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Overview

Heads Up is your real-time context panel inside Mem. As you create or open a note, Mem’s AI understands the bigger context—people, projects, topics—and automatically surfaces related notes in a right-hand sidebar. This follows Mem’s philosophy: you don’t always know what you don’t know. Like a friendly “tap on the shoulder,” Heads Up helps you rediscover the right information at the right moment, so you spend less time digging and more time moving work forward. Key ideas
  • Context-aware: Works on new and existing notes; recognizes people, customers, topics, and projects.
  • Opinionated, low-friction: No manual setup or tagging needed.
  • Serendipitous rediscovery: Brings back things you didn’t even remember to search for.

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What You’ll See in the Heads Up Panel

Heads Up organizes surfaced content into clear sections:

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Meeting Timeline

A chronological timeline of past meeting notes for the person, customer, or recurring series you’re writing about.
  • Automatically threads weekly 1:1s or customer accounts.
  • Perfect for prep: skim last decisions, open actions, and running topics.
During meetings, keep Meeting Timeline open to avoid rehashing old decisions.
A bundle of notes Mem identifies as topically related to the one you’re editing.
  • Great for research: past clippings, outlines, and drafts.
  • Great for planning: assemble roadmaps, trip plans, or strategies.
The collections Mem identifies as topically related to the note you’re editing.

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How to Use Heads Up

  • On the Mac, Windows, and Web apps
  • On the iOS app
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Open the Heads Up tab in the right sidebar (next to Mem Chat).
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Scan sections:
  • Meeting Timeline for person/customer/series context
  • Related Topic Bundle for research and planning
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Click a surfaced note to open it side-by-side with your current note.
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Broaden results with Find More, or switch to Mem Chat for targeted queries.

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When to Use Heads Up

Meeting Prep

Walk into a 1:1 and instantly see the timeline of previous sessions.

Research & Writing

Draft with past clippings, notes, and outlines surfaced automatically.

Planning

Gather scattered notes into a single hub for your roadmap or trip plan.

Serendipitous Rediscovery

Capture a new idea and reconnect with similar ones from the past.
When writing, hit Find More to discover more loosely related notes and ideas.

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FAQs

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Why is it called “Heads Up”?

Because it’s about awareness without effort—like someone leaning over and whispering, “Hey, just so you know…” at exactly the right time.

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Does Heads Up in Mem work on both new and existing notes?

Yes. Heads Up surfaces context whether you’re creating or revisiting a note.

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Can I customize what appears in Heads Up in Mem?

Not yet. Heads Up is intentionally opinionated. Use Find More or Mem Chat when you want more control.
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