# Task examples

Requests that work in alfred_, grouped by what they're for. Copy one into chat, a text or Claude and ChatGPT, and change the names to yours.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book

## Email

- [Reply to a client from your phone](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/reply-from-your-phone): "Reply to [PERSON] at [COMPANY] and say [WHAT TO SAY]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/reply-from-your-phone.md
- [Draft a fresh email to someone](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-fresh): "Send an email to [PERSON] about [TOPIC]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-fresh.md
- [Create an inbox rule](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/inbox-rules): "Any email from [SENDER OR DOMAIN] should go to the [FOLDER NAME] folder." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/inbox-rules.md
- [Triage my inbox by importance](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/triage-by-importance): "Triage my inbox. Show me what needs my attention vs what can wait." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/triage-by-importance.md
- [Get a text when an important client emails](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/client-alerts): "Text me when an email from [PERSON, COMPANY OR @DOMAIN] arrives." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/client-alerts.md
- [Bulk delete or move emails](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/bulk-cleanup): "Delete all emails from [SENDER OR DOMAIN]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/bulk-cleanup.md
- [Draft a follow-up to a thread](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-follow-up): "Draft a follow-up to my thread with [PERSON], polite, no pressure, just nudging for an update." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-follow-up.md
- [Find an email from someone about a topic](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/find-email-from): "Find the email from [PERSON] about [TOPIC]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/find-email-from.md
- [Send an intro using a saved template](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/send-intro-template): "Send [TEMPLATE NAME] intro to [PERSON OR EMAIL]" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/send-intro-template.md
- [Save a new intro template](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/save-intro-template): "Add a new [TEMPLATE NAME] intro template that includes the following context: [BODY]" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/save-intro-template.md
- [Summarize a thread](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/summarize-thread): "Summarize my thread with [PERSON], what's the current ask, what's still open, and what did I last commit to?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/summarize-thread.md
- [Check the replies you owe, and who owes you](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/who-am-i-behind-on): "What replies do I owe, and who still owes me one?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/who-am-i-behind-on.md
- [Set up a 5-folder triage system](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/five-folder-triage): "Prioritize my whole inbox into 5 folders: 1 - Urgent Action Required, 2 - Respond Today, 3 - Delegate, 4 - FYI Read Later, 5 - Junk Ignore." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/five-folder-triage.md
- [Forward an email with added context](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/forward-with-context): "Forward this to [PERSON] and add: [YOUR NOTE]" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/forward-with-context.md
- [Set an auto-reply or out-of-office](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/auto-reply-and-ooo): "Set an out-of-office reply from [START] to [END] saying: [MESSAGE]" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/auto-reply-and-ooo.md
- [Pull tasks out of an email](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/pull-tasks-from-email): "Pull all the tasks out of this email, anything I need to do or that I committed to." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/pull-tasks-from-email.md
- [Snooze an email until later](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/snooze-until): "Snooze this email until [TIME]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/snooze-until.md
- [Decline a meeting request](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/decline-meeting): "Decline this meeting politely. Offer async over email instead." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/decline-meeting.md
- [Escalate an email thread to someone](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/escalate-thread): "Escalate this to [PERSON]. Include the relevant context and what I need from them." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/escalate-thread.md
- [Unsubscribe from newsletters and noise](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/unsubscribe-from-noise): "Unsubscribe me from any newsletters I haven't opened in 30 days." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/unsubscribe-from-noise.md
- [Draft a cold outreach email](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-cold-outreach): "Draft a cold email to [PERSON] about [TOPIC]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/email/draft-cold-outreach.md

## Calendar

- [Add something to my calendar](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/add-event): "Schedule [EVENT] on [DATE/TIME] with [PERSON]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/add-event.md
- [What's on my calendar?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/whats-on-my-calendar): "What's on my calendar?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/whats-on-my-calendar.md
- [Find a time that works for everyone](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/find-time): "Find 30 minutes that works for me, [PERSON 1], and [PERSON 2] next week, afternoons preferred." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/find-time.md
- [Move a meeting (no apology email)](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/quick-reschedule): "Move my [TIME] meeting to [NEW TIME]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/quick-reschedule.md
- [Find time when multiple people are free](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/find-overlap): "Find a 30-minute window when [PERSON A], [PERSON B], and I are all free this week." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/find-overlap.md
- [Reschedule a meeting](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/reschedule): "Move my [DAY] [TIME] meeting with [PERSON] to [NEW TIME], and apologize on my behalf." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/reschedule.md
- [Block focus time on my calendar](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/block-focus-time): "Block 2 hours tomorrow morning for deep work." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/block-focus-time.md
- [Prepare for a client meeting](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/prep-me-for-meeting): "Prep me for my [TIME OR MEETING] with [PERSON OR COMPANY]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/prep-me-for-meeting.md
- [Get an end-of-day follow-up summary](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/end-of-day-summary): "Wrap up my day: who's still waiting on me, and what's left open?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/end-of-day-summary.md
- [Protect my mornings from meetings](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/protect-mornings): "No meetings before 11am on weekdays. If someone asks for a morning slot, draft a polite reply offering the afternoon." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/protect-mornings.md
- [Audit my recurring meetings](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/audit-recurring-meetings): "Audit my recurring meetings. Which ones should I kill?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/calendar/audit-recurring-meetings.md

