# Troubleshooting

> The usual problems, and where each one is solved.

Page: https://docs.memex.tools/troubleshooting

## Connecting

- [My assistant doesn't use memex](https://docs.memex.tools/assistant-cant-see-memex): What to check when an assistant can't reach memex or a memex tool seems to be missing.
- [ChatGPT has no Create MCP App](https://docs.memex.tools/chatgpt-no-create-app): The + menu in ChatGPT's Plugins offers no Create MCP App until Developer mode is on.
- [Stop the assistant asking every time](https://docs.memex.tools/allow-actions): Let Claude or ChatGPT use memex without asking before each action.

## Notes and search

- [Why a note waits for review](https://docs.memex.tools/why-a-note-waits): Why what an assistant writes lands in Review Inbox, and how to let one assistant skip it.
- [Search by meaning misses a new note](https://docs.memex.tools/search-misses-new-note): A note you just approved can take a few minutes to show up in search by meaning.
- [Use memex on your phone](https://docs.memex.tools/phone): memex works in a phone browser, and assistants on your phone connect like any other.

Still stuck? [Write to us](https://memex.tools/support).

> **Tip:** Asking a connected assistant often works too. It can read the full guide, the `memex-guide` skill.

## Related

- [Check that it works](https://docs.memex.tools/check-connection): One question that shows whether an assistant reaches your memex.
- [Prompts to copy](https://docs.memex.tools/prompts): Short messages for saving, checking the connection, fixing a note, your profile, skills and maintenance.