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Voice → living document

6 Aug 2026 · Product

Most voice features end in a transcript stuck inside a chat bubble. Useful for a moment. Terrible as a place to keep work.

Workspace is built the other way around. The left panel is a living markdown page. The right panel is conversation with MiLo. Speech goes in, structure lands on the page — not as another message you have to copy out later.

Two surfaces, one partner

Mic is one-shot dictation when you want a quick line into the compose box. MiLo voice mode is a continuous loop: listen, reply, speak back, update the document when the work needs form.

The rule is fixed. Chat stays human and short. Long drafts only appear via a document block that the client applies to the left. You edit the same file you would save to the Locker.

Why the page matters

A chat log is a timeline. A living document is a product. You can ship it, version it, open it tomorrow without scrolling past last week’s small talk.

That is the Workspace bet: talk like a colleague, write like a craftsman, keep the artefact on disk.