> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getnao.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stories > How stories and live stories replace your BI dashboards Most BI tools do two jobs: they turn questions into charts, and they keep those charts up to date on a dashboard. nao covers both from the chat interface, without a separate modelling layer or dashboard builder. **Stories** are the nao answer to the BI dashboard. A story is a persistent, shareable report built from a chat analysis: narrative text, live charts, and tables in one document. Instead of dragging fields onto a canvas, you ask the agent in plain English and refine from there. Creating, editing, arranging, versioning, sharing, and exporting stories ## Why stories instead of a dashboard | BI dashboard | nao story | | - | - | | Build charts by hand in a drag-and-drop editor | Ask in plain English, the agent writes the SQL and the charts | | A separate tool to learn and maintain | Lives in the chat, next to the analysis that produced it | | The query behind a tile is often hidden | Every chart shows its SQL and underlying data | | Dashboards drift from the questions people actually ask | Stories start from real questions and keep the thread | ## The dashboard features you expect Stories cover the pieces a BI dashboard is made of: * **Live data on a schedule.** A [live story](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#live-stories) stays connected to its queries and refreshes on a cadence you choose (every few minutes, hourly, daily, or a custom schedule), so the numbers are current without anyone rebuilding the report. It can also regenerate the narrative so the commentary matches the new data. * **Self-serve filters.** Add [filters](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#filters) (dropdowns, search, date ranges) so a reader can slice the report without editing it, the same way they would change a dashboard's filter bar. * **Layout.** Arrange charts and tables into [grids](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#arranging-charts-into-a-grid) and split a report into [tabs](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#tabs), so one story can hold several views. * **Sharing and governance.** [Share](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#sharing-a-story) a story with your whole project, specific people, or a [user group](/nao-agent/chat/admin/user-groups); recipients always see the latest refreshed version. Admins can [certify](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#certified-stories) a reviewed story so readers know which reports to trust. * **A library.** The [Stories Library](/nao-agent/chat/capabilities/stories#stories-library) organizes reports into folders, favorites, and pinned items, the way a BI workspace organizes dashboards. ## Bringing an existing BI tool across Already have dashboards in Metabase or Tableau? nao can migrate them into stories so you don't start from a blank page. See [Migrate your BI to nao](/nao-agent/chat/bi/migrate-bi). This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.