> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.temperate.works/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Read and steer an answer

> Follow the steps Temperate takes, rate an answer, and try another direction.

## Follow the work

While Temperate works, it says what it's doing and shows its steps. Select a step to see more.

![An answer that says what it does next, with its steps under each sentence, and the answer with a table at the end](https://mintcdn.com/temperate/fiKOImnzsBaUE79z/images/chat-answer.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=fiKOImnzsBaUE79z\&q=85\&s=7a1e9b98c5787e1b8a0e2818ae25f526)

## Charts and tables

When numbers read better laid out, an answer can show a chart, table or comparison. Ask "what if", and you can change the numbers with a slider and see the result right away. To continue with a number you chose, write it in your next message.

![A view with a slider for the hours a month, and the cost per month and per year that follow it](https://mintcdn.com/temperate/fiKOImnzsBaUE79z/images/chat-what-if.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=fiKOImnzsBaUE79z\&q=85\&s=0b07f0fc3023a0e10a79c0cef6fbe8ff)

## The buttons under an answer

| Button | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Copy** | Copies the answer. |
| **Good answer** | Tells Temperate the answer was right. |
| **Bad answer** | Lets you say what was wrong. |
| **Branch in new chat** | Starts a new chat from this point. |
| **Write again** | Writes the answer again. |

To change your own question, select **Edit** on it.

> [!NOTE]
>
> When you rate an answer down, Temperate staff can read that chat to find out what went wrong. The dialog tells you before you send it.

## What Temperate learned

**Remembered 2 things for General** under an answer shows what Temperate learned for the space. To take something back, see [Make Temperate forget](https://docs.temperate.works/library/memory.md#make-temperate-forget).

When you explain why an answer was wrong, Temperate can suggest a [team rule](https://docs.temperate.works/library/team-rules.md).

## Branches

A branch is a new chat with everything up to one answer, so you can try another direction and keep the first. The menu **Main chat and branches** shows them all.

## Long chats

The ring in the field shows how full the chat is. When it's full, Temperate summarizes earlier messages and carries on. You still see the whole chat.

## The panel at the right

Open the panel to see what belongs to the chat: **Tasks**, **Artifacts**, **Uploads** and **Sources**.


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