Illustrative scenario

A report should preserve the path back to its sources.

Compare three options for a project. Discuss the question with a person or AI and give Bellfly a goal document. Bellfly breaks down the research and calls your own agents; you review the report, and Packtell keeps the documents, sources, decisions, versions, and results.

This fictional story is one possible combination, not an automatically chained workflow. Use the products in whatever way fits your work and life.

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Where the old method breaks

A polished summary hides the difference between a source and an inference.

Search tabs close, notes lose URLs, and the reader cannot tell whether a later conclusion came from a source, a calculation, or an unsupported guess.

The question changes silently

Later work answers a nearby question rather than the agreed brief.

Sources lose their role

A bookmark remains, but not which claim it supported or contradicted.

The report becomes a dead end

A future update starts from scratch because its materials and decisions are scattered.

One complete path

A path through the work.

  1. You

    Start by making the problem clear

    Discuss the question with a person or AI. Decide which three options to compare, the scope and sources, then give Bellfly a goal document describing the report you need.

  2. Bellfly

    Let your agents move the research forward

    Bellfly analyzes the goal, breaks it into research tasks, and calls your agents using your own AI subscriptions. It keeps the work record and can email you when the result is ready for review.

  3. You

    Review claims against the register

    You decide whether the available evidence is enough and whether the report is fit for its intended decision.

  4. Packtell

    Keep the report with its sources and decision context

    Keep work documents, source files or references, decisions, versions, and results together in Packtell, so the report is ready to hand over today and still useful months later.

  5. Cloud, when chosen

    Continue on another device if needed

    Cloud synchronizes file names and necessary notes only. Actual files and file contents stay on your devices or in the third-party storage you choose; that storage handles file sync or backup.

What a useful result looks like

The report remains reviewable and updateable.

A reader can trace important claims to the source register, see unresolved disagreement, and resume from the last accepted decision.

  • A brief with explicit questions and exclusions
  • A source register that separates evidence, inference, and uncertainty
  • A report, review note, and reusable research collection

Illustrative example

A comparison of three document-export approaches

This fictional example shows content structure, not research advice or a claim that Bellfly automatically has access to any source.

brief-and-questions.md
source-register.csv
comparison-report.pdf
decision-note.md

Worth knowing

Organization does not make a source true.

The workflow helps preserve sources and checks; it does not replace expert review, source permissions, or professional advice.

  • Local pathBellfly and Packtell are complete local apps: free, open source, and account-free. Use either independently without Cloud.
  • Optional Cloud pathCloud synchronizes file names and necessary notes only. Actual files and file contents stay on your devices or in the third-party storage you choose; that storage handles file sync or backup.

Common questions

A few things you may wonder.

Can Bellfly decide whether a disputed source is trustworthy?

It can help keep the dispute and checks visible. The user or an appropriate reviewer remains responsible for judging the evidence.

Do source files go to OrbiFabric Cloud?

No. OrbiFabric Cloud has no file-byte upload capability by design. It coordinates file names and necessary notes; actual sources stay on your devices or chosen storage.

Can the archive be updated later?

Yes. The file collection is meant to keep enough context to understand the last accepted version and add a later one deliberately.

Next step

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