#How results are presented
Whatever Arachne produces, it arrives in the format that fits the work — and you can always ask for a different one.
#Overview
When Arachne finishes a piece of work, it does not hand you a wall of raw text. It presents what it produced in the shape that makes the result easiest to read, trust, and reuse. A list of structured facts becomes a table; a set of references becomes a source pack; a long investigation becomes a report. The format is chosen to match the work, not the other way around.
There are eight formats, and Nourva picks the right one automatically. You never have to specify how something should look before you ask for it. If the format you get is not the one you want, you ask for another in plain language and the same result is re-presented. This page is the map to all eight, with a link to each so you can learn what it is best at.
#The eight formats
Each format is suited to a different kind of result. Arachne reaches for whichever one carries the work most clearly.
| Format | Best for | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Table | Structured data | Rows and columns you can scan and sort |
| Chart | Data whose shape matters | A visual graph of the numbers |
| Report | Findings and investigations | An organized written document with sections |
| Comparison | Choosing between options | A side-by-side against the things you care about |
| Dashboard | Several related views | One at-a-glance panel gathering them together |
| Media gallery | Images, video, audio | A browsable collection you can reuse and download |
| Alert | Something needing attention | A short, prominent notice |
| Source pack | Research you want to verify | The gathered references and links behind the work |
- Table — rows and columns for structured data you can scan and sort. See Tables.
- Chart — a visual graph for when the shape of the data is what matters. See Charts.
- Report — a written, organized document with sections and findings. See Reports.
- Comparison — a side-by-side of options against the things you care about. See Comparisons.
- Dashboard — several related views gathered into one at-a-glance panel. See Dashboards.
- Media gallery — a collection of images, video, or audio you can browse. See Media galleries.
- Alert — a short, prominent notice when something needs your attention. See Alerts.
- Source pack — the gathered references and links behind a piece of research. See Source packs.
#How it works
You do not choose a format up front. You describe the outcome you want, Arachne does the work, and it presents the result in whichever of the eight formats fits best. The choice is automatic and follows from the nature of the work — structured data leans toward a table or chart, an investigation toward a report with a source pack, a creative task toward a media gallery.
When the automatic choice is not the one you want, you steer it:
- Ask for the result the way you normally would, by describing the outcome.
- Look at how Arachne presents it — the format is chosen to match the work.
- If you would rather see it another way, ask in plain language: "show that as a chart instead," "give me a comparison," "put it in a table."
- Arachne re-presents the same result in the format you asked for.
Asking for a different format does not redo the work — it shows the same result a different way. The result itself is saved as an artifact, so you can return to it and view it in whichever format suits you later.
#Examples
What you ask:
Find the five best-reviewed standing desks under $400 and lay out their height range, weight limit, and warranty.What you see: a table with one row per desk and columns for height range, weight limit, and warranty — sortable and easy to scan. You then say "compare them on value for the price," and the same five are re-presented as a comparison, ranked against what you care about.
What you ask:
Research how remote-work policies changed over the last three years and write it up.What you see: a report organized into sections with the findings laid out clearly, accompanied by a source pack so you can check the origin of any claim.
What you ask:
Create a set of cover images for my blog post in three different moods.What you see: a media gallery you can browse, with the images grouped so you can pick, reuse, and download the ones you like.
#Tips
- Describe the outcome, not the presentation. Arachne picks a fitting format on its own, and that first choice is usually the right one.
- If a format does not suit you, just ask for another by name — table, chart, report, comparison, dashboard, media gallery, alert, or source pack. The same result is re-shown without redoing the work.
- For anything you researched, look for the source pack — it lets you verify any claim back to where it came from.
- Every result is kept as an artifact, so you can reopen it later and view it in whichever format fits the moment.