{
  "note": "Pachinko support episodes. Bodies are plain-text excerpts; the url serves the full episode.",
  "count": 50,
  "episodes": [
    {
      "slug": "ai-chat",
      "title": "Chat Is Better in a List App",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/ai-chat/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI PHILOSOPHY</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Chat Is Better<br in a List App</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Chat is powerful. Chat that lands in your workspace is more powerful.</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"image header\" <p class=\"caption\" Chat. Curate. Act.</p <span class=\"image label\" PACHINKO 034 / LISTS VS CHAT.PNG</span </div <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/listsVsChat.png\" alt=\"Chat in a list based AI workflow\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Select notes and ask AI in Chat. ② Responses arrive as individual notes.<br ③ Keep the useful ones, discard the rest. ④ Move to projects or drop on functions. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE MISSING PIECE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Chat Is Great. What Happens After Chat Is the Problem.</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Chat is the best way to interact with AI. You ask, it responds, you go back and forth. Nobody's arguing with that. The problem is what happens when the conversation ends."
    },
    {
      "slug": "ai-research-to-draft-workflow",
      "title": "From Research to Draft: AI Workflow",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/ai-research-to-draft-workflow/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" From Research to Draft:<br AI Workflow Patterns</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Functions and Chat, alone or together. Mix them however you want.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE TOOLS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Two Tools, Many Combinations</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" <strong Functions</strong process new notes automatically as you add them. Set up a context and prompt once, drop stuff on it forever. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" <strong Chat</strong is for sit down sessions. Select notes, ask questions, curate the responses. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" You can use either one alone, or chain them together, or alternate between them. Here are a few patterns. Steal what works. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Where these patterns say to select notes or set context, that material is sent to your configured AI provider for the request. Projects hidden with <code Hide from AI</code stay out of automatic discovery, but notes you explicitly select are still used as context. </p <div class=\"suppo"
    },
    {
      "slug": "apple-reminders-sync",
      "title": "Never Miss Anything with Reminders Integration",
      "category": "Scheduling",
      "tags": [
        "Scheduling"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/apple-reminders-sync/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Never Miss Anything with<br Reminders Integration</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Because brilliant ideas happen when your hands are full</p <! Video </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"image header\" <p class=\"caption\" Apple Reminders sync to your Inbox automatically.</p <span class=\"image label\" PACHINKO 021 / REMINDERSINTEGRATION.PNG</span </div <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/remindersIntegration.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Reminders Integration\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Capture via Siri, Watch, or Reminders app. ② Syncs to Pachinko Inbox automatically.<br ③ Check off quick tasks or import for full treatment. ④ Organize with notes and dates. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE INTEGRATION</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Apple Reminders Sync to Your Inbox</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko syncs with Apple Reminders, which means you can capture tasks using Siri, your Apple Watch, the Remi"
    },
    {
      "slug": "break-big-tasks-into-manageable-steps",
      "title": "Break Big Tasks Into Manageable Steps",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/break-big-tasks-into-manageable-steps/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Break Big Tasks Into<br Manageable Steps</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Use subtasks to break gnarly tasks into tiny doable pieces</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/subTasks.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Subtasks\" </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW SUBTASKS WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Nest As Deep As You Want (Like Inception)</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Subtasks let you break down big tasks into steps. Open any task, add subtasks. Those subtasks can have their own subtasks. Those can have more subtasks. We don't limit nesting depth because Gary insisted \"someone might need seven levels\" and I couldn't technically prove him wrong. Nobody needs seven levels, Gary. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" nesting</span <span class=\"detail value\" Unlimited depth (go wild)</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" deeper levels</span <span class=\"detail value\" Open the task to see "
    },
    {
      "slug": "browser-extension-for-safari-chrome",
      "title": "Browser Extension (Safari & Chrome)",
      "category": "Quick Capture",
      "tags": [
        "Quick Capture"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/browser-extension-for-safari-chrome/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" QUICK CAPTURE</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Browser Extension:<br Clip Full Pages or Selections</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Easily grab the whole web page or just selected text and images.</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW THE BROWSER EXTENSION WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Three Ways to Clip Web Content</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" The Pachinko browser extension (available for Safari and Chrome) gives you three capture modes. Click the extension icon to save the entire page title, URL, content, everything. Select text first, then click the icon to capture just that selection. Or use highlight mode (advanced) to click and grab different chunks from across the page, building a custom clip from multiple sections. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Most people use it for whole page saves one click, article captured, back to browsing. The selection mode is for when you only need specific paragraphs. Highlight mode is for power users who want to cherry pick blocks from different parts of a long page it may not work for all p"
    },
    {
      "slug": "capture-anything-from-any-app-instantly",
      "title": "Capture Anything From Any App Instantly",
      "category": "Quick Capture",
      "tags": [
        "Quick Capture"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/capture-anything-from-any-app-instantly/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" QUICK CAPTURE</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Capture Anything From<br Any App Instantly</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Share to Pachinko from Safari, Mail, Photos, Notes, anywhere</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW SHARE SHEET WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" From Any App to Your Task List</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Share Sheet integration adds Pachinko to the standard iOS and macOS share menu, letting you send content from any app directly to your task list. See an article in Safari you want to read later? Tap Share, choose Pachinko, it becomes a task. Get an email that needs a response? Share it to Pachinko with the full email content attached. Find a photo that reminds you of something you need to do? Share it and add context. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The share action preserves context automatically. Web pages include the URL and title, emails include sender and subject, photos include the image. Everything lands in your Inbox where you can organize it properly later. It's frictionless capture if you can share it"
    },
    {
      "slug": "capture-everything-in-one-place",
      "title": "Processing Your Inbox",
