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Composer is the chat surface inside the LOIS for Word add-in. You can ask questions, draft language, and kick off a full agent review of the open document, all from the composer chat.

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Approval modes

Approval modes control how much LOIS does on its own before checking with you. Select a mode from the approval menu, or press Shift+Tab while the prompt is focused to cycle through them.
  • Ask before edits — LOIS proposes each edit and waits for your approval before applying it.
  • Edit automatically — LOIS applies edits to the document as it works.
  • Plan — LOIS writes a plan for you to review and approve before it changes the document.

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Working in Plan mode

Plan mode suits larger drafting tasks, where correcting the approach up front beats unpicking a finished draft. LOIS works out how it intends to handle your request and opens the plan in a pop-out for review.
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Switch to Plan mode

Select Plan from the approval menu, or press Shift+Tab to cycle to it. LOIS can also enter Plan mode on its own when a request warrants one.
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Read the plan

When LOIS finishes planning, the plan opens in a pop-out describing the approach it intends to take.
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Comment and check sources

Select any text in the plan to leave a comment, and open the cited sources to check them. You can return to the plan once you’re done with a source.
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Approve to draft

Reply in chat to approve. LOIS then drafts the document from the plan.

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Starting an agent review from Composer

If you describe a review-style task in Composer, LOIS for Word can run an agent review on the open document and return findings inline in the chat. Examples of prompts that trigger an agent review:
  • “Review this contract”
  • “Review this from the perspective of the licensee”
  • “Run a review focused on data protection and indemnification”
The message you send becomes the prompt for the agent run, so any context or perspective you include is carried through to the review.
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Open Composer

Open the LOIS for Word add-in to the Composer tab.
Composer Tab Open
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Describe the review

Type a review request in plain language. Include the perspective, focus areas, or concerns you want the agent to weigh.
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Send the message

Send the message as you would any chat. LOIS recognizes the review intent and starts an agent run against the open document.
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Review the findings

The agent’s findings appear in the chat as they stream in. You can apply suggested edits, ask follow-up questions, or revise the review with another message.
Agent Review Response

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Editing numbered and bulleted lists

You can ask LOIS for Word to modify an automatic numbered or bulleted list in the open document, and it edits the list items directly instead of inserting plain text. Examples of prompts:
  • “Add a new item after the second bullet”
  • “Reorder these outline items”
  • “Reformat this list to use Roman numerals”
  • “Remove the third numbered item”
LOIS preserves your paragraph styles and the list’s numbering scheme as it makes these changes, so the list stays consistent rather than losing its formatting.

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When to use Composer vs the Playbook tab

  • Use the Playbook tab when you want a structured pass/fail review against a specific playbook’s checks.
  • Use Composer for ad-hoc questions, drafting, and free-form agent reviews scoped by the prompt you write.
See Agent Review for more on how agent reviews work, and the Composer guide for the rest of the Composer surface.