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THE SHORT ANSWER
For a first visit, aim to leave with one clear question, an answer that respects your circumstances, and one practical next step. Choose Conversation to begin. You do not need birth details, a card draw or a finished view of what the problem means.
- Examples start a conversation immediately. Answer follow-up questions by choosing an option or adding context in your own words.
- Work on one situation at a time. Share relevant facts and limits before choosing a symbolic tool.
- Keep the original question, one information gap and one action. Export important records separately.
I need to discuss quiet hours with my housemate.
Help me prepare an opening and two arrangements to discuss.
They return around midnight; I get up at seven; we have not discussed it.
Focus on the noise. Do not assume they mean to upset me.
These cards select the first four checklist items: a situation, a goal, context and an answer to check. Each pairs the item with an example from a housemate conversation. The complete table below adds a next action and explains what a useful result looks like for each item.
Choose something on your mind
You do not need to begin with a question about your whole life. Pick something you are facing now: a difficult conversation with a friend, or a choice between your current job and a new role.
Open Wenbu Agent and choose “See a complete example” for a separate preview. It needs no personal details and uses no conversation turns. When you are ready, choose a starting point or type your question. The guided flow asks for the context it needs one step at a time; there is no questionnaire to finish before you can explore.
If you are unsure, start with Conversation
Conversation helps you frame the question. It needs no birth details and does not automatically draw cards. You can add: “Ask me a few straightforward questions to help me understand why I am hesitating.”
Choose three tarot cards if you would like a visual prompt. Choose BaZi or Zi Wei when you want to explore a birth chart. For a concept or a claim you want to check, choose Sourced research. You do not need to learn every system before beginning.
A checklist for your first conversation
| Part | Example input | Ready to move on when… |
|---|---|---|
| Situation | I need to discuss quiet hours with my housemate. | The scope is one conversation, rather than a verdict on the relationship. |
| Goal | Help me prepare an opening and two arrangements to discuss. | You can name something useful to take away. |
| Context | They return around midnight; I get up at seven; we have not discussed it. | You have shared the relevant facts without names or addresses. |
| Check | Focus on the noise. Do not assume they mean to upset me. | The answer separates observed behavior from guesses about motives. |
| Next step | Ask for ten minutes on Saturday and record what we agree. | You can act and observe the result. Set any reminder yourself. |
On a small screen, scroll the table sideways.
A little context goes a long way
For example: “I have an offer that involves frequent travel. I like my current colleagues but want more room to learn. I do not yet know how the new team works.” That gives the Agent a choice, a priority and a gap in your information. You can leave out names, addresses and the company name.
Choose an answer offered by the Agent, or add your own context in the input box. If the answer misses the point, say so: “My main concern is how travel would affect family life. Please focus on that.”
Leave with something you can do
When a chart or report appears, distinguish the calculated result from traditional meanings and suggestions based on your context. You can disagree with an interpretation or ask what supports a particular sentence.
A useful outcome might be two questions to ask, a conversation to arrange or a birth record to check. Keep the original question and add what you plan to do. Guest chats stay in this browser; tool results need a save action. Sign in by email to save to your account, choose which older records to import, or use the separate exports for a backup.
- No clear question yet? Choose “Not sure yet.”
- Already know what you need? Type your question directly.
- Only want a chart or a draw? Open a standalone tool and decide about AI interpretation later.
Worked example: finding the words for a housemate conversation
In this fictional scenario, late-night noise is interrupting your sleep. You want a workable arrangement but have not raised the issue yet.
Tell the Agent: “Help me prepare a conversation with my housemate about late-night noise.” You can also start from a relevant example and answer its follow-up questions.
Add the details: “My housemate often gets home around midnight. Opening the door and putting things away wakes me up. I get up at seven, and we have not discussed this properly. Help me write a calm opening and suggest two arrangements we could discuss.”
Check the answer for invented motives. If it says your housemate is deliberately inconsiderate, reply: “I have not established that. Please use only the behavior I described.”
Adapt one opening: “I have been waking up when you get home and feeling tired the next morning. Could we take ten minutes this weekend to work out something that suits us both?” You conduct the conversation; the Agent does not send a message for you.
Export the conversation or keep your own note. Review what happened a week later. Any separate chart or draw needs its own save action if you want it in the tool journal.
The useful result is a conversation you can initiate and an arrangement you can check. Your housemate’s response remains something to discover directly.
Key terms
- Follow-up question
- A question that helps the Agent understand your situation. Choose an answer or write your own.
- Context
- Relevant information you choose to share, including constraints and known facts.
