Section 01
Getting started
Klaro always works inside an active workspace. Internal and Restricted knowledge, collections, conversations, members, and activity stay within that workspace. Sources intentionally marked Public can also be accessed from other Klaro workspaces.
- 1Sign inUse your approved account to sign in to Klaro.
- 2Choose a workspaceUse the workspace switcher in the sidebar. You can create a workspace, join one with an invite link or code, or switch between workspaces you already belong to.
- 3Add or review knowledgeOwners and Editors manage governed sources. Viewers browse authorized documents through the Knowledge Base.
- 4Start a conversationOpen Chat, choose All governed sources or a collection, and ask a specific question.
- 5Verify the answerOpen the citation cards to review the supporting document and page.
Your active workspace matters
Chat saves conversations and activity in the workspace currently selected in the sidebar. All governed sources searches that workspace’s authorized knowledge together with Public sources and knowledge explicitly shared with this workspace. Check the workspace name before uploading or asking sensitive questions.
Section 02
Accounts, approval, and plans
Your platform account must be Active before you can use protected Klaro features. Your account plan determines operating allowances; workspace roles and source visibility still determine what you may access and manage.
Free
Designed for individuals and pilots, with smaller question, member, upload, document, and storage allowances.
Pro
Provides higher allowances for active teams and regular governed-knowledge operations.
Enterprise
Provides unmetered question allowances and higher document capacity, while operational safeguards still apply.
| Allowance or restriction | Free | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned workspaces | 1 | 10 | 50 |
| Questions per conversation | 50 | 200 | Unmetered |
| Questions per user each day | 20 | 100 | Unmetered |
| Questions per user each month | 200 | 2,000 | Unmetered |
| Workspace questions each month | 1,000 | 20,000 | Unmetered |
| Questions per minute | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| Simultaneous questions being processed | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Website-to-source import | Not included | Included | Included |
| AI Source Editor | Not included | Owners and Editors | Owners and Editors |
| Workspace members | 5 | 25 | Unmetered |
| Uploads per user each day | 10 | 50 | 100 |
| Maximum document size | 10 MB | 50 MB | 100 MB |
| Maximum pages per document | 300 | 1,000 | 2,500 |
| Workspace upload volume each month | 150 MB | 2 GB | 10 GB |
| Total workspace document storage | 150 MB | 5 GB | 25 GB |
| Documents per workspace | 100 | 1,000 | Unmetered |
| Re-index cooldown per document | 30 minutes | 10 minutes | 5 minutes |
Registration approval may be required
When platform approval is enabled, a new account remains Pending after sign-in. Pending, Rejected, and Suspended accounts can navigate public information and their account-status screen, but cannot use protected workspaces, sources, files, chat, or APIs. An administrator must set the account to Active.
Reset timing and shared allowances
Daily allowances reset at the next UTC day and monthly allowances reset at the start of the next UTC month. Workspace question, upload-volume, storage, document, and member limits are shared by everyone using that workspace. Your Settings page shows current usage and the next reset times.
Enterprise is unmetered, not unrestricted
Enterprise removes the conversation, daily, monthly, workspace-question, member, and document-count ceilings. Questions-per-minute, simultaneous processing, uploads, file size, page count, monthly upload volume, storage, and re-index safeguards still apply.
Plans do not grant permission
A higher plan never bypasses account approval, workspace membership, Owner/Editor/Viewer roles, or Public/Internal/Restricted visibility. A platform administrator assigns the plan; workspace permissions continue to decide which content and controls a user can access.
Workspace creation allowance
Free accounts can own one workspace, Pro accounts can own up to 10, and Enterprise accounts can own up to 50. Workspaces you only join do not count. A platform administrator may assign a custom limit to an individual account.
Review your allowance
Your current plan and usage appear in Settings. See the public Account plans page for the complete Free, Pro, and Enterprise comparison.