## Tasks

- [Add a task to my list](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/add-task): "Add [TASK] to my todo list." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/add-task.md
- [What needs my attention?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/morning-brief): "What needs my attention?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/morning-brief.md
- [What's on my list?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/list-my-tasks): "What are my tasks?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/list-my-tasks.md
- [Set a work reminder](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/remind-me): "Remind me [WHEN] to [DO WHAT]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/remind-me.md
- [What's overdue?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/whats-overdue): "What's overdue right now? Sort by how late." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/whats-overdue.md
- [Snooze a task until later](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/snooze-task): "Snooze this task until [TIME]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/snooze-task.md
- [Mark a task done and notify the person waiting](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/complete-and-notify): "Mark this done and tell [PERSON] it's sent." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/complete-and-notify.md
- [Group my tasks by project or context](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/group-by-project): "Group my overdue tasks by project." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/group-by-project.md
- [Break a big task into smaller steps](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/break-down-task): "Break this task down into smaller steps." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/tasks/break-down-task.md

## Notes

- [Make a new note](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/make-a-note): "Make a note called [NAME] about [TOPIC]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/make-a-note.md
- [Show me my note](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/show-me-note): "Show me my [NOTE NAME] note." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/show-me-note.md
- [Rename or clear a note](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/rename-clear-note): "Rename my [OLD NAME] note to [NEW NAME]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/rename-clear-note.md
- [Summarize my recent notes](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/summarize-recent-notes): "Summarize my notes from this week." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/summarize-recent-notes.md
- [Find what I wrote about a topic](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/search-notes): "Find what I wrote about [TOPIC]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/notes/search-notes.md

## Kanban

- [Show me my board](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/show-board): "Show me my board." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/show-board.md
- [Add a card to my board](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/add-card): "Add a card to my [COLUMN]: [TITLE]" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/add-card.md
- [Move a card to a new column](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/move-card): "Move "[CARD TITLE]" to [COLUMN]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/kanban/move-card.md

## Cross-tool

- [Find a contact by description](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/reverse-contact-search): "Who's my contact at [DESCRIPTION]?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/reverse-contact-search.md
- [What do you know about [person]?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/what-do-you-know-about-person): "What do you know about [PERSON]? Pull everything, recent threads, meetings, notes, and anything I asked you to remember about them." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/what-do-you-know-about-person.md
- [Turn a date in an email into a calendar event](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/email-to-calendar): "Put the [MEETING, VISIT OR DEADLINE] from [PERSON OR COMPANY]'s email on my calendar." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/email-to-calendar.md
- [Track a topic in a running note](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/append-to-running-note): "Summarize any [TOPIC] activity from the last [TIME] and append to my [NOTE NAME] note." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/append-to-running-note.md
- [Teach alfred_ something to remember](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/teach-alfred): "Remember that [FACT]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/teach-alfred.md
- [Run a recurring summary or check-in](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/recurring-summary): "Every [CADENCE], summarize [TOPIC] and [DELIVER WHERE]." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/recurring-summary.md
- [How to talk to alfred_ in shorthand](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/chaining-short-prompts): "send" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/chaining-short-prompts.md
- [Walk me through my morning](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/morning-routine): "Walk me through my morning routine." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/morning-routine.md
- [Run my weekly review](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/weekly-review): "Run my weekly review." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/weekly-review.md
- [What am I waiting on?](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/follow-up-on-open-loops): "What am I waiting on?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/follow-up-on-open-loops.md
- [Brief someone on a project state](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/brief-someone-on-state): "Brief [PERSON] on the [PROJECT] state." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/brief-someone-on-state.md
- [Review team correspondence as a coordinator](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/review-team-correspondence): "What came into [SHARED MAILBOX] since yesterday, and what still has no reply?" Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/review-team-correspondence.md
- [Turn a meeting into tasks](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/turn-meeting-into-tasks): "Turn the notes from my last meeting into tasks." Markdown: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/turn-meeting-into-tasks.md