- Next step
- An action you can take or arrange and later check.
Common questions
Do I need to share my birth details to try Wenbu?
No. Conversation, research, tarot and I Ching can all work without them. Sample charts also let you learn the interface first.
Does browser storage mean my message never reaches a model?
No. Sending shares the message, limited recent context and selected details with AI. Local storage describes where your saved history lives.
Will the Agent continue after I close the page?
No. Closing interrupts the task. Successfully saved content remains in this browser or your account; you can return with a focused follow-up.
Sources and their scope
Supports direct questions, conversation starters and follow-up clarification. The housemate scenario is an original exercise.
Supports context sharing, saved conversations, exports and saving a result to the journal.
Supports the distinction between model processing and browser storage, and the limit on work after closing the page.
Further reading; not validation of real-world predictions.
Further reading; not validation of real-world predictions.
Traditional interpretations are not established predictions. See the source notes for context.
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ADDITIONAL PRACTICE · 2026-11-14
Carry an existing hexagram into your first Wenbu conversation
Your first Wenbu session: preview, try and save
Preview first, then ask your own question, then decide whether to save. In the current flow, choosing “See a complete example” in Wenbu Agent opens a separate preview that needs no personal details and uses no conversation turns. When ready, pick a starting point or type your question, and the Agent asks for the context it needs step by step. Check whether the answer respects your conditions, then leave with one practical next step. Guest chats stay in this browser; tool results need a save action. Signing in by email saves to your account, lets you choose which older records to import, and keeps separate exports for backup. The preview shows you the interface and the shape of an answer; it is not a reading done for you.
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- The example is a separate preview: no conversation turns, and not a completed reading.
- Guest chats stay in this browser; tool results need their own save action, and important records should be exported.
- Signing in merges the day's usage rather than resetting it; after AI quota runs out, charts, draws, hexagrams and exports still work.
Current guest flow: from preview to saving
- 01Preview the example
Opens separately, needs no details and uses no conversation turns; it shows the interface and answer structure.
- 02Ask your own question
Choose a starting point or type a question; the Agent asks for needed context step by step.
- 03Check and take a next step
Separate calculation, tradition and inference; correct invented motives; keep one actionable step.
- 04Save if you choose
Guest chats stay in this browser; tool results save separately; email sign-in stores to your account, with exports for backup.
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Separate the preview, your own question and tool results
This flow keeps three things apart: the example preview, your own conversation, and standalone tool results. Choosing “See a complete example” opens a separate preview that needs no personal details and uses no conversation turns, so you can learn the interface and the shape of an answer first. Afterwards, choose a starting point or type your question; the guided flow asks for context one step at a time, with no questionnaire to finish beforehand.
Tool results are a different path. Conversation does not automatically draw cards just because you entered it. If you want a visual prompt, choose three tarot cards; for stems, branches or palaces, choose BaZi or Zi Wei. If you have drawn cards or cast a chart separately and want it in the tool journal, that result needs its own save action. Keeping these layers distinct stops you treating a preview as your own reading, or assuming a chart was stored with the chat.
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Read a complete result: calculation, tradition, inference
When a chart or report appears, separate the calculated result from traditional meanings and from suggestions based on your context. You can disagree with an interpretation or ask what supports a particular sentence. If an answer claims you are “always angry”, or asserts that someone else meant to upset you, it has turned an inference into a fact; reply: “I have not provided that. Please use only the behavior I described.”
This distinction matters because different content carries different certainty. A deterministic chart can be recalculated from the same inputs. A tarot result is a documented random draw: asking again does not reproduce the same card on demand. For I Ching, the casting method matters: a random cast likewise cannot be reproduced on demand, while a manually entered hexagram depends on the lines you supplied. Mixing these together invites treating one draw as a verified conclusion. Keeping the original question, one information gap and one action is more useful than memorising a sentence.
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Saving and quota: guest, account and export
Guest chats stay in this browser; tool results need a save action. Signing in by email saves to your account, lets you choose which older records to import, and keeps separate exports for backup. Browser storage only describes where saved history lives: sending an Agent message still shares the message, limited recent context and selected details with AI, so local storage is not a substitute for the privacy explanation of model processing.
On quota, browser guests and signed-in accounts each get up to 5 tool-page AI interpretations and 12 Agent conversation turns per day, resetting at midnight Shanghai time. Signing in merges the day's trial usage rather than granting a fresh allowance. After AI quota runs out, you can still cast charts, draw cards, cast hexagrams, save journal entries and export results. Closing the page interrupts the task; successfully saved content remains available.
