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10 Things You Can Ask the AI to Do

Blast Office’s AI is versatile and powerful. Here are 10 practical things you can ask it to do across different parts of the application.

1. Research a Topic from the Web

Ask the AI to research any topic using web search. It will find current information, summarize findings, and provide links to sources.

“Research the latest trends in renewable energy storage technology”

2. Generate a Complete Document

Describe what you need and the AI will create a full document — proposals, reports, emails, or any other document type.

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Deep Research from the Web

The Deep Research feature in Blast Office allows you to conduct comprehensive web research on any topic. A central research agent coordinates specialized workers to gather, analyze, and synthesize information.

How It Works

When you initiate a deep research task:

1. Central Agent: A coordinating agent breaks your research question into sub-topics
2. Research Workers: Specialized workers search the web for information on each sub-topic
3. Synthesis: The central agent collects findings from all workers and synthesizes them into a coherent report
4. Citations: All sources are cited with links to the original material

Starting a Deep Research Task

1. Open a new Chat session
2. Describe your research topic in detail
3. The AI will recognize the research intent and activate the deep research agent

For example:

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Deep Research from Local Files

Blast Office can conduct deep research across your local files — perfect for writing literature reviews, analyzing collections of documents, or synthesizing information from multiple sources.

How It Works

Local file research uses the same coordinated agent approach as web research, but searches your files instead of the internet:

1. Knowledge Base: Your local files are indexed in a Knowledge Base
2. Research Workers: Agents search across your indexed documents
3. Synthesis: Findings are compiled into a structured report with citations to specific documents

Setting Up

Before conducting local file research:

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Understanding the Permissions Model

Blast Office includes a comprehensive permissions model that controls what the AI can access and do. This guide explains how policies work and how to configure them.

What Are Policies?

Policies are sets of rules that control:

• Filesystem access: Whether the AI can read or write files on your system
• Internet access: Whether the AI can make web requests
• Tool usage: Which AI tools are available
• Feature access: Which application features are enabled

Enforcement Modes

Policies can operate in different enforcement modes:

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