Patterns
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Start with a deep dive, where every option is laid out side by side with its research, or browse every published pattern by area.
Deep dives
Options side by side, with the research
- How much text at onceOne word, a verse, a passage or a whole chapter?BorrowedObservedFamiliar convention
- Numbers, headings and notesHow much should surround the text?Familiar conventionObserved
- Bible audioHow should Scripture be heard: as text, voice or read-along?Leave it outFamiliar conventionObserved
- AI personaHow human should the assistant seem?Familiar conventionExploratory · untestedObserved
- AI memoryWhat should the assistant know and keep?Familiar conventionObservedBorrowedLeave it out
- TranslationsOne at a time, side by side or verse by verse?ObservedFamiliar convention
- Highlights and notesHow should readers mark a passage?Familiar conventionObserved
- Study helpsWhere should commentary and notes open?ObservedFamiliar convention
- Reading plansWhat happens when someone misses days?ObservedFamiliar convention
- PrayerHow can an app make room for prayer?ObservedFamiliar convention
- Sharing with a groupWhen someone shares a prayer request, who hears it, and who looks after it?Leave it outBorrowedObserved
- Reading togetherWhen people read Scripture together through an app, what do the others see, and who looks after the conversation?Familiar conventionBorrowedObserved
- First useWhat does someone have to give before they reach what they came for?Familiar conventionObserved
- Children and familiesWhen children meet Scripture through an app, who is with them, and what does the app ask of them?Familiar conventionObservedLeave it out
- Notifications and remindersWhen may a faith app interrupt someone, in whose voice, and who decides?Familiar conventionObservedLeave it out
- Giving and offeringsHow should a faith app ask for gifts, and what should it never promise?Familiar conventionObservedLeave it out
- Check-ins and assessmentsWhat may an app ask about someone, and what may it conclude?ObservedFamiliar conventionLeave it out
- Devotional audioGuided prayer, a podcast, a talk or a sleep story?ObservedFamiliar conventionLeave it out
- Progress and streaksWhat should a reading history show?BorrowedFamiliar conventionLeave it outObservedExploratory · untested
- Finding a passageBrowse, type a reference, or start from a need?Familiar conventionObservedBorrowedLeave it out
- Citations in AI answersHow should an answer show where it came from?ObservedExploratory · untestedLeave it out
- Actions on AI answersCopy, share, try again, report: which belong?BorrowedObservedLeave it out
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Provenance labels
- Observed
Seen in a named app, with a dated screenshot where we have one.
- Familiar convention
A widely used convention, generalised rather than copied.
- Borrowed
Taken from outside faith apps, such as reading or productivity tools.
- Exploratory · untested
Our own proposal. Untested.
- Leave it out
Not building the feature, treated as a real option.