What's new with Obvious

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Skills

January 9, 2026


Give Obvious specialized knowledge—like steps in a workflow or success criteria—and it will create a custom skill that can be applied to future projects.

Skills

Inline edits

January 8, 2026


Select any text in a document to edit it on the spot. Choose quick edits like "Shorten" or "More formal," or describe the change you want the agent to make.

Inline edits

Project Summaries

January 6, 2026


Project Summaries stay current as work moves across threads. Always know the most accurate summary of what's been done, what's in progress, and what's next.

Project Summaries

Footnotes

January 5, 2026


Add footnotes using markdown or have the agent create citations for research it produces. Obvious can organize your sources and generate properly formatted footnotes in seconds.

Footnotes

Tasks

January 1, 2026


Schedule tasks to run on particular intervals, like daily or weekly. Tell the agent what action you want it to take (like generating a report) and at what time, and it'll create a recurring task and execute it autonomously.

Tasks
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