# Learn Centra AI > The user guide for Neo, Centra AI's general-purpose agent. Covers getting started, capabilities, tools, workflows, trust and safety, and reference material. Raw markdown for any page is available at https://learn.centra.ag/api/public/docs/
/.md ## Getting started - [What Neo is](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/getting-started/overview): Neo is Centra AI's general-purpose agent for conversation, research, creation, and task execution. Use it for a quick answer, a polished deliverable,… - [Your first conversation](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/getting-started/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… - [Writing effective requests](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/getting-started/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… ## Capabilities - [Capabilities overview](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/overview): Neo combines conversation, reasoning, tools, and artifacts in a single workflow. The exact capabilities available to you depend on your product… - [Research](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/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](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/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](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/files-and-data): Neo can inspect supported files, extract information, summarize documents, transform content, analyze tables, and create new artifacts. Your request… - [Images](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/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](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/technical-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](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/communication): 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… - [Finance and current data](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/capabilities/finance-and-current-data): When available in your workspace, Neo can retrieve current or historical market data, company reference information, fundamentals, earnings, dividends,… ## Tools - [Web browsing and search](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/web-browsing): When a question depends on current or external information, Neo can search the web, open accessible pages, extract relevant content, and compare… - [Workspace files and artifacts](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/workspace-files): Neo can read and modify files in an available workspace and create organized artifacts such as Markdown documents, reports, configuration files, and… - [Memory and knowledge](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/memory-and-knowledge): Neo can use durable memory for stable preferences, decisions, ongoing projects, and other context that improves future assistance. Structured knowledge… - [Scheduling and reminders](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/scheduling): Neo can create one-time reminders and recurring tasks when scheduling is available. A useful schedule makes the timing, timezone, action, and message… - [Delegated work](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/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… - [Messaging and email workflows](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/tools/communication): When a messaging or email connection is available, Neo can help inspect relevant threads, draft replies, and perform approved communication workflows.… ## Workflows - [Workflows](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/workflows/overview): Neo is most useful when you treat substantial work as a small workflow rather than a single prompt. A workflow creates checkpoints for alignment,… - [Project kickoff workflow](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/workflows/project-kickoff): Use this pattern when starting a substantial task. A strong kickoff reduces rework by making the objective, authority, boundaries, and definition of… - [Long-running work](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/workflows/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… - [Use cases](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/workflows/use-cases): These patterns show how to turn common goals into well-scoped requests. Adapt the examples to your own audience, inputs, and risk level. ## Trust & safety - [Trust, privacy, and safety](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/trust-and-safety/overview): Neo is designed to be useful while keeping you in control of consequential actions. Safe use combines careful data sharing, clear authority boundaries,… - [Verification checklist](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/trust-and-safety/verification): Use this checklist before relying on an important result. Apply more scrutiny when the cost of an error is high or the action is difficult to reverse. ## Resources - [Prompt library](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/resources/prompt-library): Use these templates as starting points. Replace bracketed text, remove fields that do not matter, and add approval boundaries for consequential actions. - [Review checklists](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/resources/review-checklists): Use the checklist closest to your deliverable, then add domain-specific review where the consequences of an error are high. - [Troubleshooting](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/resources/troubleshooting): When a result misses the mark, preserve the useful context, identify the failure precisely, and retry with a narrower instruction. - [Changelog](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/resources/changelog): This page records meaningful changes to the Learn Centra AI guide. Product capability availability can change independently of documentation updates. ## Reference - [Tool reference](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/reference/tools): Tools let Neo retrieve information, inspect material, create artifacts, or perform supported actions. Availability varies by product surface, account,… - [Response patterns](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/reference/response-patterns): Neo may return several kinds of results. Recognizing the pattern helps you know what happened and what to do next. - [Availability and product behavior](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/reference/availability): Neo's capabilities can vary by product surface, account, workspace configuration, permissions, connected services, region, and rollout status. - [Glossary](https://learn.centra.ag/docs/reference/glossary): Acceptance criteria — Observable checks used to decide whether a task or deliverable is complete.