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# Reference Knowledge in Playbooks

Playbooks can now search and reference Knowledge sources directly, without requiring AI Managers to copy article content into the Playbook manually.

## New feature

Two methods are available:

* **Direct Knowledge reference**: Use `@ArticleName` in the Playbook editor to reference a specific article. Multiple articles can be referenced in a single step using comma separation.
* **General Knowledge search**: Include a natural-language instruction telling the Agent to search the Knowledge base at runtime. The Agent generates a search query based on the end user's input and the instruction, then applies the returned content.

Both methods can be used together in the same Playbook.

The conversation view shows which articles were used—direct references display a *Used article* label, and general searches display a *Referenced* label with the articles retrieved.

For guidance on authoring Knowledge references, see [Playbook management](../docs/automation/playbooks/playbook-management.mdx#knowledge).