      "category": "Views",
      "tags": [
        "Views"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/capture-everything-in-one-place/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" VIEWS</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Your Inbox Is for Temporary Storage</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Capture quickly, process regularly, keep it empty</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/inboxProcessing.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Inbox Processing\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Create quick notes. ② Collect information from other apps.<br ③ Process with Functions or Chat. ④ Move to Projects or Trash. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" UNDERSTANDING INBOX</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Inbox: The Entry Point for Everything</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Your inbox is where all new items land before you've decided what to do with them. It's intended as a holding area, not a permanent home. When you capture a thought, clip a web article, or create a quick task, it goes here first. The goal is to get things out of your head immediately, then process them later when you have time to think clearly.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" In my opinion, you"
    },
    {
      "slug": "areas-vs-projects",
      "title": "Understanding Areas vs Projects",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/areas-vs-projects/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Areas vs Projects:<br The Essential Distinction</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Understanding the difference transforms how you organize everything</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE KEY DISTINCTION</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Areas vs Projects: Two Different Purposes</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" The fundamental difference between areas and projects lies in their relationship to time and completion. Areas represent ongoing responsibilities you maintain indefinitely, while projects are specific outcomes you work toward and eventually finish.</p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" areas</span <span class=\"detail value\" Ongoing responsibilities without end dates</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" examples</span <span class=\"detail value\" Health, Finance, Family, Career Development</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" projects</span <span class=\"detail value\" Finite goals with clear completion criteria</span </li <li <span clas"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bulk-edit-everything",
      "title": "Multiple Selection and Bulk Actions",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/bulk-edit-everything/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Stop Editing Tasks<br One at a Time</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Select multiple, change once, thank yourself later</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW IT WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" One Change, Multiple Tasks</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" You processed 15 articles into your inbox. They all need the same status and the same deadline. You could select each one individually, set the status, set the date, close, repeat 14 more times. Or you could select all 15, make the change once, and be done in 10 seconds.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" Hold <kbd Cmd</kbd and click tasks to select multiple. Or click one, hold <kbd Shift</kbd , click another to select everything in between. Then apply changes move to a project, set status, set dates, delete. Whatever you do applies to all selected tasks at once. Gary bulk edits with surgical precision. I select everything and hope I didn't miss the one task that needed different treatment. His way has fewer casualties. </p <div"
    },
    {
      "slug": "capture-tasks-instantly-from-anywhere",
      "title": "Capture Tasks Instantly from Anywhere",
      "category": "Quick Capture",
      "tags": [
        "Quick Capture"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/capture-tasks-instantly-from-anywhere/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" QUICK CAPTURE</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Capture Tasks Instantly<br from Anywhere</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" One keyboard shortcut from anywhere. Type your task. Done. Back to what you were doing.</p <p class=\"text center caption\" Ctrl+Space anywhere. Type. Done.</p <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/quickNote.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Quick Note\" </div <br </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW QUICK NOTE WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Quick Note: Instant Task Capture</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Quick Note lets you capture tasks without switching to the Pachinko app. Press <kbd Ctrl+Space</kbd from anywhere on your Mac, type your task, hit Save, and the window disappears. Your task lands in your Inbox, and you're back to whatever you were doing all in seconds. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The key is reducing friction. When a task pops into your head, you don't want to switch apps, find the right list, and break your concentration. Quick Note removes all that just keystroke, type, done. </p <p cl"
    },
    {
      "slug": "choose-your-clipping-method",
      "title": "Choose Your Clipping Method",
      "category": "Quick Capture",
      "tags": [
        "Quick Capture"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/choose-your-clipping-method/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" QUICK CAPTURE</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Browser Extension vs Quick Capture:<br Pick Your Tool</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" One works in browsers only. One works everywhere. Both save to Inbox.</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mt 1 mb 2\" UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Browser Extension vs Quick Capture: Two Different Tools</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Both the browser extension and Quick Capture let you save content to your Inbox, but they work differently. The browser extension is a one click icon in your browser toolbar that can save whole web pages or just selected text and images it only works in web browsers, but requires no special permissions. Quick Capture uses <kbd Cmd+;</kbd and works in Apple Mail, Apple Messages, PDFs in Preview, and browsers, but needs system accessibility permissions to function. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The choice comes down to where you work. If you mostly capture content from websites, the browser extension is simpler. If you need to clip from Mail, Messages, or"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clip-content-directly-to-your-inbox",
      "title": "Clip Content Directly to Your Inbox",
      "category": "Quick Capture",
      "tags": [
        "Quick Capture"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/clip-content-directly-to-your-inbox/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" QUICK CAPTURE</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Clip Content Directly<br to Your Inbox</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" It's easy to inhale information from multiple sources into Pachinko to advance your tasks and projects.</p <p class=\"text center caption mb 4\" Clip from Mail, Messages, PDFs, or browsers. <kbd Cmd+;</kbd Done.</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW QUICK CAPTURE WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Quick Capture: Clip Content from Anywhere</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Quick Capture works in Apple Mail, Apple Messages, PDFs in Apple Preview, and your browser. Press <kbd Cmd+;</kbd (configurable in settings) and it clips directly to your Inbox as a new task. When you've selected text, it captures your selection. If nothing's selected and you're in a browser, it grabs the whole page. And for YouTube videos, we automatically grab the transcript when available. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" This is perfect for capturing anything: research articles, email snippets, messages you need to act on, quotes from PDFs, whatever. Se"
    },
    {
      "slug": "choose-from-20-themed-color-schemes",
      "title": "Choose From 20 Themed Color Schemes",
      "category": "Customization",
      "tags": [
