> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.runchat.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Text

> Multiline text input that you can type, paste, generate, or drive from another node

![A Text input node holding a list of three items](https://mintcdn.com/runchat/rUDQhtaRtUR5pk6i/images/nodes/text-input.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=rUDQhtaRtUR5pk6i\&q=85\&s=6adae73a40be8b7596c32650b6426f4c)

The Text node is a multiline text input. Type or paste anything: a prompt, a system message, a list of names, a markdown document. The output is whatever you've entered, ready to wire into another node.

## Adding multiple values

Click **Add** on the node to add another text item, turning the node into a list. Use **Previous item** / **Next item** to page through the items. Lists are how you fan out a workflow over multiple values: pair a list of 5 prompts with a media node and you get 5 results in one run. See [Data Matching](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/data/data-matching.md) for how lists are handled across multiple inputs.

## Generating a list

Ask the [agent](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/agents/chat.md) to fill a Text node for you. For example, select the node and ask for `5 modernist architects`, and the agent writes the five items into the node as a list. This is useful for seeding a workflow with example data, brainstorming options, or generating test inputs without typing each one.

## Driving the text from another node

Connecting any output to the Text node casts it to a string and displays it in the field. The Text node will re-cast and re-display every time the upstream node runs.

## Using the text in prompts

To combine the text with other words, type `@` in an Agent or media node's prompt and pick this node from the reference picker. See [Data Referencing](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/data/data-referencing.md).

## Next steps

* [Data Matching](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/data/data-matching.md): control how lists fan out across runs
* [Data Referencing](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/data/data-referencing.md): inline references and template strings
* [Agent node](https://docs.runchat.com/concepts/nodes/agent.md): use generated text as prompts


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