The short version
Distilly Person Profiles
By Distilly
Capture how a colleague, mentor, or public figure thinks so your AI can draw on it.
What each one does
News Search
- Searches Brave's news index for articles on any topic you specify
- Filters results by freshness (past day, week, month, year, or custom date range)
- Returns article titles, URLs, descriptions, publication dates, and thumbnails
- Allows filtering by country, language, and content safety settings
- Supports custom source ranking to prioritize or exclude specific news outlets
Distilly Person Profiles
- Builds a profile of your own preferences so a personal AI assistant knows who it works for
- Captures a colleague's workflows, standards, and communication style from their messages and docs
- Researches a public figure's views and ways of thinking from public sources
- Imports PDFs, screenshots, email exports, and chat history from Slack, Lark, or WeChat
- Lets you add new material or correct a profile later, and roll back changes
When to pick each one
Reach for News Search when…
- You need to catch up on breaking news or recent developments in your industry
- You're researching a topic and want articles from a specific time period
- You want to monitor news mentions of your company, product, or competitors
- You're gathering sources for a report, blog post, or presentation
Reach for Distilly Person Profiles when…
- A teammate is leaving and you want to keep their know-how and context
- You want your AI assistant to understand your role, style, and priorities
- You want to ask how a favorite author or thinker might approach your question
- You are handing over a project and want the knowledge captured in one place
Quick facts
| News Search | Distilly Person Profiles | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Brave | Distilly |
| Category | Knowledge & Research | Knowledge & Research |
| Source | View ↗ | View ↗ |
| Detail page | Open | Open |