outline mode

give a project a spine before it asks for paragraphs.

Outline mode opens a planning canvas with the outline assistant already available. Describe the project signal, generate structure, find gaps, then insert the useful parts into the document.

start an outline back to modes
Outline - May 23

Project: field guide

1. Purpose

- define the reader

2. Shape

- collect examples, phases, and constraints

3. Open questions

what changes

structure appears as a working draft, not a separate planning app.

Outline mode starts as an empty outline document, then reveals the outline assistant in the editor. You can ask for a generated structure or a gap check, review the response, and insert it where the cursor is.

  • Outline documents are grouped separately in the cloud library.
  • The outline AI panel is only shown for outline documents.
  • Generated suggestions stay editable plain text after insertion.
signal

Name the project, reader, constraint, or rough direction.

structure

Generate sections, dependencies, open questions, and next actions.

insert

Move the useful text into the outline and keep shaping it by hand.

screenshots

the outline assistant lives beside the document it is helping.

The previews show the outline-only assistant panel, its project signal field, and the plain-text structure that can be inserted into the editor.

outline canvas AI panel open
morning pages
Outline - May 23
research notes
Outline - May 23 outline AI
generate outline find gaps insert suggestion
Project: daily writing field guide
1. Purpose
- define the reader and friction
2. Open questions
gap check plain text result
outline AI ready to insert
Gaps to check
- Who is this guide for?
- What must be true before it ships?
Questions
- What does success look like in one sentence?