> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.webai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Array

> Pick Array on Home for multi-step research with built-in web search, on-device search checks, and documents you can revise by section.

Array is a built-in assistant on [Home](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/chat.md). It breaks a complex request into coordinated research, reasoning, validation, and answer steps, then returns one clear reply. You pick it from the Persona menu the same way you pick any other answerer.

A [Persona](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/personas.md) you create is yours to shape: name, instructions, skills, connectors, and scheduled work. Array is shipped ready. **Web Search** is built into Array. You do not add that connector yourself. You also cannot rename Array or rewrite how it works the way you can with a Persona you created.

Pick **Array** when the job needs multi-step research on the web, when you want each search checked on this device before it goes out, or when you want the answer turned into a document you can revise by section. Pick a Persona you built when you want custom instructions, your own skills and connectors, Auto routing, or [scheduled tasks](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/personas.md#schedule-a-task).

> [card] Multi-step research
>
> Array coordinates research and validation for a complex request, then gives one clear answer.

> [card] Web search built in
>
> Array already has web search. You do not attach that connector first.

> [card] Search checks on this device
>
> Before a search leaves this device, Array can leave out personal details. The canvas shows what it held back.

> [card] Documents by section
>
> Ask Array to turn an answer into a document. Follow-ups edit only the sections you name.

## Chat with Array

**1. Open Home**

Click **Home** in the left sidebar.

**2. Pick Array**

Click the Persona icon and choose **Array**, or type `@` and pick **Array**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Auto** does not pick Array for you. Choose it when you want this path.

**3. Ask**

Send your prompt. The reply writes in Chat. While Array works, the canvas can show the searches it ran and the pages it read.

**4. Keep working**

Ask Array to turn the answer into a document when you want a draft to revise. On the canvas, **Pin to canvas** keeps a view while newer ones arrive.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Array may not appear on every Mac. Smaller machines may not offer it.

## Web search checks on this device

When Array runs a [web search](https://developers.webai.com/connectors/web-search.md), it checks each search on this device before the query is sent. It can leave out personal details, such as booking codes or passport numbers. The canvas can show that work under labels such as **Protecting personal details** and **Privacy on this device**, including what was held back.

A search that does go out still sends that query to a search service off this device. See the [Privacy Policy](https://www.webai.com/privacy).

## Turn an answer into a document

Ask Array to turn its answer into a document. The document opens so you can keep working on it.

When you ask for changes, name the sections to update. Array edits only those sections and leaves the rest as it is.

## Common questions

> [accordion] When should I use Array instead of a Persona I created?
>
> Pick **Array** for multi-step research with built-in web search, on-device search checks, and documents you revise by section. Create or pick a [Persona](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/personas.md) when you want your own instructions, skills, connectors, Auto routing, or scheduled tasks. **Auto** does not pick Array.

> [accordion] How do I chat with Array?
>
> On [Home](https://developers.webai.com/using-webai/chat.md), click the Persona icon and choose **Array**, or type **@** and pick **Array**.

> [accordion] Can I edit Array like a Persona I created?
>
> No. Array is built in. **Web Search** is built into Array. You cannot rename it or rewrite how it works the way you can with a Persona you created.

> [accordion] Does Array send personal details in a web search?
>
> When Array runs a web search, it checks each search on this device and can leave out personal details, such as booking codes or passport numbers. The canvas can show what it held back. A search that does go out still sends that query off this device. See the [Privacy Policy](https://www.webai.com/privacy).

> [accordion] How do I turn an Array answer into a document?
>
> Ask Array to turn its answer into a document. When you ask for changes, name the sections to update. Array edits only those sections.


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