> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.findtempo.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding context > Add context Tempo does not get from a connected source: upload a file, paste text, record a brain dump, link a Granola meeting or Notion page, or write an artifact from your AI platform. Most context reaches Tempo from connected sources: your CRM, email, calendar, call recorder, Slack, and workspace documents. When something lives outside those sources, add it yourself. Tempo stores it as an **artifact** on the deal and processes it like any other source. You can add artifacts to deals you own. Organization admins can add artifacts to any deal. ## From a deal page Open an opportunity in the Tempo app and click **Add Artifacts**. The menu offers: | Option | What it adds | | - | - | | **Brain Dump** | An audio recording you make in the browser, up to 30 minutes. Tempo transcribes it. | | **Upload Files** | A file of up to 100 MB. See the accepted types below. | | **Paste Text** | Text you paste, typed as Notes, Document, Email, Transcript, Chat, or Other. | | **Granola Transcript** | A Granola meeting from the last 30 days, when Granola is connected. | | **Notion Page** | A Notion page you search for or paste a URL to, when Notion is connected. | Each option opens a panel beside the deal. Set the date Tempo should use when placing the artifact in the deal timeline. ### Record a brain dump A brain dump is the fastest way to capture what you know after a call or a hallway conversation. **1. Start recording** Click **Add Artifacts**, then **Brain Dump**. Allow microphone access if your browser asks. **2. Talk** Name the opportunity first, then call out specific fields and people. Recording warns you at 25 minutes and stops at 30. **3. Save** Stop the recording and save it. Tempo transcribes the audio and extracts observations from it. ### Upload a file Tempo accepts files up to 100 MB in these types: | Category | Types | | - | - | | Documents | PDF, Word (`.doc`, `.docx`), PowerPoint (`.ppt`, `.pptx`), plain text, Markdown, HTML | | Spreadsheets | Excel (`.xls`, `.xlsx`, `.xlsm`, `.xlsb`), OpenDocument (`.ods`), CSV, TSV | | Images | JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, TIFF, BMP | Drop the file into the panel or pick it from your computer. If the same file already exists on the deal, Tempo tells you it is a duplicate instead of adding it twice. ## From the Artifacts page **Artifacts** is the page you land on when you sign in. It lists every artifact across the deals you can see, with columns for **Artifact**, **Opportunity**, **Type**, and **Date Added**. Select a row to preview it. To add from here, choose an opportunity first, then pick the same options as on a deal page. Artifacts always belong to one opportunity. ## From your AI platform Over MCP, your platform can write an artifact to a deal. Use it to save a strategy you worked out in chat, notes you typed in another tool, or content from another MCP integration. ```text wrap theme={null} Save this thread to Tempo as deal memory on [Tecca Chairs]. Keep who said what. ``` ```text wrap theme={null} Save these call notes from my notes app to the [Tecca Chairs] deal in Tempo, dated today. ``` Your platform picks the artifact kind: a chat, content from another MCP source, a file, or audio. Every write needs the date and time the content occurred. If the same content is already on the deal, Tempo returns the existing artifact instead of creating a duplicate. If Tempo already syncs the source, such as your email, let the connection bring it in instead. See `write_artifact` in the [MCP tool reference](https://docs.findtempo.co/developers/mcp-tools.md). ## What happens next After you add an artifact: 1. A processing indicator in the sidebar shows **Updating** with the number of opportunities being processed. It reports **Success** or **Completed with issues** when it finishes. 2. Tempo can extract **observations** from the artifact. Each one cites the artifact and the quote it came from. 3. New evidence can update the deal's state. 4. Depending on tracked fields and their update behavior, new evidence may produce a CRM update. See [Reviewing CRM updates](https://docs.findtempo.co/using/reviewing-crm-updates.md). The artifact then appears in the deal's **Artifacts** tab and in answers from your AI platform. ## Retract an artifact Retract an artifact when it should no longer inform the deal: a superseded pricing email, a note added to the wrong opportunity, or a brain dump that was wrong. **1. Find the artifact** Open the opportunity and select the **Artifacts** tab, or open the artifact's preview from the **Artifacts** page. **2. Delete it** Click the trash icon on the row, or **Delete** in the preview. Confirm **Delete artifact**. From your AI platform, ask for the same thing: ```text wrap theme={null} The pricing email from [date] on [Tecca Chairs] is out of date. Retract that artifact. ``` Retracting an artifact: * Removes every observation derived from it. They are never cited again. * Removes pending CRM update proposals that came from it, and regenerates the deal's remaining proposals from the remaining evidence. * Deletes the stored file. * Records an "Artifact deleted" entry in the deal's activity. Retraction works at the artifact level and cannot be undone. There is no way to retract or edit a single observation on its own. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.