Acting on items
Every action you can take from the Daily Brief — approve drafts, snooze, mark done, dismiss, or ask alfred_ to do more.
The Brief is designed so you can handle every item without leaving the page. This is what each action does.
On a draft reply
- Send — approve as-is and send to recipient(s)
- Edit — open inline editor, make changes, then send
- Rewrite (ask alfred_) — “make it shorter”, “warmer tone”, “ask for a deadline”
- Save to drafts — save in your native Gmail/Outlook drafts folder for later
- Dismiss — discard the draft, leave the email un-replied
- Convert to task — instead of replying, create a task to handle later
On an overdue promise
- Reply now — alfred_ writes a quick status-update draft for you to approve
- Mark complete — you handled it offline already
- Snooze — bump it to tomorrow, next week, or a custom date
- Dismiss — no longer relevant
On a relationship-risk flag
- Quick check-in — alfred_ drafts a low-pressure “thinking of you / want to catch up?” message
- Schedule time — opens calendar to find availability for a coffee/call
- Mark handled — you spoke offline, ignore for now
- Snooze — defer the nudge
On a waiting-on-them thread
- Draft follow-up — alfred_ writes a polite nudge for you to approve
- Snooze — wait longer before alfred_ flags again
- Mark handled — you got a response offline
- Dismiss — no longer chasing
On an “already handled” item
- Mark “should not have archived” — feedback signal that improves your personal model
- Restore — un-archive the message and put it back in your inbox
Asking alfred_ to do more
You can also chat from the Brief. Common asks:
- “Remind me about this Friday at 9am”
- “Draft a follow-up for that Sarah thread instead of dismissing”
- “What did Sarah and I last talk about?”
- “Block 30 minutes tomorrow morning to handle these”
Bulk actions
Select multiple items in any section, then Apply to all: send all, snooze all, mark all done, etc. Useful when you have 8 follow-up drafts and they’re all good as-is.