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Common Issues & Solutions

Quick fixes for frequently encountered problems.


FAQ

Installation Issues

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"Using direct OpenAI integration" Message

Q: What does the "ℹ️ Using direct OpenAI integration. LangChain not installed" message mean?

A: This is just an informational message - nothing to worry about!

What it means:

ChronoScope is calling OpenAI directly to extract timeline events from your documents. This is the default method and works perfectly fine. All your timeline extraction functionality is working normally.

Do I need to do anything?

No! You can safely dismiss this message by clicking the ❌ button. Your timeline extraction works exactly the same way regardless of this message.

Should I install LangChain?

Only if you're a developer who wants:

  • Advanced debugging features for prompt engineering
  • More structured prompt template management
  • Enhanced error recovery mechanisms
  • Detailed API usage tracking

For normal ChronoScope usage, you don't need LangChain. Both methods:

  • ✅ Use the same OpenAI AI model
  • ✅ Extract the same timeline events
  • ✅ Produce the same quality results
  • ✅ Cost the same to run

If you want to install it anyway:

pip install langchain langchain-openai

Then restart ChronoScope. The message will disappear.

Learn more: See Advanced Features for technical details about the differences.


Extraction Problems

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Performance Issues

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