You have research notes in several files, but no clear first draft. OGAD (Off Grid AI Desktop) can help you find the relevant evidence, organize an outline, and turn checked notes into prose on your own computer. You keep control of the sources and can work without a cloud writing service after setup.
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The aim is a draft you can review, not an article that only sounds well researched. Build it from claims you have checked instead of asking the model to fill every gap.
What should you prepare?
Install OGAD and download a local text model on a supported Mac or Windows computer. Collect readable PDF, DOCX, TXT, or Markdown notes. Give them useful filenames and keep source URLs or publication details inside the notes.
Projects and local document search are free core features. Complete the first file import and local search setup while connected. A scanned PDF needs a searchable text layer or checked text first.
Choose one reader and one writing task. For example: a short article explaining which packaging material your small shop should test next. A defined question is easier to support than "write something about packaging."
How do you organize the evidence?
Create a project for the draft and import only the relevant notes. Ask for candidate claims with supporting sources before you ask for prose.
- Open Projects > New project, enter the writing topic, and press Enter.
- Open Knowledge & settings > Knowledge base > Add files.
- Import the notes and wait for indexing. Keep relevant sources enabled.
- Open the project's Chats > New chat.
- Ask for a small evidence list.
Try:
From the uploaded notes, list the claims that could support an article about choosing packaging material for a small shop. For each claim, name its source file and give a short supporting passage. Separate observations from opinions. Mark missing evidence.
Check each candidate against its source. Retrieval uses selected passages, so the list is a starting point rather than a complete review of every file.
How do you turn the checked notes into an outline?
Keep only claims you have verified, then give the model those notes and a clear reader outcome.
Use these checked notes to outline an 800-word article for a small shop owner. The reader should understand what to compare before choosing packaging. Include a place for limits and unresolved questions. Do not add statistics or product claims.
Review the order. Move the reader's main question near the start, remove points that do not help answer it, and mark any section that still needs research.
The project settings also let you save a System prompt for recurring instructions. For example, require source filenames and forbid invented quotes. Treat this as guidance to the model, not a guarantee.
How do you write a first section without losing the evidence?
Paste the approved outline section and its checked notes into the chat. Ask for a short section rather than the whole article at once.
Write the opening section from these notes. Use plain language and keep each factual claim tied to its source label. Do not invent personal experience, quotes, measurements, or results. Put [needs evidence] where support is missing.
The expected result is editable prose in the conversation. Compare the wording with the evidence. A modest observation can become an unsupported universal claim during rewriting, so check the strength of each statement as well as the numbers.
What should you review before joining the sections?
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Each factual claim has support | Fluent prose can hide invented details. |
| Source labels still point to the right note | A rewrite can mix nearby claims. |
| Quotes match the original | The model can paraphrase text presented as a quote. |
| No invented first-person experience | A draft must not imply a test or event that did not occur. |
| Gaps remain visible | Missing evidence should not be replaced with plausible filler. |
Once the sections are checked, ask for a transition or shorter wording. Keep your original evidence notes so you can compare later revisions.
Can this whole process stay offline?
After model and search setup, local document retrieval and writing can run on the computer. New web research still needs a connection. The model cannot verify a current claim online while you are offline.
Use a local text model and keep external tools outside the offline check. In Pro, disable Include captured memory for a sources-only research project and select Save. Earlier project chats and configured device sync are separate considerations.
Get OGAD, add a few research notes, and build one checked outline. Write the first section only after you can point to the evidence behind it.
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