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Chat and models

Explore mode​

Every ordinary message starts in Explore mode. Raynard can answer directly, use an installed extension, cite its sources, or offer to create a connection it is missing.

The composer shows the current mode. You do not need to switch modes yourself.

Build mode​

Build mode begins only after you approve a request to create or change an extension. Raynard then makes the requested change and shows its progress.

Once the change is finished, the next ordinary message returns to Explore. A later extension change requires your approval again.

Result cards​

Some extensions add result cards below an answer. Cards are collapsed by default; open one to inspect the figures, records, or other details behind the answer.

Sharing an answer​

Hover an assistant answer and click Share to turn it into a link you can paste into Slack, email, or a message. The link carries the question, the answer, its result cards, and every source it cited.

Raynard does not upload or store a copy of the answer. The answer is contained in the link itself, and sharing does not require an account or sign-in.

Opening the link shows a short summary of what was shared and offers to open it in Raynard, or to download Raynard if the recipient does not have it yet. The answer itself is only visible inside the app. It arrives as a snapshot: the numbers are frozen as you saw them, and asking a follow-up runs a fresh query rather than re-slicing the shared table. If the answer came from an extension the recipient does not have, Raynard offers to install it.

Very large answers are trimmed to fit a link — usually by shortening long tables — and the share sheet always tells you exactly what it left out. An answer too long to fit at all is never turned into a broken link; you are offered to copy its text instead.

Anyone with the link can read the answer, so treat it like any other unlisted URL: it is convenient, not confidential.

Working across chats​

Raynard saves your chats on your Mac. While an answer or extension build is in progress:

  • navigating away does not cancel the run;
  • multiple chats can work concurrently;
  • returning to a busy chat reconnects its live state;
  • Stop affects only the chat you are viewing.