Chatman (Manager for AI Chats)

Introduction

Chatman brings multi-AI prompts, reusable templates, and sequential workflows into the native browser sidebar. It uses your existing AI website accounts, with no model API keys required.

Supported services include ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, Doubao, Kimi, DeepSeek, and Qwen.

Chatman also provides templates and workflows:

• Templates save instructions you use repeatedly, so you only need to fill in what changes each time.
• Workflows chain templates together so different AIs can complete a task in sequence.

Quick start

1. Sign in to the AI websites you want to use.
2. On any webpage, click the extension icon or press Alt + A (Option + A on macOS) to open the Chatman sidebar.
3. Select one or more AI services.
4. Type a question, or choose a saved template and fill in its parameters.
5. Select Submit. In the prompt field, Enter sends and Shift + Enter adds a line break.
6. Read the responses in the AI tabs.

When you select multiple AIs, Chatman sends the same question to each so you can compare their answers. It reuses an available AI tab in the same window or opens one, and starts a new conversation for each prompt. It does not append to an existing chat or automatically include the page you are browsing. Successful submission means the AI website accepted the prompt. The answer may still be generating.

If submission fails, your input stays in the sidebar. For a partial failure, manually select only the failed AI services before submitting again to avoid duplicate prompts. Select Download debug report if you need details for troubleshooting.

Templates

What are templates for?

Templates are useful for prompts that follow the same structure and are used repeatedly. For example:

Summarize the following article in #length# words:

#article#

When you use this template, you only need to enter the length and article instead of rewriting the full instruction.

Create a template

1. Open the Chatman options page and select Templates from the sidebar.
2. Select New template.
3. Enter a template name and prompt content.
4. Wrap any value that changes each time in #, such as #topic# or #language#.
5. Optionally select a default AI. Without one, the template uses the AI currently selected in the sidebar.
6. Select Save.

#result# is reserved for the second and later workflow nodes. It cannot be used in a standalone prompt or template submission.

Use a template

1. Open the Chatman sidebar.
2. Choose a template from Template or workflow.
3. Fill in every placeholder.
4. Edit the prompt in Template content if needed.
5. Confirm the AI selection, then select Submit.

If the template has a default AI, Chatman selects it automatically. You can still choose a different AI before submitting.

Manage templates

From the template list, you can:

• Pin a frequently used template so it appears first in the management list and sidebar selector.
• Duplicate a template and adapt the copy for a new purpose.
• Edit its name, content, or default AI.
• Delete a template you no longer need. A template used by a workflow must be removed from that workflow before it can be deleted.

Workflows

What are workflows for?

A workflow runs templates one after another. Each template can use a different default AI, and the #result# placeholder passes the previous AI’s answer into the next node.

Allow clipboard access for the AI websites you use. Workflows collect answers through the websites’ copy buttons and change the system clipboard. Collection can depend on page focus, so keep the current AI tab in focus if copying fails.

For example, a workflow could:

1. Ask AI A to collect and organize research.
2. Ask AI B to write a draft from that research.
3. Ask AI C to review and improve the draft.

Create a workflow

1. Create the templates needed for each step.
2. Set a default AI on a template when that step should always use a specific service.
3. Open Workflows from the options sidebar and select New workflow.
4. Enter a workflow name and optional description.
5. Add templates as nodes and use the arrow buttons to arrange their execution order.
6. Enter fixed values for regular placeholders, or leave them empty to fill in each time the workflow runs.
7. In the second and later node templates, use #result# wherever the previous answer should be inserted.
8. Select Save.

The first node cannot use #result# because no previous result exists yet.

Run a workflow

1. Open the Chatman sidebar.
2. Choose a workflow from Template or workflow.
3. Fill in any remaining placeholders.
4. Choose one fallback AI under Default for this workflow.
5. Select Run workflow.

Chatman sends the current node, waits for its answer, passes the result to the next node, and continues automatically. Each step uses its template’s default AI, or the single fallback AI selected in the sidebar. Only steps containing #result# receive the previous answer.

Keep the AI tabs open while the workflow runs. Closing the active step’s tab stops the workflow. Browser notifications report progress, completion, and failures. Read the final result in the AI tab.

A failed step stops the workflow. After resolving the problem, run the workflow again from the sidebar. A new run starts at the first step, not the failed step.

Manage workflows

From the workflow list, you can:

• Pin a frequently used workflow so it appears first.
• Duplicate the complete workflow and its node configuration.
• Edit its name, description, nodes, node order, or placeholder values.
• Delete a workflow you no longer need.

Download answers or delete a conversation

On a supported AI page, use the Chatman toolbar to select Download all answers as Markdown or Quick delete current chat. Downloads include answers available through the page’s copy buttons.

Quick delete opens the website’s deletion action. Most services show their own confirmation. Grok deletes the conversation immediately without confirmation.

Settings and data management

From Settings, you can:

• Choose the default AI.
• Control which AI services appear in the sidebar.
• Choose whether AI names appear in the sidebar.
• Enable Close panel after submitting to close the sidebar after a successful submission.
• Show or hide the toolbar, choose its features, and set the logo button to open options or the prompt sidebar.
• Enable and configure the optional quick delete shortcut. It is off by default and requires both the toolbar and quick delete feature to be enabled.
• Select Import data to load a Chatman JSON export.

From Export data, select templates and workflows to save as JSON for backup or sharing. Exported workflows include their template dependencies. Imports add new entries without replacing existing data.

Templates and workflows are stored locally. Preferences use browser extension sync storage. JSON exports contain template and workflow definitions, but not settings or run history.