Section 03
Roles and permissions
Roles determine which workspace actions a person can perform. Access to Restricted sources is handled separately.
| Capability | Owner | Editor | Viewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat and browse the Knowledge Base | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open Governed Sources management | Yes | Yes | No |
| Upload, edit, replace, delete, and re-index sources | Yes | Yes | No |
| Create and manage collections | Yes | Yes | No |
| Use the Pro/Enterprise Source Editor | Yes | Yes | No |
| Manage Restricted access | Yes | Yes | No |
| Review Sources health and test retrieval | Yes | Yes | No |
| Create and assign workspace tags | Yes | Yes | No |
| View Audit activity | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rename the workspace and manage members | Yes | No | No |
| Choose the shared workspace theme | Yes | No | No |
| Create invite links and transfer ownership | Yes | No | No |
Owner
Full control over the workspace, its knowledge, and membership.
Editor
Operates governed knowledge but cannot manage the workspace identity or members.
Viewer
Reads authorized content and chats without changing workspace knowledge.
Section 04
Source and collection visibility
Visibility controls who may discover, open, download, search, and cite governed knowledge. It is different from a member's workspace role.
Public
Available to signed-in Klaro users in other workspaces through the Public source library and All governed sources chat scope.
Public does not mean anonymous internet access.
Internal
Available to members of the source's workspace.
Best for normal workspace knowledge.
Restricted
Available only to Owners, Editors, the uploader where applicable, and specifically granted members.
Use for sensitive or limited-access material.
Share with specific workspaces
Owners and Editors can keep a source or collection Internal or Restricted and grant selected workspaces read-only access. Members of a selected workspace may search, cite, preview, and download it, but cannot manage it. The destination selector lists only other workspaces the person sharing already belongs to.
How effective visibility is decided
Public takes precedence: if either the source or its collection is Public, the source is publicly available to signed-in Klaro users. Otherwise, if either one is Restricted, Restricted access rules apply. If neither applies, the source is Internal. Setting a collection to Public therefore publishes every source assigned to it, including sources previously marked Restricted.
External knowledge is read-only
Members can search, cite, preview, and download an external Public source or an item shared with their workspace, but they cannot edit, replace, re-index, move, restrict, re-share, or delete it. Those controls remain with the source workspace’s Owners and Editors.
Section 05
Governed sources
Governed Sources is the management area for approved, reusable documents and is available only to workspace Owners and Editors. Viewers use the Knowledge Base to browse authorized documents.
Supported files and plan allowances
Klaro accepts PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, TXT, and Markdown files. The per-file maximum is 10 MB on Free, 50 MB on Pro, and 100 MB on Enterprise; daily uploads, workspace storage, page count, and re-index timing also follow the active workspace plan. You can review current usage in Settings. Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides selected from Drive are copied into Klaro as DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. All worksheets in an Excel or Google Sheets workbook are indexed. Scanned or image-only PDFs need searchable text or OCR before Klaro can index them.
Google Drive imports stay synchronized
Connect Google Drive to the active workspace before importing. Klaro checks selected Drive files every 30 minutes. When Drive reports a newer file version, Klaro downloads and re-indexes it, then publishes the next version of the same governed source. Owners and Editors can pause automatic checks or run Sync now.
Atlassian imports can stay synchronized
Each workspace has its own Atlassian connection. Connect the active workspace to an Atlassian account, browse the sites that account permits, then select Jira tickets or Confluence pages to copy into that workspace. Connecting or reconnecting one workspace does not change another workspace's Atlassian credentials or sources. Klaro checks Jira and Confluence sources every 30 minutes; Owners and Editors can pause automatic sync or run Sync now from Governed Sources. Workspace Owners manage near-real-time Jira webhooks from Developers. See the Developers guide for configuration, project scope, security, and event behavior.
Website imports are controlled snapshots
Pro and Enterprise Owners and Editors can ask Klaro to turn one public HTTP or HTTPS page into a source. Klaro respects robots rules, cannot use signed-in sessions, blocks private-network addresses, and records the original URL and retrieval time. The imported source is a snapshot and does not automatically follow later website changes.
Source Editor drafts are private until published
The editor conversation and Markdown draft are not used by normal governed chat until you select Publish source. Later edits can publish a new version of the same source. Deleting an editor chat lets you keep the published source or delete the source and its searchable passages too.
Review the draft before publishing
The Markdown Preview formats headings, lists, tables, links, quotations, inline code, and code blocks so you can inspect readability. Preview does not publish or save by itself; use Save draft to retain edits and Publish source when the content is ready for governed retrieval.
Only import content you are allowed to use
The person importing a page is responsible for confirming that its terms, copyright, confidentiality, and organizational policies permit the content to be copied into Klaro. Public availability does not automatically grant reuse rights.
