.
The bigger difference is what happens when you ask a question. In Curious, you get the reference. In Companion, you get the reference and an explanation — what the idea means, how it works, and how it connects to other ideas across the books.
Asking questions
You can ask Companion anything about the books, in your own words. Some things people ask:
- "What does Melis mean by listening channels?"
- "How do intention and emotion relate to each other?"
- "Can you explain the empathy model in simple terms?"
Companion answers in plain language, and it draws the connections you might not have spotted — if a concept in one chapter links to an idea in another, or if something in one book echoes something in the other, it'll bring that in.
Where the answers come from
Every explanation Companion gives is grounded in the books. When it references an idea, it shows you the source — the same citation chips you'll know from Curious, colour-coded by chapter, tappable to read the original passage.
This matters. It means you can always check the answer against what Melis actually wrote. Companion isn't a general AI improvising in her style — it's working from her real words, and it shows you its sources so you can see that for yourself.
Starting here, or moving up
You can start with Companion straight away, or move up from Curious when you want more than references. And if you'd like to go further still — turning these ideas into workshop plans, agendas, or documents you can use — that's what Collaborator does. Companion helps you understand; Collaborator helps you build.