Documentation Index

8rney Documentation

A complete guide for using 8rney across legal research, matters, live canvas workflows, document intelligence, and team ingestion operations.

Documentation structure: Get Started, Core, Platform, Collaboration, Tutorials, Support, Legal.

Get Started

Start with the fundamentals before diving into production workflows.

Core

Chat

Assistant controls, jurisdictions, citations, and response behavior.

Import

Library, matter, canvas, and inline import paths.

Read

Extraction, OCR fallback, summarization, chunking, and indexing.

Write

Live canvas editing and matter draft workflows.

File Types & Integrations

Supported Uploads

Matter and library workflows support PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, MD, and image formats with OCR fallback for scanned documents.

Connected Tools

Google Drive

Microsoft Outlook

SharePoint

OneDrive

Dropbox

Gmail

Platform

Search

Workspace retrieval + Azure AI Search + web retrieval.

Citations

Structured source objects and authority-backed responses.

Parsing & OCR

PDF, DOCX, TXT/MD parsing with OCR fallback support.

Embeddings

OpenAI / Azure embeddings for semantic retrieval pipelines.

Auth & Integrations

Google sign-in, Drive retrieval, and workspace connectors.

Plans & Quotas

Basic vs Pro access and Deep Thinking query limits.

Collaboration

Matter Workspaces

Documents, analysis, research, and drafts per matter.

Research Linking

Attach research outputs to preserve context and citations.

Library Layer

Unified searchable repository for personal and matter files.

Ingestion Console

Queue, tags, status, and chunk visibility for bulk ingestion.

Tutorials

  1. 1. First Research Query
  2. 2. Matter-Centric Workflow
  3. 3. Canvas Review Workflow
  4. 4. Build Your Legal Library
  5. 5. Bulk Ingestion with 8rneyDocs

Support & Legal

FAQ covers Deep Thinking limits, citations, uploads, and conversation continuity.

Troubleshooting includes env vars, extraction quality issues, and citation recovery checks.

8rney provides AI-assisted research and drafting support, not legal advice.