Frequently asked questions

warrantd is a writing tool that makes your argument structure visible. Write your thesis, map claims to evidence, and keep your sources connected to your prose. Every word stays yours.

Anyone doing evidence-backed writing: researchers, graduate students, journalists, non-fiction authors, policy analysts, and grant writers. If your writing makes claims backed by evidence, warrantd helps you see and strengthen the logic beneath it.

Google Docs and Notion are general-purpose tools. warrantd is a writing tool built for structured argument. It gives you a scaffold alongside your prose so you can see how your thesis, claims, and evidence connect as you write. No other tool does this.

No. Your writing is always yours. The AI features analyze your argument structure, extract relevant passages from sources, and identify weak points. You stay in control of every word.

Click "Start free" on the homepage. You can sign up with Google or an email and password. No credit card required.

Yes. The interactive demo lets you explore a scaffold built from a real writing project. Browse sources, trace how evidence connects to claims, and see how the editor and scaffold work together. No account required.

Yes. You can import documents from Markdown or Word (.docx) files. Sources can be imported via DOI, PDF upload, web URL, Zotero library, or manual entry. When you export, a formatted bibliography is automatically included.

The scaffold is a structured view of your argument that lives alongside your prose. You add a thesis, claims, and evidence nodes, then link them together. As your draft grows, the scaffold shows you how everything connects.

AI analysis uses Claude to work with your argument. It can extract relevant passages from your sources, check consistency across sections, strengthen weak claims, and build a positions map. Every word stays yours. Each action costs a set number of AI credits.

The Source Library is a panel where you manage all your research sources. Import from DOI, PDF, Zotero, or the web. Read and annotate sources inline, then link highlighted passages directly to nodes in your scaffold. Toggle to bibliography view for a formatted reference list you can copy with one click.

Yes. Connect your Zotero account in Settings > Integrations to browse and import sources directly. This is a one-way import: you can search and pull sources from Zotero into warrantd, but changes in warrantd do not sync back. You can also upload .bib or .json files exported from Zotero without connecting.

Go to zotero.org/settings/security and click "Create new private key." Name it (e.g., "warrantd"), check "Allow library access" under Personal Library, and leave all other permissions unchecked. Save and copy the key. Your numeric User ID is shown at the top of the same page. Then go to warrantd Settings > Integrations and paste both values. If you add sources via the Zotero desktop app, make sure they are synced to Zotero's servers first: click the green sync arrow in the top-right of Zotero, or enable auto-sync under Edit > Settings > Sync. Items added via the Zotero web interface or browser connector are available immediately. Importing brings across metadata only (title, authors, year, DOI). Attachments like PDFs are not transferred. Searches in warrantd match titles, creators, and years.

For sources: DOI lookup, PDF upload, web URL, Zotero import, and manual entry. For documents: import and export in Markdown or Word (.docx) format. Exports include an auto-generated bibliography of your cited sources.

Yes. Toggle to bibliography view in the Sources panel to see a formatted reference list of your cited sources. You can copy the entire bibliography with one click, or export your document and the references are appended automatically. All six citation styles are supported: APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard, IEEE, and Vancouver.

Yes. Native PDFs are rendered directly in the browser. Scanned PDFs are processed with OCR in the background so AI analysis can work with the text. You always see the original PDF.

Yes. The free tier includes 1 project and 20 AI credits per month. That is enough to try everything and work on a real paper.

AI credits are how warrantd meters AI usage. Each AI action has a fixed cost: Strengthen Claim (1 credit), Analyze Source (1), Consistency Check (3), Build Positions Map (1). Free accounts get 20 credits per month. You can also purchase top-up packs that never expire.

Academic ($6/month or $60/year, requires .edu email) and Professional ($12/month or $120/year) both include unlimited projects, documents, and AI analyses. All accounts start on the free tier. You can upgrade any time from Settings.

Yes. We offer custom seat licensing for organizations with admin dashboards, SSO integration, and dedicated support. Contact hello@warrantd.com for details.

All data is stored in Supabase with row-level security. Your documents and sources are only accessible to your account. API keys are stored server-side and never exposed to the browser.

No. Your documents and sources are never used for AI training. AI analysis calls are made on demand and the content is not retained by the AI provider after processing.

Yes. You can delete your account from Settings. This permanently removes your account, all projects, documents, sources, and associated data.