Project references, work analysis, and retrieval
Entry: Longform workbench → Inspiration and references → Project references and analysis (灵感与参考 → 项目参考与分析). References support learning and evidence; uploading a file does not make it an official setting of your work.
Choose the right purpose
| Need | Appropriate entry |
|---|---|
| Import your own novel manuscript | Document import |
| Study a reference work's structure, characters, or techniques | Project references and analysis |
| Learn your own revised language habits | Style learning |
| Manage searchable creative research | Materials and retrieval |
Keeping these purposes separate prevents importing a reference novel's characters and plot as your own work.
Analysis depth and source use
Choose the analysis depth needed. Long materials may be processed in chunks, with progress and analysis versions recorded. Deeper analysis is not always more suitable; it also means more model calls and waiting.
Check source type, usage scope, and rights notes. Research materials or unknown sources have stricter usage scope. Permission to analyze does not mean permission to copy into original work.
Pending, active, and historical versions
Completed analysis starts pending confirmation. Review the new report and differences from the active analysis before activating an appropriate version. Older reports remain historical rather than being overwritten by every analysis.
A failed or cancelled analysis is not active. After re-uploading or reanalyzing, check which version is still in use.
How it affects writing
Reference analysis turns materials into reviewable conclusions. Whether later generation reads them depends on the task, reference settings, and actual context. Putting a file in the library does not make the model read it in full every time.
Distinguish historical facts, narrative techniques, and fictional settings. Research still needs evidence checks; using a technique is not copying a plot or character.
Difference from longform memory
Project references store external materials and analyses. Your own prose, confirmed facts, summaries, and post-chapter states provide continuity evidence. External references cannot override confirmed facts of your work.
Related: Import · Style learning · Continuity.