Celsus User Guide

Research, Review, and Draft

How to use the explicit AI modes safely and effectively.

Why these modes exist

Celsus separates normal case notes from AI actions.

That gives the legal team:

  • clearer intent
  • narrower scope
  • better auditability
  • less risk of accidentally sending the wrong material to the model

Research

Use Research when you want help answering a legal question.

Best for:

  • targeted legal issues
  • questions tied to a jurisdiction
  • questions where selected documents or authorities matter

Better prompt:

  • Research whether this notice is likely to satisfy the statutory timing requirement under English law.

Worse prompt:

  • What is the law of tort?

Review

Use Review when you want Celsus to analyze selected material.

Best for:

  • contract review
  • pleading review
  • issue spotting in a bundle
  • checking a document against selected authorities or case context

Draft

Use Draft when you want Celsus to generate a bounded first draft.

Best for:

  • issue summaries
  • internal memos
  • letters
  • structured outlines
  • draft clauses or revisions tied to a known scope

What happens when you run Celsus

When you use an AI mode, Celsus should use the visible scope you selected, not the entire workspace automatically.

That may include:

  • the current issue thread
  • selected case documents
  • accepted case memory
  • allowed authority sources

Recommended workflow

  1. Choose the right mode.
  2. Confirm the visible scope.
  3. Write a precise instruction.
  4. Run Celsus.
  5. Review the answer, sources, and limitations.
  6. Record the outcome in the case if it matters.

Golden rule

Treat AI output as reviewed working material, not final legal advice or final work product.