Getting Started | HiFriendbot.com

Quick Start (5 Minutes)

Get chatting with your companion in just a few steps.

1

Create Your Account

Head to our registration page and sign up with your email. It takes less than a minute, and you don't need a credit card.

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Choose Your First Companion

After signing up, you'll be taken to our companions page. Click "Add Companion" on Alex (our Friendship companion) to get started with your free tier.

3

Say Hello!

You'll be taken to the chat page. Just type a message and hit send. Your companion will respond naturally - there's no special commands to learn.

Tips for Great Conversations

Get the most out of your companion relationship.

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Be Yourself

Chat naturally like you would with a friend. There's no right or wrong way to talk - your companion adapts to your style.

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Share Your Story

Tell your companion about yourself - your job, family, hobbies, dreams. The more you share, the more personal your relationship becomes.

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Chat Regularly

Even short daily check-ins help build a stronger connection. Your companion will remember and ask about things from previous conversations.

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Give It Time

Like any relationship, it takes a bit of time to feel natural. After a week of chatting, you'll notice how much your companion has learned about you.

Choose the Right Companion

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Alex - Friendship

Best for: Daily chat, casual conversation, sharing your day, celebrating small wins.
Available: Free tier and up

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Jordan - Confidant

Best for: Deep conversations, emotional support, processing feelings, feeling heard.
Available: Confidant tier ($19.99/mo) and up

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Grace - Senior Care

Best for: Elderly companionship, gentle memory exercises, daily check-ins, reminiscing, medication and appointment reminders via email.
Available: Senior Care tier ($29.99/mo) and up

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Sam - Personal Assistant

Best for: Task management, goal tracking, accountability, staying organized.
Available: Personal Assistant tier ($49.99/mo)

Explore Your Features

Discover everything your chat can do.

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Conversation Starters

Not sure what to say? Tap one of the starter chips below your companion's greeting to kick off a conversation instantly.

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Voice Input

See the mic button next to Send? Tap it and speak naturally. Your words appear as text - great for hands-free chatting.

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Search Your History

Click the search icon in the chat header to find any past message. Great for revisiting advice or memories from earlier conversations.

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Export Conversations

Click the export button in the chat header to download your entire conversation history as a text file.

Make It Personal

Customize your experience.

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Rename Your Companion

Click the pencil icon in your chat header to give your companion a nickname. Call them whatever feels right to you.

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Choose a Chat Theme

Visit your account page to pick from 6 color themes. Your chat bubbles, glows, and accents will update instantly.

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Build a Streak

Chat every day to build a streak! Track your consecutive days and personal best on your account page.

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Add Multiple Companions

Depending on your plan, you can add multiple companions and switch between them based on your mood or needs.

Already Use Another Ai? Add Cognitive Memory

Give ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini the memory they're missing.

1

Visit the Memory Page

Go to our Cognitive Memory page. If you don't have an account yet, create one free - it takes less than a minute.

2

Try Quick Start or Connect Your Key

Quick Start: Click "Quick Start - Try Free" to chat instantly using our built-in Ai. No API key needed.
BYOK: Click "Connect" on OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google and paste your API key. We encrypt it securely and validate it on the spot.

3

Choose a Personality

Pick from 6 personality presets (Professional Assistant, Casual Friend, Creative Partner, Study Buddy, Life Coach, or Direct & Concise) to set how your Ai behaves.

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Start Chatting With Memory

That's it! Your Ai now has three-layer Cognitive Memory — structured recall, importance decay, and semantic understanding. It will remember what you share across every conversation, and our semantic search finds memories by meaning, not just keywords. The more you chat, the smarter it gets.

What is BYOK? BYOK stands for "Bring Your Own Key." You provide your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google, and we add Cognitive Memory to it. Your key is protected with quantum-safe encryption and never stored in plain text. Learn more in our FAQ.

For Developers: CogmemUI

Want a full Ai workspace with 14 models, tools, and workflows? CogmemUI is free.

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Open CogmemUI

Go to the CogmemUI page and click Open CogmemUI to launch the app.

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Add Your API Key

Click Settings (gear icon), open API Keys, and paste a key from any provider — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, or Mistral. You only need one to start.

3

Chat With Any Model

Switch between 14 models, use voice chat, upload documents, build workflows, compare models in Arena, and deploy web apps — all from one interface. Want to connect external tools? Go to Settings > MCP Servers to add any MCP-compatible tool server. Read the full docs.

Need Help?

Check out our FAQ page for answers to common questions, or contact us at [email protected]

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