> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quiva.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The cognition log

> The complete record of how Abbie produced a given answer: every stage, every model, every retry.

The cognition log, at **Abbie's logs**, is the full technical record behind any conversation: a step-by-step account of how each of her replies was actually produced, for anyone who wants to look under the stage strip shown in chat.

## How it's organised

Events are grouped first by turn (one exchange with Abbie), then by stage within that turn, in the order they ran: classify, enrich, router, one or more experts, judge, verify, output.

Each stage shows:

* Its status: completed, failed, running, or answered by a fallback model.
* Which provider and model handled it.
* How long it took, and whether it needed a retry.

Selecting a stage expands it to the complete detail behind that step, including exact timestamps.

## Totals

At the top of a session's log, you'll find rolled-up totals: tokens used, total duration, and how many turns and stages the conversation involved.

## Finding a session

Use the same session sidebar as the chat page, or paste in a session ID directly if you have one but it isn't in your own list, useful when someone's shared a link to a conversation with you.

## Deep links

A link can point at an entire session, or at one specific stage of one specific turn: opening it scrolls straight there and expands it automatically. See [Deep links](/abbie/chatting/deep-links).

<Card title="Pipeline stages" icon="diagram-project" href="/abbie/transparency/pipeline-stages">
  What's actually happening at each of those stages, and why.
</Card>