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Turn the example into your own exercise: change the scene
The example's value is showing what a workable conversation looks like, not supplying a model answer. The existing guide already demonstrated this with a housemate-noise conversation, so here is a different scene: a decision about a course. Copy the example's structure onto it — one concrete event, one result you want to take away, two relevant facts, and one check. Fill in only what you know; names, addresses and a full autobiography are unnecessary.
Afterwards, review with the same standard. Did the answer present your guesses as facts? Did it ignore a constraint you gave? Is the next step specific enough to act on and observe? If it drifted, follow up on that one point rather than starting over. A session then leaves you with usable wording and something to verify, not a conclusion you are expected to believe.
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| Stage | Currently supported | Keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Example preview | Opens separately, no details, no conversation turns | Not a completed reading |
| Your own conversation | Direct questions, context added step by step | Closing the page interrupts the task |
| Tool results | Tarot, BaZi, Zi Wei and others can be saved separately | Needs a save action; not stored with the chat automatically |
| Saving and export | Email sign-in saves to your account; separate exports | Signing in merges the day's usage, not a reset |
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Fictional exercise: from “should I sign up?” to a checkable conversation
This is a fictional exercise; the people and events are invented, it does not describe any real user, and it contains no computed birth chart. Suppose you are weighing a two-hour evening course and want to work out what is actually holding you back.
- First, open the example preview and watch how a complete answer separates facts, inferences and a next step. Enter no personal details.
- Second, open your own conversation and write: “I am unsure whether to sign up for a two-hour evening course. Ask me one easy question first to help me see what I am worried about.”
- Third, add two facts: “I already have a fixed commitment on Wednesday evenings that I cannot move; I have not checked whether the course offers recordings.” Leave out employer and provider names.
- Fourth, check the answer. If it asserts “you are just afraid of failing”, reply: “I have not provided that. Use only the constraints I described,” then ask for three questions worth checking before enrolling.
- Fifth, check one of them, such as the recording policy, and note what you find. If you drew cards separately, save that result on its own.
The product of this exercise is three questions to check and one actual lookup, not a verdict on whether you are “suited to study”. Whether the course fits still depends on what you find and on your own schedule; the preview only helps you learn the flow.
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Questions you may have
Does viewing the example count as completing a reading?
No. The example is a separate preview that helps you learn the interface and answer structure; it needs no details and uses no conversation turns. It does not address your situation or produce a result of your own. To get an answer tied to your conditions, start your own conversation and add context.
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If a guest chat is stored in the browser, does that mean it is never sent to a model?
No. Sending an Agent message shares the message, limited recent context and selected details with AI. Browser storage only describes where saved history lives and is not a substitute for the privacy explanation of model processing. Export important content as a separate backup.
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Does signing in reset my quota?
No fresh allowance is granted. Signing in merges the day's trial usage; guests and accounts each get up to 5 tool-page AI interpretations and 12 Agent conversation turns per day, resetting at midnight Shanghai time. After AI quota runs out, charts, draws, hexagrams, journal saves and exports still work.
Will asking again draw the same card or hexagram?
Not for tarot. A tarot result is a documented random draw; repeating a question does not reproduce the same card on demand. For I Ching, the casting method matters: a random cast likewise cannot be reproduced on demand, while a manually entered hexagram depends on the lines you supplied. Deterministic charts, by contrast, can be recalculated from the same inputs. For a follow-up, keep the result you already have.
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Terms in this guide
- Standalone example preview
- A sample view that needs no personal details and uses no conversation turns, showing the interface and answer structure rather than addressing your situation.
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- Tool-result save
- A separate save action applied to an individual tarot, BaZi or Zi Wei result; it does not happen automatically with a conversation.
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- Quota merging
- When you sign in, the trial usage already spent that day is counted toward the account allowance instead of a new allowance being issued.
See the claim and source notes
The current guest flow includes a standalone example preview, direct questions, browser storage and optional email sign-in saving.
It needs no personal details and uses no conversation turns
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AI interpretation quotas are counted per browser guest and signed-in account, and signing in merges the day's trial usage.
登录会归并当天试用用量
Rewriting a vague worry into an answerable question is the core method of the existing editorial practice.
A useful question says what happened
Sources and review scope
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- Current zh canonical article — preserve it and add a distinct useful exercise ↗Existing article, not a new external source. Avoid repeating its explanation. · 2026-10-25 · Fetched text
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- Wenbu · current free access ↗First-party access and quota documentation · 2026-10-25 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · asking a better question ↗Existing editorial practice · 2026-10-25 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · agent integrations ↗Current first-party product documentation · 2026-10-25 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · versioned public capabilities ↗First-party current tool, convention and privacy contract; not external endorsement or predictive validation · 2026-10-25 · Fetched text
Open Agent, preview the example, then write your own question
Choose “See a complete example” in Agent to learn the flow, then start a conversation about one small situation and finish with a next step you can act on.
