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

# Projects & Shadow AI

> Build your second brain with Projects and Shadow — TicNote's knowledge management and AI agent system.

## Your Second Brain

Projects and Shadow AI turn TicNote from a recording tool into a **living knowledge base** — one that grows smarter the more you use it.

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## Projects — Automatic Knowledge Building

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Auto Project Creation" icon="folder-plus">
    AI analyzes your recordings and automatically groups related content into themed projects. No manual tagging required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Nested Sub-Projects" icon="sitemap">
    Build hierarchical knowledge structures. e.g., "Client Work" → "Acme Corp" → "Q2 Review Meetings".
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### What goes into a project:

* Recording files and their transcripts
* AI summaries and mind maps
* Imported documents (PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, etc.)
* Notes and Aha Moment insights

### Sharing (TicNote Pods users):

* Any project can be converted to a shared knowledge base with one tap
* Invite collaborators via email or link with three permission levels: **Owner**, **Editor**, **Viewer**
* Shadow Agent in shared projects provides consistent AI context across all team members

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## Shadow AI — Your Thinking Partner

Shadow is TicNote's AI agent that operates across your entire knowledge base.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cross-Project Q&A" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Ask any question in natural language and Shadow searches your entire knowledge base — across all projects and recordings — to answer it accurately. Every answer includes citation links back to the original source.

    *Example: "What did the client say about pricing in Q1?"*
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Multi-Meeting Analysis" icon="chart-line">
    Compare content across multiple recordings. Shadow identifies trends, recurring themes, and evolving viewpoints across sessions.

    *Example: "How has customer feedback about the onboarding flow changed over the past 3 months?"*
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Document Generation" icon="file-pen">
    Shadow can create new files based on your recordings:

    * Markdown notes
    * HTML landing pages
    * Word documents / Excel spreadsheets
    * Presentation slides (from meeting content)
    * Multi-audience versions (executive brief / project backlog / sales follow-up — all from the same meeting)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Shadow Random Ideas" icon="lightbulb">
    Long press to summon Shadow on TicNote Pods (4G). Capture fleeting thoughts with your voice — they're automatically tagged, stored in your Ideas pool, and can be converted into tasks, projects, or research threads.

    Currently supports **English and Chinese** voice input.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Flash Chat, Deep Think, and Random Ideas

| Mode             | Description                                                 | Cost                |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| **Flash Chat**   | Quick back-and-forth with Shadow                            | Free (limited time) |
| **Deep Think**   | Shadow takes extra time to reason through complex questions | Free (limited time) |
| **Random Ideas** | Voice-captured sparks organized into your idea pool         | Free (limited time) |

<Tip>
  Deep Think is not selected by default to keep responses fast. Enable it in the Shadow interface when you need deeper analysis.
</Tip>

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## Agent Requests by Plan

| Plan                     | Agent Requests/month |
| ------------------------ | -------------------- |
| Free                     | 30                   |
| Standard (hardware gift) | 30                   |
| Pro                      | 300                  |
| Business                 | 1,000                |

Each Shadow conversation turn counts as one Agent Request.

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## Web Access

Access TicNote from any browser — no app install required:

* Visit [ticnote.com](https://ticnote.com) and sign in
* Full access to recordings, transcripts, summaries, and Shadow AI
* Share a web link directly from the app to open on any device
* Supports 20+ document import formats