        "Customization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/choose-from-20-themed-color-schemes/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" CUSTOMIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Choose From 20 Themed<br Color Schemes</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Friend Zone. Stockholm Syndrome. Rock Bottom. We made 20 themes with self indulgent rotating descriptions</p <span class=\"badge welcome mt 1 mb 4\" PRO</span </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW THEMES WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" 20 Themes, Each With Personality</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" We made 20 full themes with names like \"Friend Zone\" (for tasks that never get completed), \"Stockholm Syndrome\" (you've been hostage to your to do list so long you defend it), \"Ghosted\" (your tasks haunt you), and \"Rock Bottom\" (the darkest dark mode we dare you). Each theme has its own color palette and fun descriptions that rotate every time you read them. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Every theme customizes everything: background colors, text colors, icon colors, and more complete visual overhauls. This is an unusual level of detail (read: wasteful activity) for a productivity app. We know. We did it anyway. Pick \"Treading"
    },
    {
      "slug": "connect-an-mcp-client",
      "title": "Connect an MCP Client",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/connect-an-mcp-client/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" STEP BY STEP</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Connect an<br MCP Client</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Let an outside AI tool read, write, and queue work in Pachinko.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" BEFORE YOU START</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Know What You Are Exposing</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" MCP lets compatible AI clients work with visible Pachinko data. Before you connect, hide any project that should stay out of automatic AI browsing. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" enable</span <span class=\"detail value\" <code Settings &gt; AI &gt; Enable MCP</code </span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" clients</span <span class=\"detail value\" Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, and other MCP compatible tools.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" privacy</span <span class=\"detail value text punch\" Use <code Hide from AI</code on projects that should not be browsed automatically.</span </li </div <p class=\"mb 0\" Hidden projects are skipped in normal lists and scans. If you de"
    },
    {
      "slug": "connect-everything-with-mcp",
      "title": "Connect Everything With MCP",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/connect-everything-with-mcp/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Connect Everything<br With MCP</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Let MCP compatible AI tools read, write, and run work in Pachinko.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" SETUP</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Enable MCP in Settings</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard that lets AI tools talk to apps. In Pachinko, MCP gives compatible tools a controlled way to inspect visible projects, read notes you make available, search them by meaning, create sections, create notes, move notes, set dates and statuses, and queue Functions. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" To turn it on, open <code Settings &gt; AI</code and enable <code MCP</code . Then connect from an MCP compatible tool such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, or another client that supports the protocol. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" where</span <span class=\"detail value\" <code Settings &gt; AI &gt; Enable MCP</code </span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" "
    },
    {
      "slug": "create-your-first-function",
      "title": "Create Your First Function",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/create-your-first-function/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" STEP BY STEP</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Create Your<br First Function</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Save one repeatable AI job, then run new material through it.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" BEFORE YOU START</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Choose One Repeatable Job</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" A good first Function does one job you expect to run again. Prefer narrow rules to broad ones. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Compare new market notes against my portfolio.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Turn customer feedback notes into product opportunities.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Extract risks and next actions from project updates.</span </li </div </div </section <section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE STEPS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Build the Function</h2 <div class=\"support data pa"
    },
    {
      "slug": "convert-section-to-note",
      "title": "Convert Section to Note",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/convert-section-to-note/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Convert Section to Note:<br Merge Everything Into One Document</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Right click a section, get one clean note perfect for sharing or final drafts</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW IT WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Right Click a Section, Get One Note</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Convert Section to Note takes all the notes in a section and merges them into a single note. Right click any section, choose \"Convert to Note,\" and all the individual notes collapse into one unified document. The section disappears and moves to Trash (you can recover it if needed), and you're left with one clean, shareable note that contains everything that was in the section.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" This is perfect when you've been building something in chunks an itinerary, a research report, a project plan and now you need it as one cohesive document. Instead of copy pasting between notes or exporting multiple files, you convert the section and get one f"
    },
    {
      "slug": "create-your-first-feed",
      "title": "Create Your First Feed",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/create-your-first-feed/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" STEP BY STEP</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Create Your<br First Feed</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Bring new material into Pachinko on a schedule.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" BEFORE YOU START</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Pick a Source That Repeats</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Feeds are for material you do not want to fetch by hand: RSS, YouTube channels, bookmarks, PDFs in a folder, news searches, or a Custom Prompt routine. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Import new RSS articles every morning.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Import new YouTube channel transcripts when videos are published.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Sync new bookmarks into a research Inbox.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" good</span <span class=\"detail value\" Run a Custom Prompt every Friday to audit a project.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" manual ins"
    },
    {
      "slug": "export-and-back-up-your-data-anytime",
      "title": "Backup and Restore Your Data Anytime",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/export-and-back-up-your-data-anytime/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Backup and Restore<br Your Data Anytime</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Your data in JSON, stored where you want it</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW BACKUP & RESTORE WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Your Data in a Portable Format</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Backup creates a JSON file containing all your Pachinko data. Everything tasks, projects, areas, statuses, notes, dates, settings, all your organizational structure and content. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The backup saves to your computer, not to cloud storage we control. Your data belongs to you, and backup ensures you can take it with you if you ever leave Pachinko, use it in other tools, or simply keep offline backups for safety. No lock in, no proprietary formats. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" backup</span <span class=\"detail value\" File → Backup All...</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" restore</span <span class=\"detail value\" Settings → Support tab → Restore</span </li <li <"
