Essays & Research Papers
Stop losing sources mid-essay. Save them once, use them when it counts.
Vaulterly is a free research organiser for students writing essays. Save every source as you find it, add a note on why it matters, then export your entire vault into your AI when it's time to write — so you get arguments grounded in sources you actually found.
The essay problem
Research happens in week one. Writing happens in week four. Nothing survives the gap.
You read a paper in lecture two that would be perfect for your argument. You never saved it properly. By the time you're writing, you know it exists but can't find it. You spend an hour re-searching instead of writing.
Vaulterly closes that gap. Every source gets a permanent entry — title, URL, your note on why you saved it — so nothing is lost between research and writing.
How students use Vaulterly to write better essays
Save sources as you find them
Every time you find something useful — a journal paper, a news article, a YouTube explainer, a textbook page — paste the URL into your vault and add a one-line note: what it says and which argument it supports.
Group by argument, not by topic
Create one vault per essay. Use the notes field to record which point each source supports. By the time you sit down to write, your sources are already sorted by how you'll use them.
Export into your AI
Before you open a blank document, copy your vault into ChatGPT or Claude. Your AI now has every source you found — titles, notes, and URLs — as context. It drafts from your actual research, not its training data.
Write from real sources
Ask your AI to outline your argument using only the sources you saved, draft your introduction, or identify what's missing before you write. Every citation it references is one you gave it — verifiable, real.
AI that actually helps
Five prompts that work once your research is in your vault
Copy your vault into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, then try these:
Outline your argument
“Using only the sources in my research context above, outline a 5-paragraph argument for [thesis]. Cite each source by name.”
Draft the introduction
“Write an introduction paragraph for my essay on [topic] using the research above. Under 150 words. End with my thesis statement.”
Find gaps before you write
“Review my sources. What important perspectives or counterarguments are missing? What should I find before I start writing?”
Check your thesis
“My thesis is [X]. Based only on the sources I've provided, is this well-supported? What's the strongest objection a reader might raise?”
Generate a study guide
“Turn the sources above into a concise study guide for [topic]. Key terms, main claims, one sentence per concept.”
Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and any AI that accepts a text prompt. See exactly how →
Common questions
Does Vaulterly generate citations automatically?
No — Vaulterly saves the sources you find and the notes you add. When you export your vault into an AI like ChatGPT or Claude, the AI can reference those real sources in its output. For formatted citations (APA, MLA), paste your export into your AI and ask it to format them, or use a dedicated citation tool alongside Vaulterly.
How do I get my research into ChatGPT?
Open your vault, click 'Copy vault context', and paste the result into your ChatGPT or Claude conversation before you start prompting. Your vault exports as plain text — titles, notes, and URLs — which any AI can read.
Can I organise sources by argument rather than by topic?
Yes. You can create separate vaults per essay and use the notes field on each source to record which argument it supports. Many students create one vault per paper and sort sources manually in the order they plan to use them.
Is Vaulterly free?
Yes, completely free. No usage limits, no paywalled exports.
Can I use Vaulterly for every subject?
Yes. Vaulterly works for any kind of essay — humanities, sciences, social sciences, law. It handles URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, textbook pages, and any other source type.
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