> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kordless.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Book overview

> What the Book home shows, what each lifecycle state means, and how to find your next action.

The Book home is the workspace landing page. It shows the current lifecycle state, coverage, what needs your judgment, and the single next legitimate action. It is not a metrics dashboard.

## What you see

When you open your workspace, you land on the Book home. The page has three sections:

1. **State and next action** — A chip showing the current Book state, the Live version number (if published), and a primary button for the next action you should take.
2. **Coverage** — Three counts: services, rules (Statements), and verified rules.
3. **Needs your judgment** — A list of open items that require your input, each linking to the relevant surface.

Before the Book is Live, a progress rail appears at the top showing the six stages: Start, Draft, Clarify, Calibrate, Verify, and Publish. The current stage is highlighted and each completed stage is marked.

## Book states

The Book moves through a defined sequence. The state chip tells you where you are:

| State                  | Chip label             | What it means                                                           |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Not started            | Not started            | No Book exists yet. The next action is to add pricing.                  |
| Extracting             | Extracting             | Kordless is reading your pricing source. This finishes shortly.         |
| Needs answers          | Needs answers          | The draft has open required questions. Answer them to improve coverage. |
| Needs calibration      | Needs calibration      | Representative or historical cases are waiting for your decision.       |
| Needs verification     | Needs verification     | Material rules still need owner verification before publishing.         |
| Verified draft         | Verified draft         | All material rules are verified. Ready to preview and publish.          |
| Ready to publish       | Ready to publish       | The workspace has passed its gates. Publish to make it Live.            |
| Live                   | Live                   | A published version is in use with no open changes.                     |
| Live · changes pending | Live · changes pending | Live, with an open workspace or pending proposals to review.            |
| Paused                 | Paused                 | Live execution is paused. Setup is preserved.                           |
| Blocked                | Blocked                | The compiler reports blocking issues. Resolve them before publishing.   |

## The next action

The Book home always surfaces one next action as a primary button. The action follows the state:

| State                              | Next action                   |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Not started                        | Add pricing                   |
| Extracting                         | Wait for extraction to finish |
| Needs answers                      | Answer questions              |
| Needs calibration                  | Review cases                  |
| Needs verification                 | Verify rules                  |
| Verified draft or ready to publish | Preview and publish           |
| Live · changes pending             | Review changes                |
| Paused                             | Resume Live use               |
| Blocked                            | Resolve the blocking issue    |

If no action is needed, the page reads "Your Book is Live and answering."

## Coverage

The coverage section shows three counts:

* **Services** — The number of offerings in your Book.
* **Rules** — The total number of material Statements.
* **Verified** — How many of those Statements you have explicitly verified.

Coverage grows as you add sources, answer questions, and verify rules. It does not measure commercial correctness — that is what calibration and verification are for.

## Needs your judgment

When items require your attention, they appear as a list under "Needs your judgment." Each item links to the surface where you can resolve it:

* **Open questions** — links to Answer questions.
* **Awaiting calibration** — links to Calibrate.
* **Unverified rules** — links to Verify Statements.
* **Pending changes** — links to Preview and publish.
* **Changed sources** — shown when a source has been revised since the Live version was published.

The list only appears when there is something to act on. A Live Book with no open changes shows no list.

## Book sub-navigation

The Book has sub-navigation links to each stage of the lifecycle: Review draft, Answer questions, Calibrate, Verify, and Preview and publish. These links are always visible so you can move between stages when needed, even out of order.

<Note>
  The progress rail and next-action button guide the recommended sequence, but you can revisit any stage at any time. For example, you can review the draft, answer some questions, then go back and review the draft again.
</Note>

## Not a dashboard

The Book home does not show revenue, conversion rates, activity feeds, or performance metrics. It shows the state of your verified pricing authority and what you need to do next.

## Start here

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Start your first Book" icon="rocket" href="/product/getting-started/start-your-first-book">
    Choose a starting method and begin.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review the draft" icon="file-text" href="/product/book/review-draft">
    Inspect the extracted or constructed Book draft and correct meaning.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>