Daily Brief quickstart
Your morning brief — what's in it, when it arrives, and how to act on each section in under 10 minutes.
Your Daily Brief is a single-page summary of everything that needs your judgment today. It lands in your inbox at the time you choose (default: 6:00 AM weekdays). The goal: 10 minutes from “open Brief” to “all important things addressed.”
Screenshot — Full Daily Brief email open in the inbox: header summary, then the five sections (overdue promises, relationship risk, waiting on them, you owe replies, already handled), each with action chips
What you’ll get
The Brief is divided into five sections, ordered by what’s most likely to bite you if ignored:
- Overdue promises — things you said you’d do but haven’t replied with
- Relationship risk — VIPs you’ve gone quiet on
- Waiting on them — threads where the ball is in someone else’s court
- You owe replies — drafts ready for your approval
- Already handled — what alfred_ took care of (audit log)
What you can do from the Brief
For every item, alfred_ surfaces the action — you don’t need to leave the Brief to handle it:
- Approve a draft and send in one tap
- Edit the draft before sending
- Snooze an item to surface tomorrow or next week
- Mark as done when you’ve handled it elsewhere
- Dismiss items that aren’t actually issues
- Ask alfred_ to do more — “remind me about this Friday”, “draft a follow-up”, “convert to a task”
When does it arrive?
Default: 6:00 AM weekdays in your local timezone. Change in Settings → Briefing preferences.
Common alternatives:
- 5:00–6:30 AM — wake-up readers
- 8:00 PM the night before — night owls
- 9:00 AM — anyone who’d rather process a fresh-coffee inbox
Skipping a day
If you skip a Brief, the next one rolls everything forward — nothing falls off the radar.
Related
- Sections of the Brief — what each section means
- Acting on items — every action available per item type
- Delivery time — when and how often