Ask Menno: how the AI copilot works and its limits

Ask Menno is a chat assistant for Alpha Factory members. You write a question, and an AI model answers it. The page describes it as an assistant trained on Menno's insights, so it leans on his way of thinking about markets, macro and risk.

It is not Menno typing back. It is software that is given a written version of his framework plus platform data, and it writes new sentences each time. Treat its answer as a starting point for your own research, the same way you would treat any AI answer. A sister assistant, Ask Kevin, works the same way with a macro-focused framework.

Open the chat, pick one of the suggested questions or type your own (up to 2,000 characters). The suggestions cover topics such as the current market view, how manufacturing data relates to crypto, risk management and when to take profits.

You can also ask for a chart. The assistant can draw a chart inside the chat, but only from data the platform hands it: the live Fear & Greed and Risk Wave readings, a portfolio allocation, 24-hour price changes for tracked coins, and a 7-day price history for a coin. If it has no exact data for what you asked, it skips the chart and says so. If you attach a screenshot (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 5 MB), it can look at the image as part of the question. Past chats are listed under History, so you can reopen an earlier thread.

Each answer is built from several parts. First, the assistant's own instructions, which describe the persona and its framework. Second, data from the platform, such as recent prices and market readings like the Fear & Greed Index and Risk Wave. Third, when it applies, details from your own Alpha Factory account, such as your holdings, DCA plan or watchlist if you have saved them, so the answer can fit your situation.

For questions that are time-sensitive, such as what happened today or the latest on a coin, the app can run one live web search first. The answer then shows the sources it used as a list under the reply. A search is not run when you attach an image, and if nothing useful comes back, the assistant answers without it and has to rely on what it was trained on, which can be out of date.

After an exchange, the app can pick out facts you said about yourself and store them as memory. The categories in the code are preferences, portfolio goals, risk profile, trading style and past advice. The assistant then uses that memory in later chats so you do not have to repeat yourself.

You can look at what is stored in the memory panel ("What I know about you") and delete single items or all of them there. The Reset Memory button does the same in one step: it clears the facts this assistant remembers about you (including facts shared between the assistants), while your past conversations stay in History and your usage count stays the same.

An AI copilot is useful for thinking out loud and for explaining ideas. It is a poor source of certainty. Keep these limits in mind.

A made-up example. A member asks, "How should I think about risk when everything is going up?" The assistant explains the general idea of sizing positions and checking risk indicators, and may point to the risk management basics. The member then asks for a 7-day price chart of a coin to see the recent move.

The member should still check the chart's numbers against a trusted price source and decide on their own. If they are unsure about the framework, the crypto investing system guide lays out the steps in plain words.

Ask Menno is part of the member area, so you need an account to use it. It is not locked behind Premium: free and Premium members both get a daily question allowance, and Premium gets a higher one. The exact numbers are set in the admin settings and shown inside the chat as your remaining questions, so check the counter there for today's figure.

For free members the allowance counts over a rolling 24 hours, and the count is shared across the Ask assistants. Premium members are counted per assistant per day. When you run out, the chat tells you and points to Premium. See the pricing page for what is included today.