Digital Lab Assistant and Workflow Basics
Understand Ask TARE, voice controls, contextual workflow guidance, and the confirmation model.
TARE is designed to keep lab records, inventory, workflow context, and review actions connected instead of scattered across disconnected modules. Every dashboard page now exposes consistent route context, breadcrumbs, primary actions, Ask TARE affordances, and voice prompts.
Ask TARE is page-aware
The assistant understands whether you are viewing inventory, locations, scan intake, notebook, or settings and suggests actions for that surface.
Voice remains opt-in
Enable voice-first assistance in Preferences. TARE does not surprise-start microphone listening before permission and explicit opt-in.
Core operating surfaces
- Dashboard Home: command-center overview, active context, hazards, and quick action state.
- Inventory: Add Item, Scan Intake, Import, Locations, and Reconcile entry points.
- Locations: hierarchy, containment, assigned-item counts, deletion blockers, and next-step guidance.
- Scan Intake: photo, video, and manual intake with retryable evidence finalization.
- Notebook: AI-assisted workspace for entries, data lake references, templates, and audit-safe records.
Safety model
Voice and AI can help draft, navigate, and fill forms, but high-risk mutations such as deletion, inventory adjustment, location moves, scan finalization, custody, and signatures require explicit confirmation.