Templates

Templates in Cothon are primarily about reuse during generation: letting new proposals learn from what has worked before, rather than a separate document-assembly workflow.

Past proposals as templates

The main template mechanism is the Use Past Templates option in the generation flow, on by default. When enabled, generation references your successful past proposals as style and content patterns — how your organization describes its methodology, structures past-performance write-ups, and phrases its value proposition.

• The more strong proposals you accumulate, the more your drafts sound like your organization instead of generic proposal-speak.
• Turn the option off when you want a clean-slate draft — for example, entering a market where your old proposals aren't representative.

The template library

Under Settings → Templates, you can browse the template library:

• Search and filter templates by category — Project Management, Technical, Business, Compliance, and Custom.
• Preview any template to see its section structure: each section's title, content type, and the guidance the AI uses when generating that kind of content.
• Built-in templates are marked Default and are read-only.

The library is a reference for understanding how document structures are defined; day-to-day proposal work does not require managing it.