Meshtastic-Android/docs/en/user/help-and-docs.md

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title: Help & In-App Docs
parent: User Guide
nav_order: 21
last_updated: 2026-06-25
description: Browse this documentation inside the app, search it, and ask Chirpy — the on-device AI assistant — questions about Meshtastic.
aliases:
  - help
  - docs-browser
  - chirpy
  - assistant
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# Help & In-App Docs

This same user documentation ships **inside the app**, so you can read it offline without leaving Meshtastic. Open it from **Settings → Help & Documentation**.

## Browsing

The docs browser lists every user-guide page. Tap a page to read it; images and cross-links work just like they do here.

![In-app documentation browser table of contents](../../assets/screenshots/docs-browser_toc.png)

### Search

Tap the search icon and type to filter pages by title and keywords — results update as you type.

![Searching the in-app documentation](../../assets/screenshots/docs-browser_search.png)

A page open in the browser:

![A documentation page rendered in the app](../../assets/screenshots/docs-browser_page.png)

## Chirpy — the AI Assistant

**Chirpy** answers plain-language questions about Meshtastic using this bundled documentation as its source. Tap the Chirpy button in the docs browser, type a question, and it replies with an answer and links to the relevant pages.

![Chirpy AI assistant answering a question with page links](../../assets/screenshots/docs-browser_chirpy.png)

> 🔒 **Privacy:** On supported Google-flavor devices, Chirpy runs **on-device** using Gemini Nano — your questions never leave your phone. A small model downloads on first use.

> ⚠️ **Note:** On F-Droid, Desktop, and iOS builds, Chirpy falls back to a **keyword search** over the documentation rather than a generative model. If your device doesn't support on-device AI, the assistant is hidden and you can still browse and search the docs normally.

## Related Topics

- [Translate the App](translate) — how these pages get localized into other languages
- [App Functions](app-functions) — the separate system-AI integration (distinct from Chirpy)

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