Decisions and reasons

Remember what you decided, and why.

Decisions get made in chats, then lost in them. RelayLink keeps each one as a record, with what was decided, the reason, the options you ruled out and the questions still open, so any assistant you connect can find it months later.

“What did we rule out for the tool-sharing idea?”

Ruled out An app for the whole neighborhood.

Reason saved with it Too big to build on a guess, before knowing whether people will lend.

Chosen instead A trial with five neighbors on one street.

Sources Your saved decision, 4 March Jim’s reply

Illustrative result, with its sources on the answer.

The short answer

How do I keep track of decisions made in AI conversations?

Ask your assistant to save the decision as it is made: the choice, the reason and what would make you reconsider. It is kept as a record rather than buried in a transcript, so later you can ask why you went with the trial and get the answer with its source and date.

How it works

Saved when it is decided. Found when it is needed.

  1. Save it as it happens

    When you settle something, ask your assistant to record it: the decision, the reason, and what would make you look at it again.

  2. Keep what you ruled out

    The options you rejected, and why, are often what you will have to explain later. They are kept as records of their own.

  3. Ask in your own words

    Search matches different forms of a word and forgives typos, ranks the strongest match first, and every result says which record or message it came from.

What you would say

  • “Save the decision: we’re trialing with five neighbors first, and why.”
  • “What did we rule out for the app idea?”
  • “Why did we pick Thursdays?”
  • “What’s still undecided on this project?”
  • “What did Jim and I each write down about the trial?”

The details

What it does, and what it doesn’t.

What it does

  • Keeps decisions, reasons and ruled-out options as separate, searchable records.
  • Finds a decision by the words you remember, forgiving typos and different forms of a word.
  • Puts the source and the date on every result.
  • Keeps earlier versions of a saved note when it changes, with the reason it changed.
  • Lines up what each person wrote down in a conversation, and points out where one chose an option the other rejected.

What it doesn’t do

  • Search your ChatGPT or Claude history. It finds what you saved or sent through RelayLink.
  • Pick a winner when two records disagree. It shows both, with who wrote each.
  • Turn an assistant’s guess into something a person said. An inferred assumption stays marked as inferred.
  • Find a record that shares no words with your question. It matches words, not meanings.

Questions

What people ask, answered.

Can I search my old ChatGPT conversations with this?

No. RelayLink holds only what you saved or sent through it. To keep a decision findable, save it when you make it; from then on any connected assistant can find it.

What is worth saving as a decision?

Anything you might have to explain later: the choice, the reason, what you ruled out and what would make you reconsider. One line of reasoning saved today saves a long search next month.

Will it find a decision if I don’t remember the exact words?

Often. It matches different forms of a word, tolerates typos and puts the strongest matches first. It does not read minds: a question that shares no words with the record may not find it.

What happens when two records disagree?

You see both, with who wrote each and when. RelayLink will not merge them or pick one; that is a call for you to make, not the search.

Can I see what the other person wrote down in a conversation?

In a conversation you are part of, yes: you can line up what each side recorded, from decisions and options to open questions. Where one person marked an option chosen and the other rejected it, that is pointed out. Whether you actually agree is still for the two of you to say.

Where are my decision records kept?

In your RelayLink account: your notebook holds what you saved yourself, and your conversations hold what was said between you and other people. Neither is visible to anyone outside it.

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