Ask about four different layers.
The current message
What you are asking the coach to answer right now.
Recent conversation
A bounded window that keeps the reply coherent without replaying everything.
Habit context
The cue, ordinary version, tiny version and recent pattern relevant to this habit.
Saved facts
Information retained for later use, which should be visible and removable.
Seven questions worth asking any AI coach.
- What enters a model request?Look for concrete fields, not “we use your data to personalize.”
- Can context cross between habits?A sleep conversation should not silently appear in a screen-use reply.
- Is chat history different from memory?Keeping a transcript does not mean every old message must be resent later.
- Can I inspect and delete memory?A control is meaningful only if you can find and use it.
- Does the model receive my identity?An email address or account identifier is rarely necessary to answer a habit question.
- Where does processing happen?On-device and cloud systems have different boundaries; neither label replaces a full explanation.
- When is AI the wrong tool?Everyday coaching needs a clear boundary around medical, crisis and specialist situations.
What a context receipt can look like.
Compare designs, not privacy adjectives.
Some systems draw on broad health and activity context. Google, for example, describes a Health Coach that can use connected health, fitness and conversation information. Apple documents a different path in which models can run on the device. Those are architectural choices, not simple good-or-bad labels.
- Google Health Coach announcementBroad connected context
- Apple Foundation Models frameworkOn-device model access
Meliorly’s current boundary.
A model-generated Meliorly reply can receive the current message, a bounded recent window from the same habit’s Coach thread, the approved plan, limited momentum information and a small set of relevant memory notes you confirmed. It does not need your email address or another habit’s conversation.
Read the exact fields and controls on AI coaching and your privacy, then use the full privacy notice for storage, retention, export and deletion details.