    },
    {
      "slug": "feeds-into-functions",
      "title": "Feeds Into Functions",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/feeds-into-functions/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Feeds Into<br Functions</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Let scheduled inputs trigger repeatable AI work.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE FLOW</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Feeds Can Do More Than Create Notes</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" When you attach Functions to a feed, every run can pass the newly created notes into those Functions automatically. The feed brings in fresh information. The Function turns that input into useful output. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The attached Function also brings its saved context into every run. Review that context before scheduling the Feed, especially if the Function includes notes or sections from projects hidden with <code Hide from AI</code . </p <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span feed pipeline</span <b schedule / notes / functions</b </div <div class=\"support route map\" <div class=\"support route step\" <span 01</span <b run</b <p The feed runs on schedule.</p </div <div class=\"support route step"
    },
    {
      "slug": "feeds",
      "title": "Feeds",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/feeds/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Feeds</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Scheduled recipes that bring new information into Pachinko.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE IDEA</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" New Information, On Schedule</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Feeds are scheduled recipes that bring new information into Pachinko. A feed runs on the schedule you choose, uses the selected agent and model, and can save new notes into your Inbox or a selected destination project. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" If a Feed uses AI, the prompt, inputs, and any attached Function context are sent to the AI provider you configured. Review that context before scheduling a Feed to run unattended. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Create one from the Feeds queue by clicking <code +</code , or from the Feeds browser with <code +</code . Pick a recipe, set its schedule, fill in any required variables, and optionally choose Functions to run after the feed creates new notes. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" create<"
    },
    {
      "slug": "filter-across-projects",
      "title": "Organizing Tasks with Status View",
      "category": "Views",
      "tags": [
        "Views"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/filter-across-projects/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" VIEWS</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Status View:<br Organize Across Projects</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Set status on tasks and projects to track progress your way</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/statusView.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Status View\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Set status on tasks with CTRL+(0 9). ② Open Status View to see all tasks by status across projects.<br ③ Drag tasks between status groups. ④ Customize status names to match how you think. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 3 mt 3\" HOW STATUS VIEW WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Status View: Track Progress Your Way</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Not all tasks are as a simple as completed or not. Often, they're in various stages, like waiting on someone or for further research.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" Status View uses a small, deliberate set of statuses to reflect this. They capture where a task is in its life. Status View shows you all tasks and projects "
    },
    {
      "slug": "focus-on-today",
      "title": "Organizing Your Day with Today View",
      "category": "Views",
      "tags": [
        "Views"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/focus-on-today/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" VIEWS</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Today View:<br Your Daily Dashboard</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Three sections to organize your entire day</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/todayView.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Today View\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Add morning tasks for what you tackle first. ② Add anytime tasks for flexible work.<br ③ Add evening tasks for end of day winddown. ④ Drag between sections as your day evolves. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW TODAY VIEW WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Three Time Blocks for Different Task Types</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Today View divides your day into three flexible sections: Morning, Anytime, and Evening. These aren't strict time blocks they're organizational tools to help you think about when different tasks make sense. Morning tasks are things you want to tackle first, Anytime tasks can happen whenever you have a free moment, and Evening tasks are best sa"
    },
    {
      "slug": "import-your-bear-notes-seamlessly",
      "title": "Import Your Bear Notes Seamlessly",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/import-your-bear-notes-seamlessly/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Import Your Bear Notes</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" File → Import from Bear. That's it.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW IT WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" One Menu Item</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Go to <kbd File → Import from Bear...</kbd and Pachinko handles the rest. Your notes come over with formatting and images intact. Bear's nested tag structure gets transformed into Pachinko's area/project/section hierarchy a Bear tag like Work/ProjectX/Research becomes an area, project, and section automatically. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" One limitation: inter note links from Bear don't carry over 🇨🇦 Canadian sorry. </p <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span migration ledger</span <b bear / pachinko</b </div <div class=\"support ledger\" <div class=\"support ledger row\" <span notes</span <b Formatting, images, and note bodies come over.</b <em preserved</em </div <div class=\"support ledger row\" <span tags</span <b Nested tags become areas, pro"
    },
    {
      "slug": "keep-tasks-synced-across-all-your-devices",
      "title": "Keep Tasks Synced Across All Your Devices",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/keep-tasks-synced-across-all-your-devices/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Keep Tasks Synced<br Across All Your Devices</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" iCloud sync keeps your tasks in sync. Mostly automatically. Usually instantly.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW ICLOUD SYNC WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" iCloud Sync: Automatic Multi Device Support</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko uses iCloud to sync your tasks across Mac and iPhone. Create a task on your Mac, it appears on your iPhone. Complete something on your iPhone, it's marked done on your Mac. The sync happens automatically in the background you don't manage it, you just work and trust that your changes propagate. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" When you're offline, Pachinko continues working. You can create, edit, and complete tasks without internet. When you reconnect, your changes sync to iCloud and spread to your other devices. Conflicts are rare if you edit the same task on two devices while offline, the most recent change wins when they sync. </p <div class=\"support data panel\" <"
