
What Is Intelligent Document Automation?
Stop hunting for files. Ask questions, get sourced answers, and trigger actions from your document library.
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Drowning in PDFs and research docs? Intelligent document automation with Needle turns your scattered files into a searchable, actionable knowledge system—and can trigger workflows based on what it finds.
Use cases
- Research and knowledge management
- Competitive intelligence
- Team knowledge sharing
- Compliance and documentation
- Content research and creation
How to set it up
- Create a focused collection
- Add documents (uploads, URLs, reports)
- Ask natural language questions
- Optionally configure workflows (alerts, routing)
Ready to turn document chaos into insights? Try Needle and build your first intelligent document collection.