Extract a map from a document
The fastest way to start a map is the material that already describes how work happens. Compass can read a document and propose the pages and connections for you.
- Bring the right source
Good input is anything that describes how the work is done: a process doc or SOP, a recorded walkthrough's transcript, onboarding notes, a meeting recap. Anything with people, systems, steps, and friction in it. Vague strategy decks make poor input; concrete "here's how it actually goes" material makes great input.
- Extract
Start a page extraction and paste the material in. Compass proposes a set of pages — the workflows, people, systems, and pain points it found — along with how they connect.
- Review before you keep
The proposals are a draft. Read each one, edit it in place, drop the noise, and create the rest in a batch. You're shaping what's already written down, which is far faster than inventing structure from scratch — but your judgment is what makes the map correct.
- Fill the gaps and connect
The source won't mention everything. Add the pages it missed, and wire up the typed connections it didn't infer, so the map carries meaning you can traverse.