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

# Server-side generation

> When to use Aeolo's paid background writing job.

Use server-side generation only when the user explicitly asks Aeolo to generate content through the backend.

```bash theme={null}
aeo content generate --prompt "best sunscreen stick for runners"
```

The command returns a writing job immediately. The current CLI does not support `--wait` for content generation; inspect jobs explicitly:

```bash theme={null}
aeo content jobs
aeo content list
aeo content get <content_id>
```

## When it is appropriate

* The user wants Aeolo to handle generation end-to-end.
* The task is a dashboard-equivalent generation action.
* The credit cost is acceptable and explicit.

## When it is not appropriate

* A coding agent has enough context to draft locally.
* The user asked for a careful custom edit.
* The user did not approve a paid job.

For external agents, prefer [External-agent writing](/guides/external-agent-writing).