> Source: https://builder-docs.ema.ai/agent-reference/core/document-synthesis
> Title: Document Synthesis Agent

# Document Synthesis Agent

The Document Synthesis agent performs agentic document search with support for images and tables within documents. Unlike the simpler Knowledge Search, it can understand and reference visual elements in documents, making it suitable for searches over richly formatted content.

## Use Cases

-   Your knowledge base contains documents with important images, charts, or tables that affect the answer.
-   You need the agent to interpret visual elements alongside text when retrieving information.
-   Standard text-based search misses answers that are embedded in tables or figures.

## Inputs

Input

Type

Required

Description

`user_request`

Text with Sources

Yes

The search query or question.

`named_inputs`

Any (array)

No

Additional context as reference materials (e.g., documents, text, search results).

`datastore_configs`

DatastoreConnection (array)

No

Knowledge base data sources to search.

## Outputs

Output

Type

Description

`document_synthesis_result`

Text with Sources

The synthesized response with references to source documents, including image and table citations.

## Configurations

Parameter

Description

Default

`use_web_search`

Whether the agent can search the internet for information.

`false`

`use_image_search`

Whether to search for images in preuploaded documents.

`false`

`use_code_interpreter`

Whether to enable code execution for analysis and visualization.

`false`

`use_web_scraping`

Whether to enable full web page scraping with content extraction.

`false`

`reasoning_level`

Depth of model reasoning: None, Low, Medium, High, or Default.

`Default`

`maximum_iteration_limit`

Maximum number of agent iterations before forcing a final response.

`15`

`search_instructions`

Instructions that guide how the agent searches.

None

`respond_instructions`

Instructions that guide how the agent formats the response.

None

## How to Use This Agent

A compliance AI Employee that needs to reference policy documents containing tables and flowcharts:

```
chat_trigger -> document_synthesis -> workflow_output
```

## Related Agents

-   [Knowledge Search](/legacy-docs/agent-reference/core/knowledge-search) -- simpler text-based search; use when documents are text-only.
-   [Agentic Search and Respond](/legacy-docs/agent-reference/core/agentic-search-and-respond) -- for multi-step research across multiple sources.