Write a document with ako

A document session puts the conversation on one side and the document on the other. You talk, ako writes, and you can edit the document yourself as you go.

As of 2026-10-14, documents are in beta.

Start a document

1. Select New document in the sidebar.
2. Optionally give it a Name, such as "Q4 planning brief". You can name it later.
3. Choose Where it lives:
   • Personal: private to you while you work on it.
   • A shared brain: pick the Brain and Folder. Everyone who can open that brain sees the document from the first line, not only when it's finished.
4. Select Start writing.
5. Tell ako what you need, for example "Draft a one-page brief for the Q4 launch using the roadmap and last month's decisions".

The document pane shows Ako is working… while it writes, and Saved once your edits are in. Select Open in Knowledge to see the file in its brain.

Things to know

• You need the Write role or above to start a document in a shared brain.
• A file in a protected folder can't be saved as you type. Open it in Knowledge and send your change for approval instead.