Choose a workflow

Start with the result you want. Dictation writes your words; Nock’s main agent answers and acts; Chat Manager coordinates coding chats; a NockBot works in a cloud workspace.

Your goal	Start here	Example
Put words into an app	Dictation	Place the cursor in a draft and speak the sentence you want to write.
Rework existing text	Selected text	Select a paragraph and ask “make this shorter, keeping the dates.”
Understand a screen	Pointing	Circle the error while holding the agent shortcut and ask what it means.
Check multiple coding chats	Chat Manager	“Which chat needs me?”
Send a follow-up to a coding chat	Chat coordination	“Tell the checkout chat to run its tests.”
Work with someone else	Team	Share one chat and send a focused handoff.
Make a local project change	Coding agents	Name the project and the agent, then ask for a small change and its checks.
Create a small utility	Widget builder	“Make a weekly budget tracker with editable categories.”
Organize something visually	Glass Canvas	Ask for a diagram and arrange the result on a board.
Repeat a job on this computer	Routines	“Every weekday at eight, prepare my calendar brief.”
Work while this computer is off	NockBot	Give a cloud bot a task in its cloud workspace.
Get help deciding what to do	Ideas and Discover	Pick an idea or discuss a story from your feed.

Keep coding work in the right conversation

Open an existing chat when you want its history and project context. Start a new one when the work deserves its own conversation. Chat windows keep individual coding conversations separate; Inbox brings back the questions and results that need your attention.

A local named agent, an external coding chat, a Team contact, and a cloud bot are different destinations. If the names are similar, name the project and agent explicitly before sending a handoff.

Choose your AI independently of speech

Local recognition and local spoken replies are separate from the model that understands your request. Connect your ChatGPT plan or supported provider key under Bring your own AI, and configure recognition under Local dictation.

Finish by checking the result

For a message, review the draft and destination. For code, read the changed files and relevant checks. For a widget, try the controls. For a Team handoff, distinguish message delivery from the recipient completing the job. Each guide shows where the result appears and how to stop or correct the work.