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# AI Assistant

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Ellie's AI Assistant helps you manage tasks, organize your schedule, and stay on top of your daily planning: all through natural conversation.

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### Getting Started

#### Enabling the AI Assistant

1. Navigate to **Settings → Power Features**
2. Find the **AI Assistant** card
3. Toggle it on
4. That's it! You'll see a chat bubble in the bottom-right corner of your screen

*Note: AI Assistant is a Pro feature. If you're on the free plan, you'll need to upgrade to access it.*

#### Opening the Assistant

* **Click the chat bubble** in the bottom-right corner

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### What Can It Do?

Here are the most popular ways people use the AI Assistant:

#### 1. Bulk Task Creation

**Try:** "Add a task 'Go to grocery' and buy milk, bread, and cheese"\
The AI will create the main task with subtasks for each item—perfect for breaking down complex projects.

#### 2. Smart Organization

**Try:** "Label all my tasks that don't have labels"\
It'll intelligently categorize your tasks based on their content, saving you tons of manual organizing.

#### 3. Time Estimation

**Try:** "Add time estimates to tasks that don't have them"\
The AI analyzes each task and suggests realistic durations, helping you plan more accurately.

#### 4. Automated Scheduling

**Try:** "Timebox my day" or "Schedule my tasks for today"\
It creates an optimized schedule that works around your calendar events and preferences.

#### 5. Recurring Tasks

**Try:** "Add recurring task to water plants every 3 days"\
It understands complex scheduling patterns and creates recurring tasks with ease.

#### 6. Finding Free Time

**Try:** "When am I free this week for a 2-hour deep work session?"\
It checks your calendar and tasks to find available time slots.

#### 7. Priority Guidance

**Try:** "What should I focus on right now?"\
Get intelligent recommendations based on deadlines, importance, and your current context.

#### 8. Bulk Updates

**Try:** "Move all my personal tasks to this weekend"\
Update multiple tasks at once without clicking through each one individually.

### Customizing Your Experience

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#### AI Assistant Settings

Navigate to **Settings → AI Assistant** to customize how the assistant works for you.

**Confirmation Mode**

Toggle **"Require confirmation before modifying data"** if you want the AI to ask for your approval before creating or modifying tasks. This is great if you want to review changes before they're made.

**Timeboxing Preferences**

Help the AI create better schedules by describing your ideal work routine. For example:

* When you typically start and end your workday
* Your preferred times for deep work vs. meetings
* Break preferences and lunch times
* Any scheduling quirks unique to you

*Example: "I typically start at 9am and prefer deep work in the morning. I like to schedule meetings after 2pm and take lunch from 12-1pm. I work best in 2-hour focused blocks."*

### Tips for Better Results

#### Be Specific

The more details you provide, the better the AI can help. Instead of "schedule my tasks," try "schedule my work tasks for tomorrow morning, keeping meetings in the afternoon."

#### Use Natural Language

Don't worry about special commands or syntax. Just type like you're talking to a helpful colleague.

#### Experiment with Commands

The AI understands many variations of requests. "Timebox my day," "Schedule my tasks," and "Plan my day" all work!

#### Check Before Big Changes

If you're making significant changes (like rescheduling many tasks), consider enabling confirmation mode first.