Reading agent output

Every agent produces a structured artifact. Knowing how to read it helps you evaluate quality and decide what to do next.

The artifact panel

After an agent completes, its output appears in the artifact panel on the right side of the plan step view. The panel has several sections:

Summary

A short (2–4 sentence) summary of what the agent found or produced. Read this first — it tells you whether the full output is worth reviewing in detail.

Main content

The core output — could be a report, a draft document, a structured analysis, or a list of recommendations. The format depends on the agent type:

• Competitor Agent → A table of competitors with positioning, pricing, strengths, and weaknesses
• Pain Signal Agent → A ranked list of evidence signals with source links and quality scores
• Growth Hacker Agent → A channel-by-channel outreach strategy with estimated effort and expected results
• Step Runner → Free-form analysis, draft, or research specific to the step

Sources

When an agent uses external information, it cites its sources. Click any source to view the original. Always check a few sources when making important decisions — the agent is usually right but isn't infallible.

Confidence score

A 1–5 rating the agent assigns to its own output, based on the quality and quantity of evidence it found. Low confidence scores (1–2) mean the agent couldn't find enough information — treat the output as directional, not definitive.

Evidence items

Evidence surfaced during the run that has been automatically added to your evidence ledger. You can see exactly what was collected here before approving.

Quality signals to look for

Good output:

• Specific and concrete (names, numbers, actual examples)
• Directly relevant to your stated target customer and market
• Cites primary sources (Reddit posts, forum threads, real customer quotes)
• Acknowledges limitations ("I couldn't find pricing data for X")

Output to be suspicious of:

• Very general advice that could apply to any startup
• Claims without sources
• Competitors you've never heard of with no links
• Overly optimistic framing without evidence

Requesting a revision

If the output isn't right, you can ask the agent to redo it with additional context:

1. In the artifact panel, click Request revision
2. Type what was wrong or what you want different:
   • "Focus only on B2B competitors, not consumer tools"
   • "The target customer is designers, not developers — redo the outreach angle"
   • "The confidence score is too low — can you look for additional sources?"
3. Click Resubmit

The agent re-runs with your notes appended to its original instructions. This uses another credit but often produces significantly better output.

Exporting artifacts

Approved artifacts are saved to your vault automatically. To export:

1. Open the artifact
2. Click the ··· menu
3. Choose Export as Markdown, Copy to clipboard, or Download PDF

Exported artifacts are great for sharing with advisors, team members, or including in investor materials.