Cold Start
The blank page problem is real. We've been working on this for a while and we're happy with where it landed.
Describe your topic — your field, the scope, any angle you already have in mind. Cold Start searches the literature and comes back with:
- A structured research brief
- A suggested thesis angle
- An outline to start from
- Sources worth reading
It's not a first draft. It's a starting point that actually knows the literature. The sources it suggests are real, citable papers — add them to your library with one click and start citing immediately.
Available on Fellow (1/day) and Chair (2/day) plans.
Also in this release
- Bibliography export now supports BibTeX and RIS formats, in addition to plain text.
- Improved source deduplication — Folio now warns you when you try to add a source that's already in your library, based on DOI or title matching.
- Word count is now visible in the editor toolbar. It updates in real time as you type.