Work with Neo
Neo is a general-purpose agent. This guide shows you how to ask well, what to expect back, and how to verify it.
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Three pages that make everything else easier.
What Neo is
Neo is Centra AI's general-purpose agent for conversation, research, creation, and task execution. Use it for a quick answer, a polished deliverable,…
Read02Your first conversation
Start with the outcome you want, not the tool you think Neo should use. Clear outcomes give Neo room to choose a sensible approach while keeping the…
Read03Writing effective requests
Neo can infer missing details, but explicit direction improves reliability. The best request is not the longest one; it is the one that makes success…
ReadCapabilities
What you can hand to Neo.
Research
Neo can investigate a question, find relevant sources, compare evidence, and produce a source-grounded brief. Good research begins with a precise…
Writing and analysis
Neo can turn rough material into a clear deliverable, critique an existing draft, or apply a structured framework to a decision. The strongest results…
Files and data
Neo can inspect supported files, extract information, summarize documents, transform content, analyze tables, and create new artifacts. Your request…
Images
Neo can analyze images and, when image tools are available, create or edit visuals from a written brief or reference image. Image capabilities vary by…
Technical and software work
Neo can help with software projects from orientation through implementation and review. Give it a bounded scope, the expected behavior, and the checks…
Communication and outreach
Neo can help prepare clear, audience-aware communication while keeping you in control of sending or publishing. Use it to move from context and intent…
Workflows
Work that can't be finished in a single prompt.
01 — Start a project properly
Project kickoff workflow
Use this pattern when starting a substantial task. A strong kickoff reduces rework by making the objective, authority, boundaries, and definition of…
02 — Hand over long work
Long-running work
For a large objective, give Neo a durable goal and let it work through a controlled sequence of steps. Long-running work benefits from milestones, a…
03 — Watch the work happen
Delegated work
For an independent investigation or a large multi-step objective, Neo may delegate a bounded part of the work to a specialized worker. Delegation helps…
Trust & safety
Know what to check before you act.
Neo is capable and it is not infallible. The guide is explicit about limitations, what gets remembered, which actions pause for your approval, and how to verify a deliverable before it leaves your hands.