# What is alfred_?

alfred_ is an AI assistant for email, calendar, tasks and follow-ups. It reads the accounts you connect, tells you what needs you, and prepares replies, meetings and reminders for you to approve.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs  
Updated: 2026-10-24

Use it on the web, on your iPhone, by text message, or inside Claude and ChatGPT. It's the same assistant everywhere, working from the same accounts. On a team, every person gets their own alfred_, and their mail stays theirs unless they choose to share it.

![The alfred_ Home page in dark mode: a row of routine cards such as Morning brief and Email drafting, then a row of to-dos pulled from email, each with the sender's name.](https://get-alfred.ai/blog-images/docs/home-test-account.jpg)

*Home on a test account: routines up top, then the to-dos alfred_ pulled from email. Client names are made up.*

## What alfred_ helps with

Each area has a guide with setup steps, what happens on its own, what needs your OK, and what to check when something looks wrong.

- [Email](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/email): Find messages, summarize threads, see what needs you, draft replies and track follow-ups.
- [Calendar](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/calendar): Schedule and move meetings, find open time, and prepare for what's next.
- [Tasks & reminders](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/tasks): Turn email into tasks, set due dates, and get reminded on your phone or the web.
- [Routines](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/routines): Checks that run on a schedule or when an email arrives, like your morning brief.
- [Memory](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/memory): The people, preferences and facts alfred_ keeps for you, and how to change them.
- [Notes & documents](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/notes): Notes and boards in your workspace, and how alfred_ reads and updates them.

## Start with one task

1. **Connect your email**

   Sign in with Gmail or Outlook, then ask alfred_ to find a recent thread with a client. See [Connect your tools](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/connect).

2. **Set up texting**

   Save your mobile number, then text alfred_ first. That first text confirms the number; no code is sent. See [Text messages](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use/text).

3. **See what you owe**

   See the replies you owe, and ask who still owes you one. See [Follow-up tracking](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/email/follow-up-tracking).

## What it won't do without you

alfred_ only sees the accounts you connect, and only with the permissions you grant when you connect them.

- **Send an email or a calendar invite you asked for.** You see it first and approve it, on the web or by text. The exceptions are things you set up yourself, like a rule that forwards mail; see [Drafts and approvals](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/email/drafts).
- **Clean up your mail in bulk.** A sweep by sender or search, or more than 25 emails, shows you a count first. Low-priority mail it files on its own goes to Archive, and anything you ask it to delete goes to Trash, so it can be brought back.
- **Share your mail with a teammate.** Sharing with your team's account coordinators is something you say yes to, and every action is logged. See [Sharing & permissions](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/sharing).

Your data is used only to run your assistant. We don't sell it, share it, or train models on your email. Stuck on something? Start with [Troubleshooting](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/troubleshooting), or [contact support](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/troubleshooting/contact-support).