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Summarize task and location activity with Brain AI

Quickly summarize the activity in task descriptions and comments. Summarize the activity in multiple tasks in a Space, Folder, Subfolder, or List. 

You can also generate summaries and updates using AI Fields.

 

Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

 

Change Workspace locations

No matter which location you open Brain from, you can quickly change locations! In the prompt field's lower-right corner, click the location picker.

Summarize Docs with Brain AI

To learn how to summarize Docs, check out Summarize a Doc with Brain AI.

Summarize task activity

You can use Brain to summarize the activity taking place in the task description and comments. Brain also summarizes any subtasks and nested subtasks. You may receive more information by summarizing subtasks directly. 

To summarize a task:

  1. In an open task in the upper-right corner, click Ask.
  2. In the Brain modal, select Summarize.

Summarize Space, Folder, Subfolder, and List activity

Summarize the task and task comment activity of multiple tasks in a location.

To generate a Space, Folder, Subfolder, or List summary:

  1. From a Space, Folder, Subfolder, or List's location header, click Ask.
  2. In the Brain modal, select Executive Summary.
  3. By default, AI will include recent activity formatted as an executive summary with key efforts and initiatives.
    • You can scroll through the advanced options to ask AI to filter by things like task type and status. You can also select a different task report format.
  4. Click Generate. 

After AI summarizes your location, you have the following choices:

  • Copy: Copy the content and paste it manually into another location. You can also manually copy any part of the generated text.
  • Create task: Create a task from the generated content.
  • Create Doc: Create a Doc from the generated content.
  • Retry: Generate slightly different content.
  • Like or dislike: Help us improve ClickUp AI by providing feedback.
  • Tell AI what to do next: Give AI more direction or ask AI something new. 

Summarize task comment threads

In a task, you can use the Summarize button to see the main points of a long thread or comment quickly.

To summarize a thread or comment:

  1. Hover in the upper-right corner of a comment or comment thread and click the AI icon.
  2. Select Summarize thread.
  3. AI generates a summary of the comment thread or a single comment.
  4. After the content is generated, you have the following choices:
    • Ask anything about this thread: Ask AI something about the comment thread.
    • Share: Select to send the summary as a Chat direct message, to a Chat channel, or to a task.
    • Create Doc: Create a Doc from the generated content.
    • Copy: Copy the content and paste it manually into another location. You can also manually copy any part of the generated text.
    • Save & continue in Ask AI: Click to save the task and open Brain Assistant. The task will be in the Brain Assistant modal in case you need to edit it.
    • Back: Return to the previous menu.