Autofill task properties with ClickUp AI

Save time by using ClickUp AI to determine task assignees and Priorities with prompts you provide. 

If you have an AI add-on or purchased AI credits, you can use AI to prioritize and assign tasks. 
Availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

Assign tasks with AI Assign

Automatically assign tasks using AI Assign. You can set up AI Assign from the Assignee column or Agents.

From the Assignee column

To set up AI Assign from the Assignee column:

  1. Open a Folder or List. AI Assign applies to all tasks in the location you select.
  2. Open a List view or Table view.
  3. Click the Assignee column header and select Set up fill with AI.
  4. Add prompts for each person by clicking Add prompt. You can use field variables like Task ID and Task Name in your prompts.
    • To have ClickUp AI recommend prompts, click Suggest prompts.
    • Optional: To see more people, click Add people. To hide someone, hover over their name and click the delete icon.
      Screenshot of the AI Assignee menu.png
  5. Activate or deactivate the available Automations:
    • Autofill when tasks are created: Automatically assign new tasks you create.
    • Auto update (excludes manual changes): Every 20 minutes, assignees that have been automatically updated will be refreshed.
    • Autofill unassigned tasks: Only assign tasks that do not have an assignee.
  6. Generate the results:
    • Save & Generate: Update all task assignees in the List using your prompts. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unassigned tasks toggle is on.
    • Save: Save the AI Assign field. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unassigned tasks toggle is off.
    • Try in view: Test AI Assign on the first three tasks in your view using your prompts.

From Agents

To set up AI Assign from Agents:

  1. Open a Folder or List. AI Assign applies to all tasks in the location you select.
  2. Open a List view or Table view.
  3. In the upper-right corner, click Agents.
  4. Under AI Project Manager, click Assignee.
  5. Add prompts for each person by clicking Add prompt. You can use field variables like Task ID and Task Name in your prompts.
    • To have ClickUp AI recommend prompts, click Suggest prompts.
    • Optional: To see more people, click Add people. To hide someone, hover over their name and click the delete icon.
  6. Activate or deactivate the available Automations:
    • Autofill when tasks are created: Automatically assign new tasks you create.
    • Auto update (excludes manual changes): Every 20 minutes, assignees that have been automatically updated will be refreshed.
    • Autofill unassigned tasks: Only assign tasks that do not have an assignee.
  7. Generate the results:
    • Save & Generate: Update all task assignees in the List using your prompts. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unassigned tasks toggle is on.
    • Save: Save the AI Assign field. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unassigned tasks toggle is off.
    • Try in view: Test AI Assign on the first three tasks in your view using your prompts.

Prioritize tasks with AI Prioritize

Automatically prioritize tasks using AI Prioritize. Set up AI Prioritize from the Priority column or Agents.

From the Priority column

Automatically set task Priorities with AI Prioritize:

  1. Open a Folder or List. AI Prioritize applies to all tasks in the location you select.
  2. Open a List view or Table view.
  3. Click the Priority column header and select Set up fill with AI.

    Learn how to add a column to List view.

  4. Add prompts for each Priority level by clicking Add prompt. You can use field variables like Task Description and Assignee in your prompts!
    • Optional: To have ClickUp AI recommend prompts, click Suggest prompts.
      Screenshot of the AI Priority menu.png
  5. Activate or deactivate the available Automations:
    • Autofill when tasks are created: Automatically prioritize new tasks you create.
    • Auto update (excludes manual changes): Every 20 minutes, Priorities that have been automatically updated will be refreshed.
    • Autofill unprioritized tasks: Only prioritize tasks that do not have a Priority.
  6. Generate the results:
    • Save & Generate: Update all task Priorities in the List using your prompts. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unprioritized tasks toggle is on.
    • Save: Save the AI Priority field. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unprioritized tasks toggle is off.
    • Try in view: Test AI Prioritize on the first three tasks in your view using your prompts.

From Agents

To set up AI Prioritize from Agents:

  1. Open a Folder or List. AI Prioritize applies to all tasks in the location you select.
  2. Open a List view or Table view.
  3. In the upper-right corner, click Agents.
  4. Under AI Project Manager, click Priority.
  5. Add prompts for each Priority level by clicking Add prompt. You can use field variables like Task Description and Assignee in your prompts!
    • Optional: To have ClickUp AI recommend prompts, click Suggest prompts.
  6. Activate or deactivate the available Automations:
    • Autofill when tasks are created: Automatically prioritize new tasks you create.
    • Auto update (excludes manual changes): Every 20 minutes, Priorities that have been automatically updated will be refreshed.
    • Autofill unprioritized tasks: Only prioritize tasks that do not have a Priority.
  7. Generate the results:
    • Save & Generate: Update all task Priorities in the List using your prompts. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unprioritized tasks toggle is on.
    • Save: Save the AI Priority field. This option is only displayed when the Autofill unprioritized tasks toggle is off.
    • Try in view: Test AI Prioritize on the first three tasks in your view using your prompts.

Manually generate task properties

Manually generate AI task properties for individual tasks or groups of tasks.

Generate properties for individual tasks

To generate or regenerate an AI task property:

  1. In List or Table view, hover over the AI task property field.
  2. Click the refresh icon.
  3. Click Confirm.

Generate properties for groups of tasks

To generate or regenerate an AI task property for all tasks in a List or Table view column, click the AI icon in the column header.

Automatically generate task properties

Automate AI task property generation by creating an Automation that uses the Refresh AI property Action.

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