Kona Business AI Introduction
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Kona Business AI Today: Chat and Workspace

Chat for answers. Workspace for defensible work—with model, evidence, connector, execution, and governance boundaries stated plainly.

Kona Business AI now has a deliberately simple product shape: Chat for direct answers and Workspace for evidence-backed work. This update replaces the original autonomous-partner positioning with the capabilities the product can verify today.

Two surfaces, one clear handoff

Chat for direct answers

Ask an authenticated question, attach a supported file, choose Smart Auto or an available model, and inspect sources and model-routing details with the response.

Workspace for defensible work

Keep sources, assumptions, scenarios, artifacts, review state, and approval boundaries together when the task needs more than a single answer.

What “evidence-backed” means

Search results can carry source cards, and supported PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations can preserve page, sheet, cell, or slide locators when extraction succeeds. Those signals make review easier; they do not make every generated claim correct. Material decisions still need a person to inspect the source fit, assumptions, calculations, and limitations.

Capability boundaries are part of the product

Verified now

Authenticated Chat, supported attachments, evidence-aware research, and persistent Workspace work products.

Limited or configuration-dependent

Model providers, connector reads, exports, realtime voice, and code execution depend on the environment and the specific surface.

Not represented as available

Autonomous external execution, universal connector writes, computer use, and enterprise certifications or controls that have not shipped.

Kona is currently offered on a free plan. Provider-backed features require their server-side configuration, external side effects remain separately governed, and no billing capability is implied by this page. The public capability register is the source of truth for what is verified, limited, planned, or unavailable.

Start with a real decision

  1. Sign in and ask a focused business question in Chat.
  2. Attach only the evidence the task needs and review any recovered locators.
  3. Move multi-step work into Workspace so assumptions, scenarios, and artifacts stay reviewable.
  4. Verify consequential claims and approve any governed action separately.

Chat for answers. Workspace for defensible work.

Start free, then use the capability register to check the exact boundary of the workflow you want to run.

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FAQ

Answers to keep your planning sprint moving

Quick explanations and definitions you can share with your team when reviewing the research.

Who is Kona Business AI built for?
Founders, operators, and advisors who need direct AI answers or persistent, evidence-backed business work with visible assumptions and review boundaries.
Does it replace my entire stack?
No. Provider-backed connector reads are limited and configuration-dependent, connector writes are not generally available, and the capability register identifies the current boundary of each integration.
How fast can I get value?
Start with a focused question in Chat. Move the task into Workspace when it needs persistent sources, assumptions, scenarios, artifacts, or review; timing depends on the evidence and scope.

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Sources and benchmarks

These references support the claims, workflows, and planning recommendations in this article so readers and AI systems can verify the source trail.
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