    },
    {
      "slug": "managing-projects-from-start-to-finish",
      "title": "Managing Projects from Start to Finish",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/managing-projects-from-start-to-finish/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Managing Projects<br from Start to Finish</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" The complete workflow: capture, organize, execute, complete</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE WORKFLOW</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Four Phases, One System</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Managing a project means tracking it from initial idea through completion while keeping related tasks organized, visible, and actionable. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" <strong The workflow:</strong messy at first, clearer as you progress, satisfying when you finish. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Here's how it works: <strong Capture</strong the idea fast before you forget. <strong Organize</strong it into tasks and structure when you're ready. <strong Execute</strong by working through those tasks. <strong Delete</strong the project when you're done. </p </div </section <section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" PHASE 1: CAPTURE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Getting Project"
    },
    {
      "slug": "master-keyboard-shortcuts-and-power-features",
      "title": "Keyboard Shortcuts",
      "category": "Search & Navigation",
      "tags": [
        "Search & Navigation"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/master-keyboard-shortcuts-and-power-features/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SEARCH & NAVIGATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Keyboard Shortcuts</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Work faster by keeping your hands on the keyboard</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" CREATING</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Add Things Fast</h2 <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span command bank</span <b create</b </div <div class=\"support command grid\" <div class=\"support command key\" <kbd ⌘N</kbd <span New Note</span </div <div class=\"support command key\" <kbd ⇧⌘N</kbd <span New Section</span </div <div class=\"support command key\" <kbd ⌥⌘N</kbd <span New Project</span </div </div </div </div </section <section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" NAVIGATING & ORGANIZING</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Move Without Your Mouse</h2 <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span command bank</span <b navigate / organize</b </div <div class=\"support command grid\" <div class=\"support command key\" <kbd Return</kbd <"
    },
    {
      "slug": "organize-with-areas-projects-sections",
      "title": "Get Everything Organized in Three Simple Levels",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/organize-with-areas-projects-sections/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" The Three Level Hierarchy<br That Actually Makes Sense</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Everything you wanted to know about areas, projects, sections.</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/areasProjects.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Areas and Projects\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Create 3 7 major areas (Work, Personal, Health). ② Add specific, completeable projects within areas.<br ③ Use sections when a project gets large. ④ Keep names clear avoid \"Misc\" or \"TODO.\" </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE THREE LEVEL HIERARCHY</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Areas → Projects → Sections</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko gives you three levels of organization. Think of areas as the major departments of your life, ongoing in nature like Personal or Fighting Existential Dread. Projects, however, are specific and completeable initiatives within those departments. And, finally, think o"
    },
    {
      "slug": "move-dialog",
      "title": "Move Dialog",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/move-dialog/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Move Tasks With<br Your Keyboard</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Reorganize tasks without touching your mouse</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" QUICK MOVE (CMD+SHIFT+M)</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Instant Task Organization</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" The Move Dialog lets you reorganize tasks using only your keyboard. Press <kbd Cmd+Shift+M</kbd to open the dialog, type to search for your destination project or area, and press Enter to move. It works with single tasks or bulk selections. Instead of dragging tasks around with your mouse, you can move hundreds of tasks in seconds by typing their destination. It's the fastest way to reorganize your workflow. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" keyboard move</span <span class=\"detail value\" Move tasks without dragging</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" type destination</span <span class=\"detail value\" Search for target project while moving</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" "
    },
    {
      "slug": "migrate-from-things-3-completely",
      "title": "Migrate From Things 3 Completely",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/migrate-from-things-3-completely/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Migrate From Things 3</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" File → Import from Things. That's it.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW IT WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" One Menu Item</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Go to <kbd File → Import from Things...</kbd and Pachinko handles the rest. Your areas, projects, sections, and active tasks come over with notes and dates intact. Things tags are included as part of the note text. Someday items are converted to active tasks. Completed items and logbook history are not imported this brings over your active work. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" After import, a note appears in your Today view describing anything we changed during the conversion, but it shouldn't be much. </p <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span migration ledger</span <b things / pachinko</b </div <div class=\"support ledger\" <div class=\"support ledger row\" <span active</span <b Areas, projects, sections, active tasks, notes, and dates come over.</"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pachinko-for-iphone",
      "title": "Pachinko for iPhone",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/pachinko-for-iphone/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Pachinko for iPhone:<br Everything Except AI</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Full access to your tasks, notes, and projects on the go.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" WHAT'S ON IPHONE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Your Entire Workspace, In Your Pocket</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko for iPhone gives you full access to your tasks, notes, projects, areas, and sections. Create and edit tasks, write and read notes, organize your projects, share content from other apps via the share sheet, use Siri to add reminders everything syncs instantly with your Mac via iCloud. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The one thing that stays on the Mac: AI features. Chat and Functions are Mac only. The iPhone is for capturing, organizing, and staying on top of your work when you're away from your desk. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" tasks</span <span class=\"detail value\" Create, edit, complete, organize</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" notes</span <span class=\"d"
    },
    {
      "slug": "process-multiple-tasks-with-ai-at-once",
