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Raynard documentation

Raynard is a desktop AI chat app that can connect to services, answer questions with current data, and add a new connection when one is missing.

The app handles ordinary research in Explore mode. When it needs a new extension, Raynard explains what it wants to create and waits for your approval before entering Build mode.

What Raynard includes​

  • Live answers grounded in data from connected services.
  • Source links and clear result cards that make answers easy to check.
  • Extensions that Raynard can create or improve after you approve the work.
  • Recurring Explore tasks with results collected in a dedicated or existing chat.
  • Saved chat history, with multiple conversations able to work at once.
  • A visible Explore and Build flow that keeps extension changes under your control.
  1. Follow Getting started to run the desktop app.
  2. Learn how chat, sharing, and models work.
  3. Learn how to create and manage scheduled tasks.
  4. Read the technical explanation of how Raynard is powered by two Pi agent loops.
  5. Use the technical guide to creating generated plugins.
  6. Use the development guide when changing the app.