MEET FLOW 1.7 / LIVING DOCUMENTS

GIVE YOUR
DOCUMENTS
WORK TO DO.

Start with a useful document. See what its Jobs will do. Run them when you’re ready, then decide what stays.

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Research BriefFlow 1.7
Customer Research.md

Research Brief

A small study. A clearer next question.

Fictional discovery study · one primary need per person.

Approval records still lead this small, biased sample. The chart updates its numbers; the interpretation remains yours.

Your source stays beside the document.

Inspect the Jobs, then make one change.

Interactive illustration based on Flow’s bundled Customer Research documents. Changes stay in this demo.

Free Base · 10 Pro Days · No credit card Native to your Mac Readable Markdown files Receipted. Reversible.

JOBS ARE PART OF THE DOCUMENT

SEE THE WORK.
MAKE THE CALL.

A research brief can carry its own Jobs. Inspect the saved Job, trace its declared inputs and outputs, and run a sample update.

When the page changes, review one part at a time. Keep records your decision. Revert restores that part. Later leaves it applied, ready for your return.

INTERACTIVE PRODUCT WALKTHROUGH
Research BriefFlow 1.7
Customer Research.md

Research Brief

A small study. A clearer next question.

Fictional discovery study · one primary need per person.

Approval records still lead this small, biased sample. The chart updates its numbers; the interpretation remains yours.

Your source stays beside the document.

Inspect the Jobs, then make one change.

Interactive illustration based on Flow’s bundled Customer Research documents. Changes stay in this demo.

Try the walkthrough: add interview I12, run Research Refresh, then inspect the changed table and chart. Sample data from the included Customer Research documents.

YOUR WORK HAS TWO RHYTHMS

WITH YOU.
WHILE YOU REST.
ALWAYS WITHIN SCOPE.

During the day, inspect each Agency proposal before it changes your document. At night, a standing job refreshes the parts you declared.

Return to marked changes. Keep what helps, or restore a part.

Two rhythms. Your boundaries. FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
WITH YOU Daytime Agency
01 Select a passage
02 Inspect the exact diff
03 Approve or decline
04 Save + receipt
WHILE YOU REST Standing Night Shift job
01 Set sources + limits
02 Refresh declared parts
03 Morning Briefing
04 Keep or revert a part

A daytime proposal waits. A standing job acts within permission you already gave.

01 / Choose the scope

Night Shift runs while your Mac is plugged in and idle, with Flow open or quit. A missed window can catch up once on wake.

THE FREE EDITOR IS A REAL WORKSPACE

WRITE. SEARCH.
CHART. EXPORT.
KEEP YOUR FILES.

Editor, Reader and Source views. A primary document and a Workbench for related work. Full-text and semantic search on your Mac. Editable tables, local pictures, 34 chart types and 20 diagram types, all in ordinary Markdown. Charts and diagrams render offline.

Tour the everyday tools
One document. Many ways to think. FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
SOURCE / PLAIN TEXT 
| Workstream | Done | Total |
| Research   |  8   |  10   |
| Launch     |  6   |   8   |
| Editorial  |  3   |   6   |
Illustrative data and readable definitions.
EDIT THE CELL. KEEP THE FILE.
Workstream Done Total
Research 8 10
Launch 6 8
Editorial 3 6
One cell changes. Surrounding Markdown stays intact.
Markdown data becomes an editable table

IDEAS + DAYTIME AGENCY

NOTICE THE NEXT MOVE.
CHOOSE THE CHANGE.

From a clearer sentence to a sourced expansion, Flow helps you improve the page in front of you. Inspect the scope, model, estimated cost and exact diff. Approve, decline, pause or stop.

Explore writing with AI
A pit crew for the page FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
IDEAS / THE NEXT USEFUL MOVE
A sentence could be clearer Proofread · inspect first
The summary can be shorter Summarize · inspect first
These numbers could tell a story Visualize · inspect first
PROPOSAL / EXACT DIFF

The launch is making good progress.

The launch is 6 of 8 tasks complete.

Review the words before they change.
Your document is unchanged.

Seven daytime actions: Proofread, Summarize, Translate, two table conversions, Expand with Sources and Visualize.

01 / Notice a useful next move

LOCAL OR CLOUD. VISIBLE BY DESIGN.

KNOW THE MODEL.
KNOW THE BOUNDARY.

Use Flow Runtime, Ollama or LM Studio on your Mac. Bring your OpenAI, Anthropic or OpenRouter API key for configured daytime work.

Benchmark model fit and speed on your hardware. Smart Routing shows the rule behind its choice.

Explore models and runtime
Know where the work runs FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
A passage you selected Your routing rules

Night Shift stays here. Overnight model work uses a local model.

