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DenLumen Help
Step-by-step instructions for every feature. 41 tutorials grouped by what you're trying to do.
Tap a tutorial title to open it; each one is 2–4 minutes to read.
Getting started
Create your DenLumen account
Sign up takes about 60 seconds. You'll get a free account that works on iOS, Android, and …
Add your first dog, cat, or child
A 'subject' is anyone you're tracking — a dog, cat, or child. You can add as many as you w…
Walk through the setup wizard
The wizard runs once after sign-up. It captures your first subject, the disclaimer, and an…
Navigate DenLumen — sidebar, drawer, and the subject switcher
On wide screens DenLumen shows a sidebar; on phones it tucks into a hamburger drawer. The …
Daily care
Use the Today screen
Today is the home base. It shows what to do for the current subject right now — feeding, t…
Log a milestone
Milestones are the moments you want to remember — first day home, first vet visit, first s…
Build a care plan routine
A care plan is the recurring stuff: feed at 7am and 6pm, walk after lunch, brush teeth twi…
Mark a task complete (and undo it)
Tap to complete, long-press to undo, swipe to skip. Completion is what powers streaks and …
Apply a template
Templates are pre-built routine bundles — puppy checklist, kitten week-by-week, infant fir…
Gear & shopping
Add a gear item
The Gear board is everything you own for each subject — food, harness, crate, bowls, toys,…
See order, date, and vendor on the Gear screen
Once you've connected Gmail, each gear item shows the vendor it came from, when it was ord…
Find the right toy with AI
Tell DenLumen what your dog or cat likes — chew, puzzle, fetch, stuffies — and the AI pick…
Browse curated recommendations
Editorial picks across food, gear, training tools, baby gear. Sorted to put affiliate-link…
Connect Gmail for automatic order import
Connect Gmail and DenLumen scans the last 180 days of order emails from pet/family vendors…
Re-scan Gmail manually
After the initial connect, DenLumen scans automatically every few days. If you just placed…
AI features
Chat with the AI assistant
The chat tab is general-purpose: ask about your subjects, the references, training, growth…
Search the Reference Library
The Library is the source of truth. WSAVA, AAHA, AAP, AVMA, AAFCO, AAFP, CDC, WHO — the do…
Review and approve proposed actions
When the AI suggests changes that affect more than one part of the app — create a routine,…
Health & documents
Track vaccinations and shots
Log each shot, set a reminder for the next one. AAHA/WSAVA core/non-core schedules are pre…
Store documents — vet records, adoption papers, school forms
Photos, PDFs, and notes — kept per subject. Useful at vet visits, boarding check-ins, scho…
Set reminders
One-off reminders — annual vet visit, well-checkup, flea/tick refill, pediatric vaccine. S…
Privacy & account
Export your data
Everything you've tracked — subjects, milestones, weights, training sessions, gear, photos…
Delete your account
One tap. Account, subjects, photos, milestones, training data, integrations — all gone wit…
Recover a locked-out account
Forgot password? Lost access to your sign-in method? Here's how to get back in.
What DenLumen tracks (and what it doesn't)
Plain English: email, password (hashed), what you log about your subjects, photos you uplo…