Filling in your AI profile, and why it helps

During the onboarding tour there is a part called AI setup. It looks long. It is not as long as it seems, and you can skip any question you want. This article walks you through it so you know what to expect.

What this is, in plain language: a list of gentle questions about your migraines. Things like how often they happen, how long they last, what tends to bring them on, and how your sleep usually goes. After you answer, MigraineMe uses your answers to set up the app for you, so the screens are already pointing at the things that matter for you on day one.

You can answer everything, answer some, or skip the whole thing. Nothing here is permanent. You can change every answer later.

These steps are the same on iPhone and Android.

Step 1: Reach the AI setup screen

AI setup runs during your first setup, right after the data settings step. The app will bring you to it on its own. If you chose Go to the app at the start, it is skipped for now.

If you skipped it, or you want to do it again later, open the Profile screen (tap the gear icon in the top-left, then Profile) and tap Redo Onboarding. That takes you back through the data settings and the full setup questionnaire. The answers it produces live in Profile → Your Migraine Profile, which quietly updates as you log more.

Step 2: Your story (the first page)

1. The first page is called Tell us about your migraines.
2. You can do this in two ways. Pick whichever is easier.

To type:

1. Tap inside the big box.
2. Use the keyboard to write a few sentences about how your migraines usually go. There are no right or wrong answers. Anything you say is helpful.

To speak instead:

1. Tap the round purple microphone button.
2. Say a few sentences out loud as if you were talking to a doctor.
3. Tap the microphone again to stop. Your words will appear in the box.

If the microphone button does nothing, you probably skipped the microphone permission earlier in the tour. You can still type instead.

When you are done, you can tap Find matches & continue and the app will pre-fill some of the later answers from what you wrote (it tells you how many it filled in, and you can change any of them). Or tap Continue and answer manually to do it all yourself.

Step 3: About you

1. Simple questions like your age range, how often you get migraines, and how long they tend to last.
2. Tap one of the choices under each question.
3. The selected choice will turn purple.
4. Scroll down to see all the questions on the page.
5. When you are happy, tap the purple Next button at the bottom.

If you do not know an answer or do not want to share, simply leave it blank and tap Next.

Step 4: Sleep

1. Questions about your usual sleep, how well you sleep, and whether bad sleep tends to bring on a migraine.
2. Pick the answers that feel closest. None of this needs to be exact.

Step 5: Stress and screen time

1. Questions about how stressful your days usually feel and how much time you spend looking at screens.
2. Same idea. Tap what feels closest.

Step 6: Diet and substances

1. Questions about caffeine, alcohol, certain foods (like aged cheese), and how often you eat through the day.
2. Some of these are common migraine triggers. Be as honest as you can. We are not judging anything.

Step 7: Weather, environment and physical

1. Questions about whether weather changes, bright light, loud noise, or strong smells bother you, plus a few questions about other physical factors like allergies, motion sickness, or low blood sugar.
2. Tap the ones that apply.

Step 8: Exercise and hormones

1. Questions about exercise and, for some people, the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraception.
2. If a section does not apply to you, just leave it blank and tap Next.

Step 9: Prodromes (early warning signs)

1. Prodromes are the small signals some people get before a migraine starts. Things like yawning, mood changes, neck stiffness, or food cravings.
2. Tap the ones you sometimes notice.
3. If you have never noticed any, that is fine. Skip the page.

Step 10: Your triggers

1. This page shows a long list of common migraine triggers.
2. Tap any that ring a bell for you. You can tap as many as you like.
3. Selected triggers will be highlighted.
4. Tap Next when done.

Step 11: Your prodrome list

1. Same idea as the trigger list, but for prodromes.
2. Tap the ones you sometimes notice. You can come back and edit this list any time later from Manage Items.

Step 12: Symptoms, medicines and more

1. A page of grids for symptoms, medicines, reliefs, activities, and missed activities.
2. Tap what applies, skip what does not. Selected items glow in their category colour.

Step 13: Analyse and configure

1. After the last question page, the bottom button turns pink and says Analyse & Configure.
2. Tap it.
3. The app will show a thinking message for a few seconds while it sets up your profile.

On slow connections this step can take up to a minute.

Step 14: Results

1. You will see a summary of what MigraineMe learned from your answers, and the triggers, warning signs and gauge settings it suggests.
2. Tap any value you want to change. Then tap Apply Configuration to save it all.
3. The next screen lets you pick AI companions, which is covered in its own article.

Why does any of this matter

Three reasons:

1. The risk score is better. MigraineMe shows a daily risk number. With your answers, that number is based on things that actually matter for you.
2. The right buttons are already there. The first time you open the Log tab, your triggers, medicines, and reliefs are already on the screen. You do not have to add them yourself.
3. Daily insights match your life. Tips and patterns will mention things you actually do, not generic advice.

If any of this feels like too much right now, just tap Skip Setup. You can keep going through the rest of onboarding without it, and run it again later from Profile → Redo Onboarding.