How AI Assist Turns a Rough Draft into a Polished Document in Minutes

You've got a rough draft. Bullet points, half-finished paragraphs, maybe some notes you pasted from a meeting. It needs to become a real document — but rewriting takes time you don't have. That's exactly where AI Assist comes in. What AI Assist Does AI Assist lives inside PaperQuire's editor. Select any text, right-click, and choose an action: Rewrite — Rephrase your selection for clarity and tone, keeping the meaning intact Expand — Turn bullet points or short notes into full paragraphs Summarize — Condense a long section into a concise summary Fix grammar — Clean up spelling, punctuation, and awkward phrasing Translate — Convert your text to another language Custom prompt — Tell the AI exactly what you want ("make this more formal", "add examples", "simplify for a non-technical audience") Every action works on your selection — you stay in control of what gets changed and what doesn't. Bring Your Own Key PaperQuire doesn't route your content through our servers. You plug in your own API key from any supported provider: OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini) Anthropic (Claude Sonnet, Claude Haiku) Google (Gemini Pro) Local models (Ollama, LM Studio — for fully air-gapped workflows) Your documents, your key, your choice. Nothing leaves your machine unless you explicitly configure an external provider. A Real Workflow: Meeting Notes to Executive Summary Here's a concrete example. You come out of a 45-minute meeting with this: - Q2 revenue up 12% vs forecast - APAC expansion delayed, regulatory issues - New pricing tier launching Aug 1 - Customer churn down to 3.2%, lowest ever - Engineering headcount: 3 open roles, 2 offers out - Board meeting moved to July 18 Select all, click Expand , and AI Assist turns it into: Q2 revenue came in 12% above forecast, driven primarily by enterprise upsells in North America. The planned APAC expansion has been delayed due to unresolved regulatory requirements in two target markets; the team is working with local counsel to clear the path for a