Routines
Morning brief
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View as MarkdownA short read at the start of the day: what needs you, your meetings, and what's due. It arrives at 7 AM by text unless you change the time or choose email.
On this page
What’s in it
| Section | What it shows |
|---|---|
| What needs you | Emails waiting on a reply or a decision from you, most important first: who it’s from, what they need, how long they’ve waited. Newsletters, receipts and automated mail stay out. |
| Your day | The meetings ahead, with times. |
| Tasks due | Tasks due today, and anything overdue. |
| Weather and local news | If you set a location under Settings → Preferences. |
| Your own sections | Anything you add in a sentence, like “a line on any client I haven’t emailed in two weeks”. |
When and how it arrives
7 AM in your time zone, every day, by text, unless you change it. On Routines → Morning brief you can change:
- Time of day: any hour, 4 AM at the earliest.
- Days: every day, or weekdays only.
- Where it goes: text, email, or both.
Or text alfred_:
- Send my brief at 6 AM
- Only send my brief on weekdays
- Send my brief by email
- Brief me
“Brief me” sends a fresh one right away. A text brief scheduled inside your quiet hours waits until they end.
Acting on it
- From a text brief, reply to the text: “draft a reply to Dana saying Thursday works”, “remind me about the Acme invoice at 3”. Any draft or invite is shown to you first; reply “send” to confirm.
- From an email brief, each item links to the thread.
- In the app, everything in the brief is also on Home, where each item leaves once it’s handled. Earlier briefs are under Reports on Home.
For a mid-day or end-of-day read, set up a routine: “every weekday at 5 PM, text me what’s still open”.