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Corbis workflows are for tasks that need a repeatable process, not just a good answer.
In a normal chat, you decide the structure as you go. In a workflow, Corbis guides you through a defined sequence so the work is easier to review, resume, and hand off.
Corbis currently offers four structured workflows, matching the in-app catalog: Paper Review, IC Memo, Market Outlook, and LOI Builder.
Use a workflow when:
Use normal chat when you are still exploring, brainstorming, or pressure-testing a question from multiple angles.
Use Paper Review when you need a structured evaluation of an academic manuscript or paper.
It is best for:
You can start from a PDF or manuscript upload, then move through guided analysis steps. Paper Review is built for longer jobs: after you submit a step, work may continue in the background while Corbis processes the review. You can leave the page and come back; the app checks status and picks up progress when the job is ready—so you are not tied to keeping one tab open for the full run.
The full run has nine stages in order: upload (manuscript), intake, novelty, mechanism, methodology, data, results, triage, and report—the same sequence as the in-app stepper.
Use IC Memo when you need to turn an investment opportunity into a structured memorandum.
It is best for:
The path in the product is intake → plan → academic retrieval → web retrieval → synthesis → counterevidence → draft memo (seven guided steps).
Use Market Outlook when you need a thesis-driven view of a market, theme, or sector.
It is best for:
Evidence can include academic sources and optional web search (you can toggle web in intake). The sequence is intake → theme → evidence → scenario → draft → counterevidence → report (seven steps).
Use LOI Builder when you need a professional letter of intent for a commercial real estate transaction.
It is best for:
The flow covers deal intake → research → deal structure → drafting → quality checks → redline-style review → final report/export (seven steps), aligned with structured CRE LOI practice.
Workflows use your Corbis credits in a metered way that is separate from normal chat usage:
Monthly workflow caps are independent of normal chat credit usage; they limit how many workflow runs you can complete past intake each period. The counter resets on a rolling monthly window after your last reset (see the app or billing UI if your plan shows usage).
/workflows (bookmark or type the path in the browser) and choose a card, orThen start a new run or open a saved one from the workflow page.
Each workflow asks for different inputs, but the general pattern is the same:
Workflow runs are saved as you go, so you can leave and return later without rebuilding the context from scratch. For Paper Review, background processing means you may see status updates when you return rather than an instant result on heavy steps.
Choose Paper Review if the central object is a paper or manuscript.
Choose IC Memo if the central object is an investment decision.
Choose Market Outlook if the central object is a market, region, or thesis.
Choose LOI Builder if the central object is a transaction document.
If you are not sure yet, start in chat and move to a workflow once the problem is clearly shaped.