      "title": "Functions",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/process-multiple-tasks-with-ai-at-once/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Functions:<br AI That Runs Every Time You Drop</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Set up context and a prompt once. Drop new notes on it forever.</p <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/listRunnerReduce.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Functions\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Select notes as context. ② Write a prompt for what the AI should do.<br ③ Create a function from context + prompt. ④ Drop new notes onto it function fires automatically. </p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW FUNCTIONS WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Context + Prompt + Drop = Automatic</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" A function is a section with a brain. You select notes as context your stock portfolio, your brand guidelines, your research, whatever the AI needs to understand. Then you write a prompt: \"for each new article, tell me which positions are affected.\" This creates a function section. Now, every time you drag and drop a new note onto it an article,"
    },
    {
      "slug": "protect-your-privacy",
      "title": "Protect Your Privacy with End-to-End Encryption",
      "category": "Sync & Data",
      "tags": [
        "Sync & Data"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/protect-your-privacy/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SYNC & DATA</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Protect Your Privacy with<br End to End Encryption</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Enable Advanced Data Protection, your tasks become unreadable to everyone but you.</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" UNDERSTANDING ENCRYPTION</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Advanced Data Protection: End to End Encryption for iCloud</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Let's get serious for a second. We can't read your data, and we designed Pachinko that way on purpose. We don't even use cookies on our homepage to track visitors. That means we're flying blind on how the product gets used, but we'd rather lose that data than lose your trust. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" There are two levels of encryption. The highest is Advanced Data Protection (ADP), and it's Apple's end to end encryption system for iCloud data. When you enable ADP, not even Apple can read your data. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Without ADP, your tasks sync to iCloud using standard encryption in transit and at rest, but Apple holds the encryption keys. This"
    },
    {
      "slug": "quick-find",
      "title": "Find Any Task Instantly With Search",
      "category": "Search & Navigation",
      "tags": [
        "Search & Navigation"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/quick-find/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SEARCH & NAVIGATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Find Any Task Instantly<br With Search</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Press <kbd Cmd+F</kbd , type what you're looking for, results appear instantly</p <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/quickFind.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Quick Find\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Press <kbd Cmd+F</kbd to open search. ② Type to see live results.<br ③ Arrow keys to navigate. ④ Enter to jump to the task. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW QUICK FIND WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Search All Your Tasks and Notes Instantly</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Quick Find searches your entire Pachinko system in real time. Press <kbd Cmd+F</kbd to open the search box, start typing, and results appear as you type. It searches task titles, task notes, project names, area names, and all other text content. The more specific your search term, the fewer results you'll get. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Search results updat"
    },
    {
      "slug": "remote-runners",
      "title": "Remote Runners: Your Mac Works, Your Phone Watches",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/remote-runners/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Remote Runners:<br Your Mac Works, Your Phone Watches</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Run Functions in Pachinko from your iPhone. The Mac does the lifting.</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"image header\" <p class=\"caption\" Queue from anywhere. Runs at home.</p <span class=\"image label\" PACHINKO 092 / REMOTE RUNNERS.PNG</span </div <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/projectView.png\" alt=\"Pachinko workspace where queued Function results arrive\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Queue a Function from Pachinko on your iPhone. ② Your Mac picks it up and runs it.<br ③ Results land in your workspace, synced back to every device. ④ You were at the dentist the whole time. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" SETUP</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Two Switches, One Handshake.</h2 <p class=\"mb 2\" <strong On the Mac:</strong Settings AI <strong Enable Remote Runners</strong \"Allow your iOS devices to run your functi"
    },
    {
      "slug": "repeating-tasks",
      "title": "Repeating Tasks",
      "category": "Scheduling",
      "tags": [
        "Scheduling"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/repeating-tasks/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Recurring Tasks:<br For Routines That Keep Coming Back</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" (Gary's begging me not to make a lame Schwarzenegger joke)</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" style=\"max width: 320px; margin: 0 auto;\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/repeatingTasks.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Repeating Tasks\" </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW REPEATING TASKS WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Repeating Tasks: Set Once, Repeat Forever</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Repeating tasks are for habits and routines you do regularly daily workouts, weekly reviews, monthly bill payments. Set them once and they'll keep coming back automatically. Check them off when you complete them, and they'll regenerate on schedule.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" It's like having a very persistent assistant who never forgets your habits. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear! And it absolutely will not stop, e"
    },
    {
      "slug": "run-a-feed-into-a-function",
      "title": "Run a Feed Into a Function",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/run-a-feed-into-a-function/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" STEP BY STEP</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Run a Feed<br Into a Function</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Let scheduled inputs trigger saved rules.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" BEFORE YOU START</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" You Need One Feed and One Function</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" The feed brings in fresh notes. The Function processes those notes. Build each piece separately first, then connect them. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" The Function also brings its saved context into each scheduled run. Review that context before attaching it to a Feed, especially if it includes notes or sections from projects hidden with <code Hide from AI</code . </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" feed</span <span class=\"detail value\" <a href=\"/pachinko/support/episodes/create your first feed\" Create a Feed</a that reliably creates useful notes.</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" function</span <span class=\"detail value\" <a href=\"/pachinko/support/episodes/create your first function\" Create a Function</"
    },
    {
      "slug": "search-by-meaning",
      "title": "Search by Meaning",
      "category": "Search & Navigation",
      "tags": [
        "AI",
        "Search & Navigation"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/search-by-meaning/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Search by<br Meaning</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Semantic search is how AI finds things in your notes through MCP, or you do through Chat</p <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Ask in Chat, or let a connected AI ask for you.<br ② The question runs by meaning; exact names and phrases run beside it.<br ③ Related passages come back ranked, with the notes they came from.<br ④ Scope it to a project, area, or sections when you already know where to look. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" BEYOND KEYWORD MATCHING</p <p class=\"lead\" Quick Find matches the words you type. Semantic search finds passages that are related, so the note about \"what we decided on pricing\" turns up even when it never says pricing. Both run together: a natural language question drives the meaning side while exact names, acronyms, and identifiers are matched verbatim. One finds the argument you half remember, the other finds the invoice number.</p </div </sect"