Smart Routing names the model and deciding rule. Public Web Lookups are a separate opt-in, off by default.

On this Mac / local model inference

THE RESULT AND THE REASONS

READ THE ANSWER.
OPEN THE RECEIPT.

See the run, model, locality, observed cost, checks and evidence. Follow a saved revision to its exact diff. Sources read and evidence assessed stay distinct; uncertainty stays visible.

Explore receipts and evidence
The answer has a history FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
SAMPLE RECEIPT / TEAM STATUS

Something you can inspect.

Changed part
Launch status table
Before → after
4/8 → 6/8
History
Saved revision + exact diff
01 / The revision

THE MORNING GETS TO THE POINT

WHAT MOVED.
WHAT DIDN’T.
WHAT NEEDS YOU.

A single Morning Briefing gathers changed documents and useful snapshots. Review marked parts without reopening every routine. An unchanged source can be a good night’s work.

A morning with a shorter list FLOW / ILLUSTRATION
MORNING BRIEFING

Good morning. Here’s what moved.

07:30

Review a part. Keep the result or restore that part. Later edits are protected from a blind rollback.

Changed / review the marked parts

INCLUDED WITH FLOW

24 USEFUL
STARTING DOCUMENTS.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.

Start with a responsibility you recognize. Explore four categories, inspect a document's Jobs, and make a copy for your own work.

START WITH USEFUL WORK

Make a Living Document yours.

FLOW 1.7 / INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATION

5 featured of 24 documents

Research & MarketsFEATURED

AI Personal Assistants Market Watch

Follow the assistant market through sourced signals, comparisons and research decisions.

INSIDE THIS EXAMPLE

Eight selected products and twelve dated primary-source cards give this example a research cohort. Compare the signals, keep publisher-described capabilities distinct from hands-on findings, and decide what merits attention.

In the document
  • Start here
  • Research question and scope
  • What merits attention
  • Market interpretation
Saved Jobs
  1. Collect data
  2. Watch sources
  3. List a folder’s files
  4. Expand with Sources
Look inside the folder

The document travels with its inputs and supporting files. A few from this example:

  • AI Personal Assistants Market Watch.md
  • Assistant Comparison Narrative.md
  • Assistant Market Inputs.md
  • Assistant Market Refresh.md
  • Assistant Research Playbook.md

Explore a sample, then try the copy step.

Illustration only. No files created or Jobs run.

Explore seven illustrated examples.

A closer look at selected documents, with sample data, sources and charts.

Flow / Flow Guide Living Document.md Illustrated preview

Living Document Starter

September 2026 · Sample data

Make this document yours

The same three items appear as a table, a chart and a timeline. Change their names, dates and amounts in the profile, then keep the views that help you understand your own work.

  1. Duplicate this folder and name it for the thing it keeps current.
  2. Edit the profile and add files to entries/.
  3. Rename the headings and remove the blocks you do not need.

The list behind the picture

ItemAmountStatus
First item120Open
Second item80In progress
Third item200Done

Amount by item

First item 120, Second item 80, Third item 200. Group A contains the first two items; Group B the third.
One list powers the table and the chart.

Amount by group

Group A 200, Group B 200: an equal split.
A second view of the same source.

Edit Profile.md. The bound rows change; the words around them stay yours.

CONTINUED02 / 03

One file for each entry

The profile holds the shared list; the entries folder holds the individual records. Each Markdown file contributes one row from its front matter, so a new entry can join the document without someone copying its values into another table.

The shipped folder begins with Example Entry, in group A, with a score of 72. Its updated date belongs to that record. Keep the fields that matter to your subject, and let the body of each entry carry the explanation behind them.

The shared profile starts with a subject and an owner, then three items with amounts, dates and states. A short table can show the owner and subject, while the item list supplies the more detailed views. This gives the document a place to say what it is about before asking a reader to interpret the individual records beneath it.

Dates and states have different jobs in the example. The first item is open, the second is in progress and the third is done. Their start and due dates provide the ends of a timeline; their amounts provide the bars. Keep those distinctions when adapting the folder, so a change to a deadline does not get confused with a change to the work itself.

  • Create one entry file per thing you want to track.
  • Keep the field names consistent across the entry files.
  • Use the folder inventory to see which files were added or changed.
  • Keep the subject and owner visible at the top of the profile.

The supplied entry

EntryGroupScoreUpdated
Example EntryA72Sep 02, 2026
CONTINUED03 / 03

Follow a number back to its source

Some views read the profile directly. Others read a dated capture written by Starter Refresh, the definition that names the source and the shape of the data. A binding with a star selects the newest capture by filename; the key after it selects a list inside that file.

