Interacting with Your Apps
AppSense - Understanding Your Mac
AppSense reads data directly from macOS apps so Alter can work with more than what is visible on screen. Use this focused guide:Follow Mode
Follow Mode keeps your context in sync while you continue working, so follow-up answers stay grounded. Use this focused guide:Interacting with Files and Folders
You can drag files and folders to Alter, add content from apps, and ask grounded questions about that material. Use this focused guide:Workspaces
Workspaces keep larger context indexed and ready so you can run repeatable tasks across bigger file sets. Use this focused guide:Alter Actions - Workflows
Actions let you save and reuse high-value prompt workflows with model and tool controls. Use this focused guide:Gateways
Gateways connect Alter to Discord and Telegram so you can run actions from those chat apps while Alter stays on your Mac. Use these focused guides:Split Panel
Split Panel divides the Hub into two conversation panes so you can research in one and write in the other. Context bridging — conversations, files, snippets, and attachments — flows between panes without copy-paste. Use this focused guide:Coding tools
Delegate implementation work to ChatGPT, Cursor, OpenCode, or Claude Code from the same Alter conversation. Alter runs the session locally, shows progress in task cards, and delivers the result back when the turn finishes. The fastest way to start is a Marketplace coding agent — download from alterhq.com/marketplace and run it once; Alter enables the linked coding tool on first use. Use this focused guide:Search, filters, and thinking effort
Search and filter — Find text inside an open conversation (⌘F), search all Hub history (⇧⌘F), filter the sidebar by conversation type, workspace, action, or tag, and jump through long Hub threads with the turn index. Thinking effort — On supported models, choose Low, Balanced, or Max from the model switcher or Action Editor. Alter remembers the choice per model and preserves reasoning context across follow-up turns. Use these focused guides:Memory
Memory saves concise facts across chats, workspaces, and meetings, then recalls the most relevant ones in new conversations. New to Memory? Start with Memory Catch-Up. In a fresh Hub chat, choose Give Memory a head start to review the last 30 days of chats and meetings and seed Memory in one pass—much faster than waiting for everyday learning to catch up. Use these focused guides:- Memory Catch-Up — recommended first step to feed Memory from history
- Memory — how recall, learning, and the Memory tool work
- Manage Memory — review, forget, and tune settings