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Document Review provides structured, actionable feedback on your writing. Instead of asking the Assistant general questions, Document Review analyzes your entire document and offers insights on structure, clarity, completeness, and overall quality. This helps you catch issues before sharing, improve content quality, and get an outside perspective on your work – all without leaving Craft.

What Document Review does

Document Review examines your document across several dimensions: Structure and organization:
  • Logical flow and progression
  • Heading hierarchy and consistency
  • Section balance and pacing
  • Information architecture
Clarity and readability:
  • Sentence complexity and length
  • Jargon and technical language use
  • Transitions between ideas
  • Overall readability score
Completeness:
  • Missing context or background
  • Gaps in explanations
  • Unanswered questions
  • Areas that need expansion
Quality signals:
  • Tone consistency
  • Formatting issues
  • Redundancy and repetition
  • Opportunities for improvement
The review is objective, specific, and actionable – you get concrete suggestions, not vague feedback.

How to trigger Document Review

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Open the document you want to review.
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Click the Assistant icon in the bottom corner.
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Select New Chat.
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Choose Document Review from the mode selector.
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Wait for the analysis to complete (usually 10-30 seconds).
The Assistant will read through your entire document and provide structured feedback organized by category.
Document Review works with all models, but Max provides the most thorough and nuanced feedback, especially for longer or more complex documents. For quick checks, Fast offers a good balance between depth and speed.

Document Review vs. general Assistant chat

FeatureDocument ReviewGeneral Assistant Chat
PurposeStructured document feedbackOpen-ended conversation and tasks
ScopeEntire document analysisAnswers specific questions
Output formatOrganized by feedback categoriesConversational responses
Analysis depthComprehensive, multi-dimensionalFocused on your specific question
Best forQuality checks, pre-publish reviewsQuick edits, summaries, content queries
Follow-up promptsCan ask clarifying questionsContinuous conversation
Credit usageHigher (analyzes full document)Varies by query complexity
Use Document Review when you want comprehensive feedback on the entire document. Use general chat when you have specific questions or tasks.

When to use Document Review

Document Review is most valuable in these scenarios:

Before sharing externally

Review presentations, proposals, or client-facing documents to catch structural issues, unclear sections, or missing context before sending them out.

Quality assurance

Run periodic reviews on important documentation, team wikis, or knowledge base articles to maintain high quality and consistency over time.

Content improvement

Get actionable suggestions for blog posts, reports, or long-form writing. The Assistant can identify areas that need expansion, simplification, or restructuring.

Collaboration prep

Before sharing with teammates, ensure your document is clear, complete, and well-organized. This reduces back-and-forth and improves collaboration efficiency.

Learning and skill development

Use reviews to understand patterns in your writing – recurring clarity issues, structural tendencies, or areas where you consistently need improvement.
You can run Document Review multiple times. Make changes based on feedback, then review again to see if the issues are resolved. This iterative approach helps you learn what works and refine your content progressively.

Understanding the feedback

Document Review feedback is organized into clear categories. Here’s how to interpret and act on it:

Structure feedback

What it tells you: How well your content flows, whether sections are balanced, and if the information architecture makes sense. Example feedback:
  • “The introduction is too long relative to the rest of the document”
  • “Section 3 lacks a clear transition from Section 2”
  • “Heading hierarchy skips from H2 to H4”
How to use it: Reorganize sections, adjust pacing, fix heading levels, or add transitional content.

Clarity feedback

What it tells you: Whether your writing is easy to understand, if sentences are too complex, and where readers might get confused. Example feedback:
  • “This paragraph uses passive voice heavily, making it harder to follow”
  • “Technical jargon in the first section may confuse non-expert readers”
  • “Sentence length averages 35 words – consider breaking into shorter sentences”
How to use it: Simplify sentences, replace jargon with plain language, or add definitions for technical terms.

Completeness feedback

What it tells you: Gaps in your content – missing context, unanswered questions, or areas that need more detail. Example feedback:
  • “The document mentions ‘the new process’ but never defines it”
  • “Steps 2 and 3 assume prior knowledge not covered in the introduction”
  • “No conclusion or next steps provided”
How to use it: Add missing background, expand thin sections, or include summaries and conclusions.

Quality feedback

What it tells you: Tone consistency, formatting issues, and opportunities to polish your content. Example feedback:
  • “Tone shifts from formal to casual between sections”
  • “Bullet points are inconsistently formatted (some end with periods, others don’t)”
  • “This concept is explained twice – consider consolidating”
How to use it: Standardize formatting, maintain consistent tone, remove redundancy.

Credit usage

Document Review consumes AI credits based on the length and complexity of your document:
Document LengthApprox. Credit Cost (Fast)Approx. Credit Cost (Max)
Short (< 500 words)~0.5 credits~1-2 credits
Medium (500-2000 words)~1-2 credits~3-5 credits
Long (2000-5000 words)~2-4 credits~6-10 credits
Very long (5000+ words)~5+ credits~12+ credits
These are estimates based on typical documents. Actual usage depends on document structure, formatting complexity, and the model you choose. Check your credit balance in the Assistant menu.
Because Document Review analyzes the entire document in a single pass, it uses more credits than a simple question. However, the comprehensive feedback often saves time and improves quality more efficiently than multiple individual queries.

Tips for better reviews

1. Prepare your document first Make sure your document is reasonably complete before running a review. The Assistant provides better feedback on finished drafts than on rough outlines. 2. Specify your audience In a follow-up prompt, tell the Assistant who the document is for:
  • “This is for a technical team familiar with the product”
  • “The audience is non-technical stakeholders”
  • “Written for new users who have never used Craft”
This context helps the Assistant tailor feedback to your specific needs. 3. Ask for prioritized feedback If the review identifies many issues, ask the Assistant to prioritize:
  • “Which 3 issues should I fix first?”
  • “What’s the most critical structural problem?”
  • “Focus on clarity issues only”
4. Request specific types of feedback You can guide the review by asking for focused analysis:
  • “Review this for tone consistency”
  • “Check only for completeness and missing context”
  • “Focus on whether the structure makes sense for a beginner audience”
5. Use the right model
  • On-device: Not recommended for Document Review (limited context)
  • Core: Quick structural checks on short documents
  • Fast: Good balance for most reviews (500-2000 words)
  • Max: Best for long, complex documents or when you need the most thorough feedback

Example: Before publishing a blog post

Sarah writes a blog post about using Collections in Craft. Before publishing, she wants to make sure it’s clear and complete.
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Sarah opens her draft blog post in Craft.
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She clicks the Assistant icon and selects Document Review.
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The Assistant analyzes the document and provides feedback:
  • Structure: “Introduction is strong, but Section 2 is twice as long as Sections 3 and 4 combined. Consider breaking it into two parts.”
  • Clarity: “Several technical terms (relations, properties, views) are used before being defined. Add a glossary or define on first use.”
  • Completeness: “The post explains what Collections are but doesn’t cover when to use them vs. folders or tags.”
  • Quality: “Tone is consistent. One redundant section at the end restates the intro – consider removing.”
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Sarah makes adjustments based on the feedback: splits Section 2, adds definitions, includes a “When to use Collections” section, and removes redundancy.
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She runs Document Review again. The Assistant confirms the issues are resolved.
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Sarah publishes with confidence, knowing the content is clear and complete.

Limitations

Document Review is read-only. The Assistant provides feedback but does not automatically edit your document. You decide which suggestions to implement and how to make changes. For very short documents (under 200 words), Document Review may not provide much value – general Assistant chat is often more appropriate for quick tasks.