The refresh changes the bound rows while the chart titles, table headings and surrounding prose remain yours. Keep the capture views if you need collected or computed figures. If the folder itself contains everything you need, the Starter explains which refresh and capture blocks you can remove.

The supplied calculation counts three items and two that are not done, adds their amounts to 400, and groups those amounts into A and B. The goal of 500 is a value written into the example. This is a useful distinction when reading the page: a measured total comes from the records, while the target expresses the comparison you chose to make.

The definition editor presents the sources, calculated values and output tables as a form, with the rows produced by each step alongside them. You can examine that sequence before changing it. The morning then has a clear record to report: a profile edit, a new entry, a watched page’s changed text or a new capture. When nothing moved, the run remains in Receipts without a document change.

  • Describe your own source and required figures in Starter Refresh.
  • Choose the public pages you want watched and remove the example page.
  • Turn on Night Shift and inspect the first shift while it runs.

What each part of the Starter keeps

PartWhat it carries
ProfileSubject, owner and the shared list of items
EntriesOne record per Markdown file
Starter RefreshThe source and the figures to calculate
Data capturesSummary totals and amounts by group
Folder inventoryFile names, sizes, modified dates and digests
READS FROM Profile.md + entries/Readable files. Jobs you can inspect.

Start with a working document, then make it yours. Change the profile, add an entry, and see the same data become a table and a chart.

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SMALL NUMBERS. REAL CONTEXT.

Published measurements from earlier Flow builds. A baseline to inspect.

22.3 ms p95 search · 10,000 notes
1.1 s First index · 10,000 notes
$0.00425 One observed cloud run
7 Daytime Agency actions

Search measurements: Apple Silicon, published production evidence. Cloud sample: 105 input + 149 output tokens; one run, not a price guarantee. Historical measurements; not new Flow 1.7 benchmarks. Read the measurements

START WITH THE ROUTINE

ADD THE
INTERPRETATION.

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FLOW BASE

A useful place
to begin.

Free foreverNo account. No expiry. No private format.

  • Write, search, organize, chart and export
  • Markdown, tables, pictures and diagrams
  • Deterministic Jobs and Night Shift
  • Morning Briefing and Keep/Revert review
  • 24 useful starting documents
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  • Everything in Base
  • Local Overnight notes on changed work
  • Model-assisted data-definition drafts
  • Model-powered Ideas actions, daytime Agency and analysis
  • Local or configured cloud models; provider usage is separate

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Night Shift model work stays on your Mac. Configured cloud models remain a separate choice for daytime work.

When Pro ends, model-powered actions stop. Your files stay readable and editable, with no watermark or export wall. Read receipts remain accessible. Read our promise and licensing details.

A FEW THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.

Which Macs can run Flow?

macOS 26 or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. Flow is distributed directly as a signed and notarized Mac app. Download availability follows the release cut. Read the technical requirements.

Is there a free version after the trial?

Yes. Base remains free forever for reading, writing, search, organization, charts and export. Deterministic Living Document jobs and Morning Briefing are included. Model-powered Agency, definition drafting and Overnight notes require Pro, including when the model runs locally.

What leaves my Mac?

Local model inference stays on your Mac. A configured cloud action sends selected content to the provider you chose. Named public-source jobs make network requests; optional public Web Lookups are separate and off by default. Flow does not upload usage analytics or automatic crash reports to Orionfold, and needs no recurring online licence check to keep working. Help → Copy Diagnostics lets you inspect a summary before you choose to share it.

Can a team evaluate Flow?

Start with the same owned files, visible routes and inspectable changes. The enterprise page describes evaluation patterns, evidence requirements and rollout considerations. Read the enterprise guide.

Does Flow need to stay open?

No. Night Shift’s background helper can run with Flow quit. Your Mac needs to be available, plugged in and idle within your chosen window. If it misses a window, catch-up can run once after wake.

Does everything run locally?

Night Shift model work uses a local model. Jobs can read the public pages you name. During the day you can choose configured local or cloud model routes. Flow does not silently turn a local night into a cloud-model call.

Will it change my whole document?

You define the jobs and bindings. Night Shift updates declared parts, marks its changes and records receipts. Keep records your review; Revert restores the selected part. Your own later edits are protected from a blind rollback.

Product facts and press contact

Flow is a native Mac app from Orionfold LLC, built by Manav Sehgal in Sacramento, California. Its revision-scoped verifiable AI agency is patent pending. For product or press questions, contact [email protected]. Read the founder’s approval story.

Can I bring my own files?

Yes. Flow works with readable Markdown files and folders. Start with your documents or copy an included example, then adapt its sources and Jobs.