# Autodoc
## Create Documentation with Autodoc
Autodoc turns captured evidence and lineage into audit-ready documents. Choose one of three paths depending on your goal and inputs.
> **You’ll use this when creating complete model documents such as** Model Development / Validation Documents (MDD/MVD), internal technical reports, or standardized model cards.
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### Prerequisites
* Access to the **Project** you want to document
* Iterations and metadata containing the evidence to include in your documentation
**Optional:**
* A reference document if you want to imitate the structure and content of an existing report
* A custom template if you want to follow a predefined structure and scripted content
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### Path 1 — Ask Vectice to build a technical report with Ask AI
**Best for:**
* To generate technical documentation from your current project with minimal manual setup.
* You don't have a strict documentation format to follow.
* Get from no documentation to complete project documentation in minutes.
**Steps:**
* Capture your work in one or multiple Iterations e.g. Runs, datasets/schemas, parameters, metrics, model versions, validation results, lineage, code snippets (from [Autolog](https://docs.vectice.com/25.4/introduction/readme/autolog) )
* Open: *Your Project* **→ Reports → Generate Report → With Ask AI**
* Select the list of iterations that are going to be relevant to document your project and the target model version
* Click on "**Start generating**"
After generation completes, you’ll have a full project report with details on the model, chosen algorithms, data preparation, validation, and more.
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You can then edit the document using [AskAI](https://docs.vectice.com/25.4/introduction/readme/askai) for final touches.
### Path 2 — From an Existing Document
**Best for:** updating legacy docs or reusing past reports as templates for new reports. Vectice will respect the documentation structure and content and apply it to the newly generated documents
**Steps:**
Steps are similar to **path 1** but you will also select either an existing Vectice document or import a new document as reference.
* Capture your work in one or multiple Iterations e.g. Runs, datasets/schemas, parameters, metrics, model versions, validation results, lineage, code snippets (from [Autolog](https://docs.vectice.com/25.4/introduction/readme/autolog) )
* Open: *Your Project* **→ Reports → Generate Report → With Ask AI**
* Select the list of iterations that are going to be relevant to document your project and the target model version
* Select an existing report to use as template or import a word document
* Click on "**Start generating**"
**Import tips**
* TBD...
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### Path 3 — From a Vectice Custom Template
**Best for:** highly standardized docs and repeatable generation process ; enforce structure and content generation with [Vectice custom templates](https://docs.vectice.com/25.4/introduction/readme/vectice-custom-templates). You will need a predefined template or can use the default ones provided by Vectice.
**Steps**
* Capture your work in one or multiple Iterations e.g. Runs, datasets/schemas, parameters, metrics, model versions, validation results, lineage, code snippets (from [Autolog](https://docs.vectice.com/25.4/introduction/readme/autolog) )
* Open: *Your Project* **→ Reports → Generate Report → From template**
* Select the template corresponding to your project and click **"Use template"**
* Select the model version to document and click **"create"**
**Notes**
* Templates include reusable sections, macros, and Ask AI prompts; they pull tables/figures from evidence and ensure a highly repeatable documentation generation process.
* Admins manage templates in **Settings → Templates** and can update template content.
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### Which path should I choose?
| Goal / Constraint | From Custom Template | From Existing Doc | Ask Vectice (AI-first) |
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Enforce consistency at scale | ★★★ | ★★★ (depends on coverage) | ★ |
| Migrate legacy content | ★ | ★★★ | ★★ |
| Fastest first draft from current evidence | ★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
| Minimal manual editing | ★★★ | ★★ | ★★ |
| No Preparation Work | ★ | ★★★ | ★★★ |