Open Agent, preview the example, then write your own question ↗After calculating a hexagram, choose Discuss this result. Wenbu keeps the result and opens a new conversation with that journal entry selected and no messages yet. Choose Review selected context to see the record and any background you entered. Sending a message or choosing Interpret this reading starts the AI request.
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- Read the six values back on the tool page before opening the conversation.
- Review the selected journal entry and the separate background field before you send anything.
- You can finish the practice without sending. Interpret this reading immediately submits a suggested question.
From a calculation to the first message
- 01Recognize the result
Match the six positions to the tool’s casting record.
- 02Open the conversation
Check that the original journal entry is selected.
- 03Choose when to send
Save the selection and send a message only when you are ready.
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Open a new conversation from the saved calculation
Use a fictional rehearsal for this practice. In the I Ching tool, choose Enter coin results and fill 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7 starting from the bottom. Choose Read these lines. You get hexagram 64, Wei Ji 未济, with no changing lines. Open Casting record to check the original six values.
On the result page, scroll to Your question and write “What should I check before changing the rehearsal time?” For optional background, try “The group has not confirmed the room booking.” Then choose Discuss this result. Wenbu keeps the journal entry and shows it above the empty conversation.
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Check the selected context before the first message
Choose Review selected context and expand Preview the selected context. Check the journal choice and the separate background field. If you only want to ask about rehearsal logistics, unselect the entry and clear the background. Turning off Use birth information does not remove a selected journal entry.
From this empty conversation, Use selected context saves your choices. With the reading still selected, Interpret this reading sends the suggested first question. You can also type and send your own. If you are practising, stop after checking the context preview.
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| Action | What you can verify | Starts an AI request |
|---|---|---|
| Read these lines | Casting record shows the six values in order | No |
| Discuss this result | Empty conversation with the original entry selected | No |
| Use selected context | Saves your choices in the panel opened from the new conversation | No |
| Send or Interpret this reading | Submits the question with the material you kept | Yes |
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Use a note for the checks you make before sending
Keep the rehearsal hexagram selected and remove the optional background.
- Write 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7 on paper and mark the bottom line. Check that the result is hexagram 64.
- Carry the result over and open the preview. Look for the one practice journal entry and leave birth information off.
- Clear the optional background and choose Use selected context. Reopen the preview and check that the journal entry is still selected and the background is empty.
- On paper, write a possible first question: “List the six values so I can compare them with my record.” Stop there for this exercise.
You now have the original reading and can see which material the next message would use.
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Questions you may have
Does unselecting the record delete the original hexagram?
Unselecting the entry removes it from this conversation’s selection. The entry itself remains in the journal. Reselect it if you want to continue working from the same recorded lines.
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Why did Interpret this reading add a message right away?
The button sends a suggested first question. Use the message box if you want to write your own. You can close the context preview without sending a question.
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Terms in this guide
- Existing reading
- The journal entry kept from the tool page and selected in the new conversation.
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- Selected context
- The background and records you can preview before the next message uses them.
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See the claim and source notes
An I Ching follow-up keeps the original values in bottom-to-top order.
易经追问保留原始六爻，顺序自下而上
A built-in AI request can send along the context the reader chose.
只有选择内置 AI 功能时，所选内容才会进一步交给 AI
Seven and eight are stable values in the three-coin method.
Only 6 and 9 change
Sources and review scope
Wenbu drafted and checked this article in Codex. The source list records the scope of the review.
- Current complete zh canonical article ↗Current public original and earlier additions; add substantial coverage without repeating or replacing them. · 2026-11-14 · Fetched text
- Current complete en canonical article ↗Current public original and earlier additions; add substantial coverage without repeating or replacing them. · 2026-11-14 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · agent integrations ↗Current first-party product documentation · 2026-11-14 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · agent protocol ↗Current first-party tool, citation recovery and completion protocol · 2026-11-14 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · versioned public capabilities ↗First-party current tool, convention and privacy contract; not external endorsement or predictive validation · 2026-11-14 · Fetched text
- Wenbu · three-coin method ↗Existing editorial and worked calculation · 2026-11-14 · Read excerpt
Try the fixed six lines in the I Ching tool
Read the practice result, choose Discuss this result and open the context preview.
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