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Modes let you customize how Raven’s AI behaves during different types of meetings. Each mode has its own system prompt that shapes the AI’s personality, focus, and response style.

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Built-in Modes

Raven comes with a General Assistant mode (active by default) and several templates you can create modes from:
Raven Pro: When you create a mode from a built-in template, Raven fetches the latest system prompt from the server (when online). Prompt improvements can ship without an app update. If the fetch fails, the app uses the bundled template text. Open source: Templates use the prompt bundled in the app.

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Creating a Custom Mode

Open the dashboard > Modes and click to create a new mode. You can:
  1. Start from a template or create from scratch
  2. Write a system prompt that tells the AI how to behave
  3. Add quick actions - custom buttons that appear in the overlay (e.g., “List action items”, “Summarize decisions”)
  4. Define a notes template - structured sections the AI uses when generating session summaries (e.g., “Key Decisions”, “Follow-ups”, “Action Items”)
  5. Upload reference documents - PDFs, Word docs, text files, or Markdown that the AI can reference during meetings

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Quick Actions

Quick actions are custom buttons that appear in the overlay during a recording. Each one sends a pre-written prompt to the AI with full conversation context. For example, an Interview mode might have:
  • “Suggest a STAR answer”
  • “What follow-up should I ask?”
  • “Summarize their key requirements”
You can add, edit, and reorder quick actions in the mode editor.

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Document Upload

Each mode can have reference documents uploaded to it. When the AI generates a response, it searches these documents for relevant content and includes it as context.

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How it works

  1. Upload a document in the mode editor (PDF, DOCX, TXT, or MD - up to 10 MB)
  2. The document is processed and indexed locally on your machine
  3. During a meeting, when you ask the AI a question, it automatically finds the most relevant sections from your documents
  4. Those sections are included in the AI’s context alongside the conversation transcript

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What to upload

  • Interview prep: job descriptions, company research, your resume
  • Sales calls: product specs, pricing sheets, competitor analysis
  • Team meetings: project briefs, sprint plans, previous meeting notes
  • Learning: textbook chapters, lecture notes, reference material

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Supported formats

Maximum file size: 10 MB per document. Documents are processed entirely on your machine - nothing is uploaded to external servers (except in Pro, where they sync to the cloud for cross-device access).

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Limitations

  • Documents are scoped to the mode they’re uploaded in - switching modes changes which documents are available
  • Re-uploading a file replaces the previous version (delete and re-upload)
  • Only local files are supported - no URL ingestion

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Switching Modes

Click the mode name in the dashboard or use the mode selector. The active mode is applied to all new recording sessions. Each session records which mode was used.

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Resetting a Mode

Built-in mode templates can be reset to their original prompt and quick actions at any time from the mode editor. Custom modes can be edited or deleted freely.

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Cloud Sync (Pro)

In Raven Pro, your custom modes and their uploaded documents sync across devices. Create a mode on one machine and it’s available everywhere you’re signed in. In the open-source version, modes are stored locally on your machine.