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What is Ask mode?
TL;DR: Ask mode is the Home setting for running playbooks and answering questions. Build mode is for planning and writing playbooks. Members always use Ask. Editors and owners can switch.
Who this is for
Anyone using Ballet Home — members who run work, and editors who sometimes answer a question instead of building a playbook.
What Ask mode is for
In Ask mode, Ballet acts as a teammate. It can:
- Run a playbook your team already has
- Look something up once in a connected app
- Answer a question, or turn a file into a short table or chart
- Ask you for the details a playbook needs, then show the result
Ask mode does not design or edit playbooks. If you ask it to create a reusable workflow, it hands that same request to Build.
Who sees Ask and Build
| Who | What they get |
|---|---|
| Members | Ask only. Home says Ask Ballet. The mode menu is hidden. |
| Editors and owners | An Ask / Build menu on the Home composer. Ballet remembers the last choice in this browser. A fresh browser starts in Build. |
| Chrome extension | Ask only. |
Ask and Build at a glance
| Ask | Build | |
|---|---|---|
| Run an existing playbook | Yes | Possible, but Ask is built for this |
| One-off lookup, table, or chart | Yes | Build is for a playbook you will run again |
| Plan and write a new playbook | Hands the request to Build | Yes |
| Plan panel | Hidden | Shown while a plan is open |