docent

Settings

Manage your Docent preferences and data.

Reading

Controls how Docent syncs your reading queue with Mendeley and your local paper database.

Database directory
Local folder where your PDFs are stored. Docent counts PDFs here and uses this path for paper scanning.
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Mendeley collection
Name of the Mendeley collection to sync from. Must exactly match the collection name in the Mendeley desktop app.
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Research output directory
Folder where Studio research outputs are saved. Defaults to ~/docent/research/ if not set.
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Studio

Controls which AI model Feynman uses when running deep research and literature review tasks.

Feynman model
LiteLLM model string passed to Feynman — e.g. groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile or anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5. Leave empty to use Feynman's built-in default.
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System health

Checks that Docent's core dependencies are installed and reachable.

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API keys

Keys for research backends and paper search. Stored in ~/.docent/config.toml — never sent anywhere except the respective provider.

Search & discovery
Tavily
Web search for research workflows. Free tier: 1,000 calls/month. Get a key at app.tavily.com — no credit card needed.
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alphaXiv
Optional — upgrades Search papers and Get paper with AI overviews, topic tags, and GitHub links. Without it, both actions fall back to the free arXiv API automatically. Free key at alphaxiv.org/settings.
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Semantic Scholar
Optional — raises API rate limits for scholarly search. api.semanticscholar.org
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AI backends
Groq
Fast AI backend for the Groq backend option. Free tier at console.groq.com.
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OpenCode server

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Required for the Docent research backend. Uses your configured LLM API key.

NotebookLM

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Not installed. Install with: pip install notebooklm

Backup & Restore

Snapshot your queue, config, and research outputs. Files over 100 MB are excluded.

Walkthrough tours

Each page has a guided walkthrough that runs the first time you visit it. Reset individual tours below or restart all of them at once.

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Danger zone

Clear reading queue
Removes all entries from the local queue. Your Mendeley library is not affected — you can restore the queue by running Sync Mendeley on the Reading page.