Every Bloom has one configuration page, and that page is split into a row of tabs running across the top. Each tab controls one slice of how your Bloom looks, teaches, and behaves. This article is the map: a one-paragraph summary of every tab in the order they appear, plus a link to the deep-dive guide for each one. Bookmark this page if you are new to Bloom administration.
Where to find the configuration page
Sign in at app.bloom.study, open Manage Blooms, and click the Bloom you want to edit. You will land on the configuration page, with the Initial Setup tab open by default. The tab strip appears down the left on wide screens and in a scrollable row on smaller screens.
Initial Setup
The default tab. This is where you set the Bloom’s identity: Title, Education Level, Welcome Message, Context and Instructions, Example Questions, Language, and Voice. Everything here is what students see or hear in their first thirty seconds with the Bloom.
When to come back here: renaming the Bloom for a new term, refreshing the welcome message, rotating example question chips, or switching the read-aloud voice. Full walkthrough: How to create your first Bloom.
Knowledge Base
Upload the documents the Bloom can ground its answers in: PDFs, Word files, slide decks, Markdown, text, JSON, or URLs. Bloom processes these materials so it can use them in answers. You set per-file access levels to control whether a source can be cited, shown, or only used in the background.
When to come back here: at the start of every term, when a syllabus updates, or when a student reports a wrong answer that points back to a missing or stale source. Full walkthroughs: Upload course materials, Managing documents, and How to use the Library.
Pedagogy
Choose Default for Bloom’s standard guidance or Custom to adjust writing feedback, writing generation, solution steps, answer provision, and code assistance. Custom controls require a paid plan and permission to configure the Bloom.
Use View as Student to check the result. Follow Control how much help Bloom gives for examples.
Workspace and Sharing
Workspace lets you choose tools students can use beside chat. See Configure Workspace tools for Canvas, Code, Library, Quizzes, and Flashcards, with links to their student guides.
Sharing controls guest access. Toggle on guest links to let anyone with the URL try the Bloom without an account, useful for open days, parent demos, or first-week onboarding before accounts are ready.
When to come back here: before a public showcase (turn Sharing on), or when you want to lock down a feature mid-term. Full walkthrough: Invite students and share access.
Users and Moderation
Users lists everyone enrolled in this Bloom and lets you change their role (student, educator, manager), remove them, or invite new people directly. It only appears once the Bloom has been saved.
Moderation controls the safety guardrails: blocked topics, allow-list framing, assessment-question refusal, and content filtering thresholds. This is where you tell the Bloom what it must never answer, even if asked nicely.
Full walkthroughs: Manage Bloom users and Control what your Bloom will and will not answer.
AI
AI picks the underlying model provider for this Bloom. Most educators leave this on the recommended default. Switch only if you have a specific reason (latency, regional data preferences, or comparing teaching quality across providers).
When to come back here: only when you have a specific reason to override the recommended model selection. Most Blooms should stay on the default setting. Full walkthrough: Configure AI settings.
Common issues
I cannot see the Pedagogy or AI tab
Tabs are gated by role. You need to be a Space Owner or Bloom Manager to configure this Bloom. Students and viewers see the chat interface only, never the configuration page. If your role is correct but tabs are still missing, refresh the page; role changes do not push live until your next page load.
I saved on one tab and lost changes on another
The Save button at the bottom of the page saves every tab’s changes at once. If a field on a different tab fails validation, the whole save is rejected and the tab strip flags which tab has the error in red. Click the red tab, fix the field, and save again.
The Users tab is missing
The Users tab only appears in edit mode, that is, after the Bloom has been created and saved at least once. If you are creating a brand-new Bloom, save it first, and the Users tab will appear.
What’s next
- Start with the basics → Create your first Bloom
- Tune the teaching style → Teaching persona and pedagogy
- Ground answers in your syllabus → Upload course materials