DocsLibraryWhat is the Library and how does it work?

What is the Library and how does it work?

Library4 min readUpdated 11 July 2026

The Library is Cleo's memory. Everything you add — price lists, FAQs, ways of working, photos of documents — she reads, extracts the facts from and organizes. She then uses that knowledge everywhere: on the phone, in draft replies to mail and in tasks.

You'll find the Library in the main menu under Library. Everything on that page belongs to your organization: colleagues look at the same sources and the same items.

From source to knowledge

When you add something, Cleo works through it in steps. The original is always kept — what you see is the source plus what Cleo extracted from it.

SourcesThe files and links you add. The original stays untouched, so you can always trace where something came from.
Readable contentCleo makes every source searchable: text from PDFs, text recognition (OCR) on images, transcripts of audio.
ItemsFrom the content Cleo extracts individual, typed facts — a contact, a receipt, an appointment — each with a confidence score and a link back to the source.
LensesThe glasses items are organized through (say "Receipt" or "Person"). Cleo suggests new lenses; you approve them.

Confidence and review

Cleo is honest about how sure she is. Items she's confident about become Active right away; when in doubt they land in the Needs review queue and you decide.

ActiveUsed in answers and tasks.
Needs reviewWaiting for your approval or rejection.
Archived or SupersededOld or replaced knowledge — still retrievable, no longer used.
[ screenshot: Library overview with sources, items and the Needs review queue ]

Privacy levels

Every item has a privacy level: Normal, Private or Sensitive. Only items at Normal are used for answers on the phone — sensitive material never ends up in a conversation with a caller.

How the Library differs from Preferences and tables

LibraryWhat Cleo knows about your business: documents, prices, ways of working. Meant for answering questions.
PreferencesWhat Cleo remembers about you: your writing style, your timezone, how you want things handled. Found under Settings → Preferences.
Automation TablesStructured rows tasks keep track of (contact lists, results of recurring work). Found under Settings → Automation Tables.
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