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Shelf Premium: Storage, Study AI Tokens, and Vector Search

Free Shelf is fully usable at 250 MB and 50k AI tokens monthly. Premium expands limits for heavy PDF libraries and daily Study AI workflows.

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Shelf Premium

10 GB · 2M AI tokens

Deeper library search & longer chats

Free vs Premium at a glance

Every account starts on the free plan: 250 MB uploads, 50,000 Study AI tokens per month, 500 indexed vector chunks, 30 chat messages per thread, and 10 relevancy docs.

  • Premium — 10 GB storage
  • Premium — 2,000,000 Study AI tokens / month
  • Premium — 10,000 indexed vector chunks (LRU eviction when over quota)
  • Premium — 300 chat messages per thread
  • Premium — 50 relevancy / syllabus docs
Shelf Premium

10 GB · 2M AI tokens

Deeper library search & longer chats

How billing works

Subscribe from /subscribe when signed in. Shelf creates a Razorpay order in INR; after payment verification your account flips to Premium with a subscription expiry date (default 365 days, configurable on the server). You receive a confirmation email when activation succeeds.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

Who needs Premium

Power users with large PDF corpora, daily Study AI chat across collections, or syllabus docs for multiple exams benefit most. Casual readers who upload a few papers and ask occasional questions often stay comfortably on free.

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What Premium adds

More cloud storage for PDFs and notebooks, higher monthly Study AI token limits, and priority headroom for library-wide chat during intensive revision months.

Free tier remains fully usable for daily study — Premium is volume and convenience, not paywalling core reading.

Shelf Premium

10 GB · 2M AI tokens

Deeper library search & longer chats

Checkout and verification

Subscribe from Settings; payment verification runs server-side. On success you receive a thank-you email with links to deep-dive articles — Study AI, library organization, planner — so you use what you paid for.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

Token budgeting

Tokens measure AI usage — long threads, big attachments, and wide library scope consume more. Dashboard surfaces usage so you are never surprised mid-month.

Premium resets give predictable capacity for mains season.

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Storage reality

Ten gigabytes holds thousands of typical exam PDFs — scanning entire coaching institutes still fits if you prune duplicates. One source.pdf per page keeps storage predictable.

Shelf Premium

10 GB · 2M AI tokens

Deeper library search & longer chats

Cancel and downgrade

Subscription management lives in Settings; downgrade keeps your uploads — you only lose expanded quotas. Export highlights and notes from reader before leaving if you migrate tools.

constitutional-amendments.pdf

Basic Structure doctrine limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution beyond its core identity.

Kesavananda Bharati (1973) established that certain features cannot be destroyed by amendment.

Study AI

Explain this highlight

The Basic Structure doctrine means amendments cannot alter the Constitution's essential character.
Short notes

When to upgrade

Upgrade when library-wide AI sessions become daily, uploads exceed free storage, or you want zero friction during a six-month pre-mains push. Try free first; Premium meets you at scale.

Shelf — Library
Polity notes
Current affairs
Essay drafts