The Inline Generation Toolbar

Overview

Every time the AI generates text — whether from Write & Continue, selection tools, or a plugin — the inline generation toolbar appears near the generated text. It's your control center for deciding what to do with the AI's output.

The toolbar shows different information depending on whether the AI is currently streaming text or has finished generating.

The inline generation toolbar — appears near generated text

During Generation

While the AI is actively streaming text into the editor, the toolbar shows:

• Spinning icon — indicates the AI is still generating.
• “Generating” status — confirms the stream is active.
• Live word count — updates in real time as text streams in, so you can see how much the AI has written.
• Stop button — halts the generation immediately.

During generation, the Keep button is disabled. This prevents accidental clicks while text is still streaming. You can still Stop the generation, and then decide whether to Keep or Discard.

After Generation

Once the AI finishes generating, the toolbar updates to show:

• “Generated” status — the stream is complete.
• Final word count — total words in the generated text.
• Keep button (green) — now enabled and ready to click.
• Discard button (X) — removes the generated text.
• Feedback buttons — thumbs up / thumbs down.
• Copy button — copies generated text to clipboard.

If the generation hit the model's token limit before completing naturally, you'll also see a truncation warning.

After generation completes — Keep and Discard are both available

Keep — Accept the Text

Click the green Keep button to accept the generated text. It becomes a permanent part of your draft. The AI-generated highlight is removed and the text blends into your document.

When you Keep, the tokens used for that generation are finalized — they're deducted from your balance permanently.

Discard — Remove the Text

Click the X button (Discard) to remove all generated text. If this was a Write or Continue generation, the text is simply deleted. If it was a selection tool (Rewrite, Expand, Describe, Polish), your original text is restored exactly as it was.

When you Discard, the tokens are fully refunded to your balance. There's no cost to trying a generation and deciding you don't like it.

Stop — Halt Mid-Stream

The Stop button immediately halts the AI generation. The text that has already streamed in stays visible in the editor. After stopping, you can:

• Keep the partial text — useful if the AI started well but was going in a wrong direction.
• Discard the partial text — removes everything and refunds tokens.

Stop is especially useful with longer generations. If you can tell after the first paragraph that the AI isn't going where you want, stop early and try again with a different prompt or model.

Feedback Buttons

After generation, you'll see thumbs up and thumbs down buttons. These let you rate the quality of the AI's output. Your feedback helps improve the platform's model recommendations and generation quality over time.

Feedback is optional and doesn't affect your tokens or the generated text. It's sent in the background without interrupting your workflow.

Copy Button

The Copy button copies the generated text to your clipboard. This is handy if you want to paste the generated text somewhere else — a different draft, a notes app, or a chat with a collaborator — without keeping it in the current draft.

Truncation Warning

Occasionally, a generation may be truncated — the AI hit its output token limit before it finished writing naturally. When this happens, the toolbar displays a truncation warning so you know the text was cut short.

If you see this warning:

• You can Keep the truncated text and then use Continue to pick up where it left off.
• Or Discard and try again with a shorter length setting.

How Tokens Work

You're only charged for text you keep. When generation starts, tokens are held from your balance. If you click Keep, you're charged for the actual output. If you click Discard or Stop, your tokens are fully refunded — you pay nothing.

If something goes wrong (network drop, browser crash), the hold automatically expires and your tokens come back. For more details, see The Token Economy.