Quickly open Brain Assistant from task comments and chat messages to summarize the context, take action, or to craft the perfect reply. Simply press the Space bar, or type @brain.
Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more
@mention Brain
To @mention Brain from a Chat message or task comment:
- Click into the comment or message field.
- Open Brain Assistant:
- Type
@brain. - Click the AI icon in the lower-left corner.
- From an empty message or task comment, press Space.
- Type
- Enter a custom prompt, select a recommended action, or use a recent prompt.
- Press Enter or Return.
Brain Assistant actions
The following table describes the actions available from Brain Assistant by location:
| Option | Description | Locations where the option is available |
| Ask anything about this channel or task |
To ask something about this location, type a question into the prompt field. |
Chat messages Task comments |
| Summarize | Summarize the location's activity and context. |
Chat messages Task comments |
| Create a task | Create a task related to the location. | Chat messages |
| Create subtasks | Create subtasks based on the location's info. | Task comments |
| Progress update | Get a progress update based on the location's activity during a selected period of time. | Task comments |
Next steps
The following table describes the options available once Brain runs your prompt:
| Option | Description |
| Post to thread | Add the response as a comment in an existing thread. |
| Add as Brain Note | These responses are titled Brain Note. They are formatted to differentiate the content from inserted responses. |
| Create a Doc | Create a Doc using AI's response. |
| Insert | Insert AI's response into the comments. |
| Try again | Generate a slightly different response. |