    },
    {
      "slug": "see-the-future",
      "title": "Planning Ahead with Upcoming View",
      "category": "Views",
      "tags": [
        "Views"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/see-the-future/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" VIEWS</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Upcoming View:<br See What's Coming</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" See into the future at a glance</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/upcomingView.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Upcoming View\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Check Upcoming during weekly review. ② Spot overloaded days and conflicts.<br ③ Redistribute tasks for better balance. ④ Catch big deadlines that need prep time. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW UPCOMING WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Upcoming: Your Future Planning View</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Upcoming shows you everything scheduled. The next several weeks are broken down in detail, and beyond that is summarized for quick vibes. This includes tasks you've assigned to specific dates, calendar events, and upcoming deadlines. It's your forward looking view, helping you prepare for busy periods and spot potential conflicts before they happen. Like looking at your c"
    },
    {
      "slug": "set-task-reminders",
      "title": "Never Miss Important Tasks With Reminders",
      "category": "Scheduling",
      "tags": [
        "Scheduling"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/set-task-reminders/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Never Miss Important Tasks<br With Reminders</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Set reminders naturally, get notified reliably across all devices</p </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW REMINDERS WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Time Based Notifications on Mac and iPhone</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Reminders in Pachinko let you set notifications for any task at specific times. Open the When dialog (⌘S) on any task and set a reminder. When the time arrives, you get a notification on Mac and iPhone. The notification stays until you complete the task or dismiss it. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" set via</span <span class=\"detail value\" When dialog (⌘S)</span </li <li <span class=\"detail label\" notifies on</span <span class=\"detail value\" Mac and iPhone</span </li </div </div </section <section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" USING REMINDERS EFFECTIVELY</p <p class=\"mb 4\" Reminders work best whe"
    },
    {
      "slug": "start-here-how-pachinko-works",
      "title": "Start Here: How Pachinko Works",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/start-here-how-pachinko-works/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" GETTING STARTED</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Start Here:<br How Pachinko Works</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" The short version before you choose a workflow.</p </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" THE MACHINE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Raw Material Becomes Useful Work</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko is built around a simple loop: bring material in, apply saved rules, and keep the useful output inside your workspace. </p <div class=\"support data panel\" <div class=\"support data head\" <span pachinko loop</span <b input / rules / output</b </div <div class=\"support route map\" <div class=\"support route step\" <span 01</span <b collect</b <p Capture notes, links, files, clips, bookmarks, and research.</p </div <div class=\"support route step\" <span 02</span <b schedule</b <p Use Feeds when source material should arrive on its own.</p </div <div class=\"support route step\" <span 03</span <b save rules</b <p Build Functions that know your context, preferences, and prompt.</p </div <div class=\"support route step\" <span"
    },
    {
      "slug": "set-up-ai",
      "title": "Set Up AI in Pachinko",
      "category": "AI Core Features",
      "tags": [
        "AI Core Features",
        "getting-started",
        "step-by-step"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/set-up-ai/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AI CORE FEATURES</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Set Up AI<br in Pachinko</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Link your Claude or ChatGPT account.<br Takes about 5 minutes.</p <span class=\"badge welcome mt 1 mb 4\" PRO</span </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" TWO WAYS TO CONNECT</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" CLI Apps or API Keys Your Choice</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko connects to AI through your existing Claude or ChatGPT account. There are two ways to set it up: install the provider's CLI app (Claude Code or Codex), or paste in an API key. Both work. The CLI apps use your existing subscription. API keys are pay as you go. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" When you use AI features, Pachinko sends the content needed for that request to the provider you choose: selected notes, your prompt, Function context, Feed inputs, and MCP provided context. Projects hidden with <code Hide from AI</code are skipped during normal AI browsing, but notes you explicitly select still count as context you chose to send. </p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <"
    },
    {
      "slug": "start-tasks-well-before-theyre-due",
      "title": "Start Dates vs Deadlines",
      "category": "Scheduling",
      "tags": [
        "Scheduling"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/start-tasks-well-before-theyre-due/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Start Dates and Due Dates<br </h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Get a jumpstart before things are due</p </div </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" style=\"max width: 320px; margin: 0 auto;\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/startDatesDeadlines.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Start Dates vs Deadlines\" </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container mb 5\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW TO NOT BE LATE</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" We Love Start Dates</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Start dates tell you when to BEGIN working on something. Deadlines tell you when it's DUE. If you set a start date three days before your deadline, you have three days to actually do the work. If you only set a deadline, you'll start when you notice it's due which is usually after it's already late.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" It's all highly mathematical. (Due Date Start Date) = Time Left to Work.<br Patent pending.</p <div class=\"detail list\" <li <span class=\"detail label\" start date</span <span class=\"detail value\" When you B"
    },
    {
      "slug": "status-filtering",
      "title": "Find Everything Fast with Status Filtering",
      "category": "Search & Navigation",
      "tags": [
        "Search & Navigation"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/status-filtering/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" SEARCH & NAVIGATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Find Everything Fast<br with Status Filtering</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Click any status, see only what matters. Your own personal filter system.</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/statusFiltering.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Status Filtering\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Set status on tasks with CTRL+(0 9). ② Click status in filter bar to show only matching items.<br ③ Layer source filters for more precision. ④ Click status again to clear. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW STATUS FILTERING WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Filter by Status: Your Custom View System</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Didn't we cover status filters in <a href=\"/pachinko/support/episodes/filter across projects/\" Status View</a ? Almost, but we have another handy trick. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Statuses turn your entire task list within a project or area into a filterable system. Add a status with "
