How it works
From saved source to finished essay — here's the exact workflow.
Vaulterly doesn't write your essay. It gives your AI everything it needs to help you write a good one — from your actual research, not generic training data.
Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and any AI that accepts a text prompt.
The workflow
Five steps. No setup. Works tonight.
Save your sources as you find them
Paste any URL into your vault — articles, videos, PDFs, Canvas pages, anything. Add a note explaining why you saved it and which class or paper it belongs to. Takes 20 seconds per source.
Most students save things in browser bookmarks or Google Docs and lose context within days. In Vaulterly, every source keeps its note attached — so two weeks later you still know why it mattered.
Organize by class, paper, or project
Group sources into vaults — one per class, one per paper, one per topic. Tag them so you can filter by keyword. Your vault becomes a structured record of everything you found, not a random pile of links.
You're not reorganizing later. You're building the structure as you go, in the same time it would take to dump everything into a folder you'll never open again.
Copy your vault context with one click
When you're ready to write, hit "Copy vault context." Vaulterly formats your entire vault — every title, URL, and note — as clean plain text. The whole thing is on your clipboard in one second.
No file exports. No special format. Just text, structured the way an AI can read and use it. Every source is listed with its title, link, and your personal note about why it matters.
Paste into any AI and start your prompt
Open ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity — any AI with a chat window. Paste your vault context at the top of your message. Then ask it to help you write.
Works with any AI that accepts a text prompt. No plugins, no integrations, no API key. If you can type into it, your vault context works in it.
Get output that's grounded in your actual research
Because your AI now has your sources, notes, and context, it writes from what you actually found — not from its general training data. No hallucinated citations. No generic arguments.
The difference is real. An AI writing from your vault will reference your specific sources, use the framing from your notes, and produce arguments that match your actual position.
What to ask your AI
Five prompts that work once your vault is pasted in.
These work in any AI tool. Paste your vault context first, then send one of these. Replace the brackets with your actual topic.
Outline
"Using only the sources in my vault below, outline a 5-paragraph argument for [topic]. Cite each source by name."
Draft intro
"Write an introduction paragraph for my essay on [topic] using the research context below. Keep it under 150 words."
Find gaps
"Review the sources below and tell me what important perspectives or counterarguments I'm missing before I write."
Study guide
"Turn the sources below into a concise study guide for [topic]. Bullet points, key terms, and one sentence per concept."
Thesis check
"My thesis is [X]. Based on the sources below, is this well-supported? What's the strongest objection?"
The pattern is always the same.
Paste vault context → describe what you need → be specific about format or length. Your AI has the research. You direct how to use it.
The difference
Same AI. Different input. Very different output.
Without a vault
- ✗You paste a bare question. AI has no source material.
- ✗Output is generic — arguments any student could write.
- ✗Citations are invented. AI confabulates real-sounding sources.
- ✗You spend more time fact-checking than writing.
With a Vaulterly vault
- ✓AI has all your sources, URLs, and your own notes as context.
- ✓Output is grounded in what you actually found and read.
- ✓Every citation links to a real source you already saved.
- ✓You direct the argument. AI does the drafting work.
Common questions
Questions students ask before signing up.
Does Vaulterly connect to ChatGPT directly?
No — and that's intentional. There's no integration to set up, no plugin to install, no API key. You copy your vault context as plain text and paste it into whatever AI you already use. It works everywhere, day one.
How much text does the vault context actually produce?
A vault with 10 sources produces roughly 500–1,500 words of context, depending on how detailed your notes are. That's well within the context window of every major AI tool. A 30-source vault is still usable in most cases.
Is this cheating?
Vaulterly organizes your research — the same research you'd do with or without it. Using AI to help draft or outline from sources you found is the same as using any other writing tool. Always follow your institution's academic integrity policy.
What if I just have links and no notes?
It still works. Vault context includes every URL you saved. An AI can read a URL and understand what a source is likely about. Notes make the output sharper, but they're not required to get started.
Can I use this for subjects other than essays?
Yes. Students use vaults for exam prep (paste notes → ask for a study guide), group projects (share a public vault → everyone uses the same context), and lab research (save papers → ask AI to summarize methodology patterns).
Your AI needs context. Your vault is where you build it.
Start saving sources for your next paper. Copy your vault when you're ready to write. The difference shows up in the first draft.