After a crawl, Natiq distils each page into a knowledge map, an outline of topics with searchable passages under each. Two tabs on a knowledge base let you check and shape it: Knowledge map and Settings.
The knowledge map
Open Knowledge, select a knowledge base and choose the Knowledge map tab. The outline is added to the AI step's system prompt on every turn, and passages under each topic are searched for each reply.
If the map is empty, add a source and run a crawl; topics appear as pages are distilled.
Edit a topic
Select a topic in the outline.
Edit the Title or Summary, then Save.
Read the Passages stored under it, with the Source they came from.
To remove a topic, select Delete topic. Its sub-topics and every passage under them go too. Pages that fed it are re-placed on their next crawl. If you use the OpenAI backend, passages live in your vector store, so the list says none are stored here.
Without builder.bots:write the fields are read-only.
Keep the map short and clear
The AI sees the map every turn. Rename vague topics, tighten summaries, and delete topics that are not useful to customers.
Settings
The Settings tab holds the base's purpose, models and chunking. Select Edit to change them.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Tells the extractor what the assistant needs to know. Change it and later crawls distil to the new purpose. |
| Extraction model | Provider, Connection and Model used to read pages. Blank model uses the provider's default. |
| Voyage AI embeddings | Stores passages in Natiq's own database. Choose the Embedding model. |
| OpenAI vector store | Uploads passages to a vector store in your OpenAI account. Leave Vector store id blank to create one on the first crawl. |
| Chunk size | Characters per passage. Default 3200, between 200 and 20000. |
| Chunk overlap | Characters repeated between neighbouring passages so a fact on a boundary stays whole. Default 320, at most half the chunk size. |
Each backend you turn on needs its connection; Natiq tells you if one is missing.
Tune how an agent uses it
In an AI step's Knowledge section, three settings control reading:
- Passages per reply — how many closest passages go to the model each turn (default 4).
- Map depth — how many levels of the map go into the system prompt (default 2).
- Map size limit — how many characters of the map are added (default 4000).
Delete a knowledge base
In Settings, the Danger zone has Delete knowledge base. It removes every source, page, topic and passage. AI steps that point at it keep running, without context.