Source status
Processing
Klaro is preparing the document for search. Wait before using it in chat.
Indexed
The source is ready to search and cite.
Needs attention
The file may need replacement, re-indexing, or a clearer text-based version.
Failed
Klaro could not prepare the file. Review the error and try a supported document.
Chat attachments are different
A file attached directly to a chat message starts as conversation-only context. An Owner or Editor can ask Klaro to “store this as a source” to promote that attachment into Governed Sources. Otherwise, deleting the conversation also removes its messages and chat attachments.
Section 07
Collections
Collections group related governed sources so users can search a focused set instead of the entire workspace.
- 1Create the collectionGive it a clear name, purpose, and visibility.
- 2Assign sourcesUse Manage sources to add or move documents into the collection.
- 3Set accessFor a Restricted collection, choose permitted members; optionally share the collection read-only with selected workspaces.
- 4Use it in chatSelect the collection from the retrieval-scope menu at the top of Chat.
When to use a collection
Create collections for a department, project, policy family, client, or access boundary. Avoid creating a collection for a single temporary question.
Section 08
Chat, evidence, and citations
Klaro answers from the sources authorized for the active chat. It should withhold unsupported answers when it cannot find sufficient evidence.
Create a source from chat
Owners and Editors can provide reusable information, then say “Please store this as a source.” Pro and Enterprise Owners and Editors can include one public website URL and ask Klaro to scrape or import it as a source. Klaro creates an Internal Markdown source and adds it to the selected collection when one is active. Review imported or generated content before treating it as approved knowledge.
Conversation follow-ups
Klaro uses the current conversation to understand follow-up requests such as “explain that in simple terms” or “compare it with the previous section.” Start a new conversation when changing to an unrelated subject so the intent stays clear.
Friendly, but professional
Klaro recognizes common conversational variations such as “Hi Klaro,” “How are you today?”, thanks, and goodbyes. It can respond warmly and use occasional workplace-friendly humor. Document, legal, policy, compliance, safety, and sensitive questions still use governed retrieval and remain professional so friendliness never replaces evidence.
Evidence unavailable is a safety response
It usually means the selected sources do not contain enough relevant information, the correct source is not authorized for the chat, or the question needs more specific terms. It does not always mean the document is missing.
Deleting a conversation is permanent
You can delete your own conversation from the chat header or recent-conversations list. This removes its messages and chat attachments, but it does not delete any governed sources cited in the conversation.
Section 09
Knowledge base
The Knowledge Base is the source library for every workspace member. It lists only the workspace, Public, Restricted, or specifically shared sources that the signed-in user is allowed to access.
Section 10
Sources health
Sources Health is the operational diagnostics page for Owners and Editors. Viewers cannot see the navigation item or open the route directly.
Section 11
Audit activity
Owners and Editors can review recorded workspace activity for governance and operational follow-up.
Audit activity can include source uploads, indexing, metadata or visibility changes, access updates, workspace member changes, and knowledge queries. Use the search field to narrow the list by action, resource, or detail.
Audit activity is not document content
It records that an action occurred and identifies the affected resource. It is intended for accountability and troubleshooting, not as a replacement for the source itself.
Section 12
Workspace administration
Settings separates Account settings, Workspace settings, and Workspace access so you can identify whether a change affects only you or the active workspace. Owner-only controls appear when you own the active workspace. Platform administrators receive separate Platform administration and Administration guide links.
Themes follow the workspace
A theme changes the workspace navigation, accents, and background only. It does not change roles, visibility, permissions, or account limits. Switching workspaces automatically applies the theme selected for that workspace.
Section 13
Best practices
A few habits make answers more reliable and workspace governance easier to maintain.
- Use descriptive source names that people can recognize in citations.
- Choose the least permissive visibility that still supports the intended audience.
- Group sources into collections when users repeatedly search the same subject area.
- Use a small, consistent tag vocabulary and avoid near-duplicate spellings or singular and plural variants.
- Replace outdated files instead of uploading ambiguous duplicates.
- Start a new conversation when moving to a different topic.
- Use exact names, dates, section numbers, and comparison criteria in questions.
- Open citations and verify important statements against the source.
- Review Needs attention sources and Audit activity regularly.
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