Get real-time answers about work in external apps and your Workspace.

Ask BrainAI to search a Google Sheet to find which potential customers attended your last event. Or, to ask GitHub which commits are connected to a task.

ClickUp AI feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

• Workspace owners and admins can enable the Connected Search ClickApp and connect apps.
• Guests can't use Connected Search.

Connected Search and Brain AI 

Workspaces with ClickUp AI that use Connected Search can ask Brain questions about external apps! 

Connected Search is a feature of the AI Command Bar. When searching using the AI Command Bar, you can use keywords and filters to find items, like Docs, in ClickUp. If you have external apps connected to the AI Command Bar, you can search for items, like a Google Doc, from those apps. Take a look at our Connected Search article to learn which apps are available per plan. 

Activate the Connected Search and AI ClickApps

To use Connected AI, a Workspace owner or admin must activate the following two ClickApps:

1. Open the App Center.
2. From the App Center's left sidebar, click All ClickApps.
3. Browse or search for the Connected Search and AI ClickApps.
4. Click the toggles to activate both ClickApps.

Depending on your plan, apps can have a Workspace or a private connection. Take a look at our article Connected Search to learn how to connect apps and which apps are available per plan. 

Use Brain AI to search your connected apps

There are several ways to search your connected apps.

To use Brain AI to search your connected apps:

1. In the toolbar, click the AI icon.
2. Ask Brain in one of these ways:
   • At the top of the ClickUp Brain modal, click the app you want to search and ask Brain about items in the app. 
     For example: Click the Google Drive icon. 
     
     Then, in the prompt field, type: "Is there a template we can use for weekly updates?"
   • Paste a URL to the item and ask Brain a question about it. 
     For example: Paste the link to a Google Sheet. Then, in the prompt field, type: "How many people attended our last event?"
   • Type the name of the item and your question. 
     For example: In the prompt field type, "Search the Jan 16th event Sheet, and create a list of the people who attended our last event and their email addresses."
   • At the bottom of the Brain modal, click the location picker and select an app. Not all connected apps are available at this time.
     
3. After AI responds, you have the following choices:
   • Copy: Copy the content and manually paste it 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. 
   • Follow ups: AI suggests possible next steps. 
   • Tell AI what to do next: Give AI more direction or ask AI something new. 

Use Brain AI to search your Workspace

To use Brain AI to search your Workspace:

1. In the toolbar, click the AI icon. 
2. Type a question into the prompt field. 
   • For example, you've asked the question: "What's the timeline for Project A?" AI finds a wiki titled Project A brief and answers with the timeline. 

Let's say you type the same question into the AI Command Bar. The AI Command Bar returns a list of related tasks, Docs, and wikis, including Project A brief. Connected AI helps you find the info faster!

After Brain responds, you have the following choices:

• Copy: Copy the content and manually paste it 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. 
• Follow ups: AI suggests possible next steps. 
• Tell AI what to do next: Give AI more direction or ask AI something new.