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Documents

Generate polished briefings, status reports, scope-of-work documents, and measurement summaries from your captured data — then export or share in multiple formats.

What are Documents?

Documents are structured reports assembled from the facts, tasks, and captures you've already recorded in rivo. Instead of manually writing a client brief or project status update, rivo pulls together the right data, organizes it into sections, and produces a polished document — ready to review, export, or email.

Auto-assembled

Built from your existing captures. Choose a connection, pick a template, and rivo does the rest — no new writing required.

Generated on demand

Each document uses your latest data, so it's never stale. Generate a fresh one anytime you need an up-to-date view.

Multiple export formats

Download as text or CSV, copy to clipboard, or email directly to a contact — whatever fits your workflow.

Generating a document

  1. Open a connection's detail page — the person, company, or project you want a document about.
  2. Tap "Generate Document" to open the document panel. You'll see any existing documents and the available templates.
  3. Choose a template. rivo suggests the best fit based on your data, but you can pick any of the four types.
  4. Wait for the notification. Generation runs in the background and typically takes around 30 seconds. You can navigate away — the alert bell will badge when it's ready.
  5. Review your document. It opens in a preview page with sections, items, notes, and any flagged conflicts or gaps.

Background generation. Documents are created asynchronously. Keep working, check your inbox, create new captures — you'll be notified when it's done.

Four templates for different needs

rivo automatically suggests the best template based on the type of data you've captured for a connection. You can always override the suggestion and pick a different one.

Client Summary

Background, current status, key details, action items, and preferences — a complete picture of a relationship.

Best for: client communication, quarterly reviews, handoffs

Project Status Report

Overview, key metrics, open tasks, recent activity, blockers, and upcoming milestones.

Best for: weekly check-ins, stakeholder updates, progress tracking

Scope of Work

Tasks organized by trade, phase, or category with assignments, due dates, status tracking, and gap identification.

Best for: project planning, contract work, trade estimates

Measurement Summary

Physical dimensions, quantities, and specifications organized by area, location, or room.

Best for: construction specs, property details, material ordering

Auto-selection logic: If most of your facts are measurements, rivo suggests the Measurement Summary. If you have several tasks with dates and assignments, it leans toward Scope of Work. For mixed data, it defaults to Project Status Report. The Client Summary works best for people-focused connections.

How it works

When you generate a document, rivo follows a three-step pipeline:

Gather context
Assemble
Deliver

Gather context: rivo pulls all relevant facts, tasks, sentiment data, and captures for the selected connection.

Assemble: The data is organized into a structured document with titled sections, individual items (with sources and confidence levels), summary notes, and any flagged conflicts or gaps.

Deliver: The finished document is saved and you're notified via the alert bell. Documents are retained for 7 days.

Smart features in every document

Documents aren't just simple exports. rivo analyzes your data and surfaces things you might otherwise miss.

Conflict detection
Flags contradictory data from different captures with a suggested resolution
Gap identification
Surfaces missing information so you know what still needs capturing
Confidence scoring
Each item is marked high, medium, or low confidence based on source quality
Section notes
Auto-generated summary at the end of each section for quick scanning

Exporting and sharing documents

Once a document is generated, you can get it out of rivo in several ways.

Smart email recipients. When emailing a document, rivo suggests contacts associated with the connection. You can still enter any email address — you'll just be asked to confirm if it's someone rivo doesn't recognize.

Finding your documents

There are three ways to access your generated documents:

  1. Connection detail page — each connection shows its documents in the Documents section, organized by template type.
  2. Alert bell — when a document finishes generating, the bell icon badges. Tap it to jump straight to the document.
  3. Direct link — every document has a unique URL you can bookmark or share within your team.

Documents are private. Only you can see your generated documents. Sharing requires explicit action — nothing is shared automatically.

Staleness indicator. Documents older than 24 hours show a "Data may have changed" note. If you've added new captures since generating, consider creating a fresh document.

Pro tips

Capture before you generate. Document quality depends on your captures. A connection with 20 captures produces a much richer document than one with 2.

Generate fresh before important meetings. Since documents always use your latest data, a new document right before a meeting ensures you have the most current view.

Use CSV for numbers. If you're working with measurements or specs and need to import into a spreadsheet or estimating tool, the CSV export keeps all the structure intact.

Check conflicts and gaps. These sections are the most valuable part of a document. Conflicts highlight contradictions you might have missed, and gaps tell you what still needs capturing.