◎ On every plan, including Free
— Notebooks

Research that shows its working.

Put the sources that matter in one place — funder guidance, the RFP, your last three winning bids — and ask questions across them. Every answer is numbered back to the passage it came from, and when your sources don't cover something, it says so.

Open a notebook → Why we cite everything
01

Every claim, numbered back to the page.

Answers carry inline citations. One tap opens the passage in full, so you can read the sentence the answer was built on before you paste it into a bid. Save the answer as a note and the citations travel with it — a note written months ago is still traceable.

Real-world · grants lead

Drops the 60-page NOFO and last year's award letter into a notebook, then asks what changed in the eligibility rules. Gets four differences, each cited to a section number, and forwards the note to her board without re-reading either document.

you › Who is eligible to apply as a subrecipient?

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and a current SAM.gov registration [1]. Fiscal sponsors are allowed only where the sponsor is itself eligible [3].

[1] NOFO 2026-114 · §II.A · open passage [3] Funder FAQ · Q7 · open passage
Sources · 5
NOFO 2026-114FILE
Funder FAQ pageWEB
Riverside bid — wonATILENSE
2023 guidance (superseded)MUTED
02

Your sources. Including the ones already in Atilense.

Paste text, point at a web page, upload a file, or pull in something you already have here — an opportunity or a delivery workspace. Tick a source off to keep it in the notebook without letting it influence answers, for when a document is noisy or out of date.

PDF sources aren't supported yet.

03

Ask for a briefing before you commit a week.

One request returns what the sources cover, where they disagree with each other, and the three questions worth asking next. It is the fastest way to decide whether an opportunity deserves your time — which is exactly why notebooks aren't gated behind a paid plan.

Real-world · two-person studio

Briefing flags that the RFP asks for a bonded contractor while the addendum quietly drops the requirement. They ask the buyer, get it in writing, and bid — the two competitors who read only the RFP don't.

Covered

Scope, timeline, insurance minimums, evaluation weighting.

Where sources disagree

RFP §4 requires a bonded contractor; Addendum 2 removes it.

Ask next

Which document governs? Is the site visit mandatory? Who scores the technical section?

Notes keep their receipts

Save any answer as a note and the citations stay attached. Reuse it in a bid a year later and you can still show where the number came from.

Shared or private

Share a notebook with your team so everyone bids off the same reading, or keep it to yourself while you decide.

Free, deliberately

Research happens before you know whether something is worth pursuing. Gating it would be backwards, so we didn't.

Read once. Cite forever.

Start free →