Work visually with Glass Canvas

Use Glass Canvas when a task benefits from placing notes and references next to each other. The canvas is a visual workspace, not a task manager: work Nock runs in the background appears in Tasks with its own status and result.

Gather references

Open the board and choose Boards → New board. Add a note that states the question you are exploring. Paste or drop a reference image, or use Screenshot to capture a relevant region. Check the clip for private information before you ask Nock to interpret it.

Add a Web card when you want a source page nearby. Focus it to interact with the page; it uses the same browser profile as Nock’s Web tab. A signed-in page may show private account information, even though the board looks like a collection of cards.

Label each reference so you can tell what it shows later. A few distinct, named examples are easier to compare than a pile of similar screenshots.

Explain a process

Ask Nock for a bounded diagram, such as “Show these four steps from left to right and label the two possible outcomes.” Supply the facts and conditions rather than expecting a diagram to invent them. Nock can add and arrange notes, shapes, and connections.

Review the text and arrow directions before judging the appearance. If an arrow is wrong, request a specific correction—for example, “Connect approval to publication only on the yes branch.”

Try a different arrangement

Use Boards → Save a copy… before a large rearrangement if you want to preserve the current layout. Make a small change, then inspect the result. Undo can reverse a recent operation, but a separate copy is better for exploring a different structure.

Deleting items or choosing Clear changes board contents; read the confirmation and scope. The board does not run a background task when you move items around.

Export and review

Choose Export, then open the exported page and inspect it before sharing. It is a snapshot, not a live collaboration link. Exporting again with the same board name replaces the earlier exported page; save a copy with a different name first if you need both.

Board text that Nock reads becomes AI context. Screenshots and web cards can contain sensitive information, so review the whole board before sharing an export. See Glass Canvas, Privacy, and Background tasks.