Live AI
By Fabrice Gallet
Agentic AI assistant for Roam Research with instant suggestions and completions
Overview
Live AI is a powerful and agentic AI assistant extension for Roam Research that brings intelligent suggestions and completions directly into your writing workflow. Get instant AI assistance as you type directly in Roam blocks or in a dedicated chat panel, with support for multiple AI providers and fully customizable prompts to match your unique needs and knowledge management style.
Core Features
Live AI Chat Panel
- • Conversational interface for AI interaction
- • Drag & drop blocks to add context seamlessly
- • Supports multiple content formats (text, images, PDFs, audio, video)
- • Multi-turn conversations without breaking workflow
- • Ephemeral conversations for focused dialogue
Multiple AI Providers
- • Support for Claude, GPT-5, Gemini 3, and more
- • Easy switching between different AI models
- • Compare responses across providers
- • Flexible provider selection and configuration
- • Pay-as-you-use pricing model
Context & Content Panel
- • Current page and zoom view integration
- • Linked references from related pages
- • Daily notes from custom date ranges
- • Sidebar information and mentions
- • PDF documents and multimedia files
50+ Built-in Prompts
- • Pre-configured tasks for common workflows
- • Summarization and synthesis
- • Translation and content enrichment
- • Create custom prompts for unique needs
- • Organize and manage your prompt library
Advanced Features
Query Agents & Graph Search
Three powerful query agents help you explore your knowledge:
- • Natural language to Roam database query conversion
- • Datalog Datomic query generation
- • "Ask Your Graph" semantic search with fuzzy matching and privacy controls
Multimedia & Content Processing
- • Voice Features: Transcription (Whisper/Groq), text-to-speech, audio analysis with segment marking
- • Image Generation: Multiple quality levels with iterative editing
- • Video Analysis: YouTube and direct URL support with temporal clipping
- • Web Search: Current information retrieval for up-to-date context
- • PDF Processing: Multi-page extraction and analysis
Live Outliner Agent
An experimental autonomous agent that surgically modifies outline structures based on your requests. Instead of appending content sequentially, it makes intelligent structural changes to your notes.
Transparent Cost Tracking
Pay only for what you use with transparent token-based billing. Input tokens cost approximately 4-5x less than output tokens, typically running just a few dozen cents per month. Built-in cost calculator tracks your spending in real-time.
Getting Started
- 1. Install - Install Live AI extension from Roam Depot
- 2. Configure API - Enter your API key for your preferred AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.)
- 4. Open chat panel - Click on chat icon to open Chat panel and start a conversation with an LLM ! Drag & drop blocks to add context.
- 4. Customize Prompts - Create or modify prompts or styles to match your writing style and use cases
Privacy & Security
API Key Management
Your API keys are stored locally in your browser and never transmitted to any third-party servers. All API calls go directly to your chosen AI provider.
- • Keys stored securely in browser storage
- • No key transmission to external servers
- • Easy key rotation and updates
- • Revoke access anytime
Data Privacy
Your notes and content remain under your control. Live AI processes content locally before sending to AI providers.
- • No tracking or analytics of your usage
- • No storage of your notes on external servers
- • Only selected content sent to AI provider
- • Full transparency in data handling