    },
    {
      "slug": "structure-projects-with-sections",
      "title": "Organizing Projects with Sections",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/structure-projects-with-sections/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Sections:<br Group Tasks & Notes Within Projects</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Use sections to organize tasks and notes into logical groups</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"image header\" <p class=\"caption\" Structure beats stream of consciousness.</p <span class=\"image label\" PACHINKO 056 / HEADINGS.PNG</span </div <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/headings.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Headings\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Create sections with <kbd ⇧⌘N</kbd . ② Group related tasks into logical sections.<br ③ Drag tasks between sections to reorganize. ④ Use \"Group Into Section\" for bulk organizing from Inbox. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW SECTIONS WORK</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Group Tasks & Notes Within Projects</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Sections organize tasks and notes within a project. When you've got a project with 30 tasks, sections let you group them logically. <kbd ⇧⌘N</"
    },
    {
      "slug": "applescript-support",
      "title": "AppleScript & Automation",
      "category": "Automation",
      "tags": [
        "Automation"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/applescript-support/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" AUTOMATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" AppleScript & Automation:<br Build Your Own Integrations</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Advanced, powerful, and critical for the people who build tools for everyone else</p <span class=\"badge welcome mt 1 mb 4\" ADVANCED</span </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" APPLESCRIPT SUPPORT</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" One Command: addNote</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" I worked on the team that shipped VBA 1.0 with Excel 5.0. We gave developers one simple thing: programmatic access to Excel. What happened next was incredible. People built trading systems, scientific models, business dashboards, and solutions we never imagined. The best part wasn't what <em we</em built it was watching developers create things that mattered to them and their teams.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko's AppleScript support is the same idea. One command <code addNote</code that's it. Send it text (HTML or Markdown), and it adds a note to your inbox. Simple, but it unlocks everything. Shortcuts automation, Python scripts"
    },
    {
      "slug": "task-notes",
      "title": "Using Task Notes Effectively",
      "category": "Projects & Organization",
      "tags": [
        "Projects & Organization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/task-notes/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Task Notes:<br Keep Context Where It Belongs</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Stop hunting for details across five different apps</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/taskNotes.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Task Notes\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Add context to tasks with rich text. ② Embed screenshots and visuals.<br ③ Format with bold, headers, and lists. ④ Richer notes give AI better results. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" WHAT TASK NOTES OFFER</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Rich Documentation Built In</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Task notes let you add detailed context to any task using rich text formatting, and embedded images. Keep everything relevant in one place instead of scattered across multiple tools where you'll never find it again.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" We don't support file attachments (e.g. PDFs) directly yet. With <a href=\"/pachinko/support/episodes/connect ever"
    },
    {
      "slug": "switch-between-list-and-card-views",
      "title": "Switch Between List and Card Views",
      "category": "Customization",
      "tags": [
        "Customization"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/switch-between-list-and-card-views/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" CUSTOMIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Switch Between List<br and Card Views</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" List view for density, card view for visual scanning use what fits your workflow</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/listCardViews.png\" alt=\"Pachinko List and Card Views\" </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" UNDERSTANDING THE VIEWS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" List View vs Card View: Different Information Density</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Pachinko offers two ways to view your tasks: list view and card view. List view shows tasks as compact rows with titles and key metadata dates, statuses, project names. It's information dense, letting you scan many tasks quickly in limited screen space. Card view shows tasks as larger cards displaying images, and a preview of your first few lines of text. It's better for visual scanning when you want to see more context at a glance without opening each task. </p <p class=\"mb 4\" Neither view is better the"
    },
    {
      "slug": "timeline-view",
      "title": "Timeline View",
      "category": "Scheduling",
      "tags": [
        "Scheduling"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/timeline-view/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Timeline View:<br Everything Happening Today, In One Place</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Calendar events and reminders together at last</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"image header\" <p class=\"caption\" Everything happening today in one unified view.</p <span class=\"image label\" PACHINKO 050 / TIMELINE.PNG</span </div <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/timeline.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Timeline View\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① View calendar events and reminders in Timeline. ② Click any item to see details.<br ③ Click import arrow to create a note from it. ④ Add notes or use AI to prep. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" HOW TIMELINE VIEW WORKS</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" See Your Calendar Events and Reminders Together</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" Timeline View shows your calendar events and reminders for the day, all in one place. No more switching between your calendar app and Pachinko "
    },
    {
      "slug": "trash-view",
      "title": "Understanding Trash",
      "category": "Views",
      "tags": [
        "Views"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.babel.so/pachinko/support/episodes/trash-view/",
      "body": "<section class=\"section small\" <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"caption text punch\" VIEWS</div <h1 class=\"blog headline mb 1\" Trash Is Where<br Deleted & Completed Items Live</h1 <p class=\"lead text muted\" Also a safety net for people with itchy delete button fingers</p </div <div class=\"container\" <div class=\"hero image med\" <img src=\"/pachinko/images/episodes/trashView.png\" alt=\"Pachinko Trash View\" </div <div class=\"tech details\" <p class=\"tech details\" ① Deleting feels good. ② Completing feels better.<br ③ Use right click and \"Put Back\" to resurrect trashed items. </p </div </div </section <section class=\"section small bg secondary\" <div class=\"container\" <p class=\"caption text center mb 2\" WHAT TRASH DOES</p <h2 class=\"text center mb 4\" Trash: Your Recovery Safety Net</h2 <p class=\"mb 4\" When you delete a task or note, it doesn't disappear immediately. Instead, it moves to Trash where it stays until you permanently delete it. This gives you time to change your mind if you realize you deleted something important. Items stay in Trash until you manually empty it, so you control when things are gone for good.</p <p class=\"mb 4\" Completing tasks also sends them to trash, <strong "
    }
  ]
}