# Pull tasks out of an email

alfred_ reads a thread and turns every commitment, ask, and buried deliverable into tracked tasks with deadlines, so nothing slips through.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/pull-tasks-from-email  
Updated: 2026-04-30

Works in: Chat, Text, Email

## The prompt

- Pull all the tasks out of this email, anything I need to do or that I committed to.

Long emails often hide multiple commitments. This prompt asks alfred_ to read carefully and extract them all as tracked tasks.

## What alfred_ does

1. Reads the email (or thread, if specified)
2. Identifies every commitment ("I'll send..."), ask ("can you..."), and deliverable mentioned
3. Creates a task for each, with the deadline if one was given
4. Links the source email so you can jump back to context

## Tips

- **Use after long meeting recaps**: when someone sends "here's what we agreed" with 6 bullets
- **Use for client kickoffs**: they often hide 3–4 deliverables
- **Combine with summary**: "summarize this thread and pull out the tasks"

## What you'll see back

A list of created tasks, each linked to the source. You can edit titles, deadlines, or delete any that aren't real tasks.

## Related

- [Task extraction](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/tasks#suggested-from-your-email)
- [Tasks quickstart](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/tasks)

## Variations

- What did I just commit to in this thread?
- Make tasks for everything Acme asked for.
- Convert this whole email into tasks for me.
- Make a task from this email
- Rever emails e identificar tarefas que tenho de fazer

## Best for

Emails with multiple asks or buried deliverables, usually project kickoffs, post-meeting recaps, or client reviews.