What Is the AI Assistant?
The AI Assistant is a versatile tool that helps you write and edit content, manage tasks, and organize work in the project editor using convenient /AI commands.
How to Use the AI Assistant
You can access the AI Assistant in several ways:
By clicking the ➕ Add-ons menu button.
By typing one of the AI commands (see below) in the project editor.
By selecting text/tasks in the project editor.
💡 Note: The Assistant will work in the background even if you refresh the page.
AI Commands
To use Taskade AI, type a question or text followed by one of the slash commands and press ⌨️ Enter. You can also press ⌨️ Space at the start of a line to open the assistant.
⚡ Command | 🔤 Action |
/subtask | Generate subtasks for a parent task. |
/brainstorm | Discover and explore new, exciting ideas. |
/generate questions | Generates a list of follow-up questions based on the provided content. |
/outline | Structure and organize your document. |
/expand | Expand and enrich your content to be more descriptive. |
/rewrite | Improve the legibility and clarity of your writing. |
/summarize | Turn long content into a quick summary. |
/ask | Answer questions based on AI's existing knowledge. |
/translate | Translate text into one of the available languages. |
/Fix spelling and grammar | Improve the structure and flow of documents. |
/Research | Search the web to find more information about a topic. |
/Roundtable | Draw expert insights from a team of AI agents. |
/SEO | Fetch top 10 Google Search results for given keywords. |
/Shorten | Shorten the provided text. |
Insert, Replace, Regenerate
Once the AI assistant has generated a message, you can:
➕ Click Insert (or press ⌨️ Enter) to add the generated text to the project.
🔁 Click Replace (or press ⌨️ Shift + Enter) to replace the active line.
Type a follow-up prompt to expand on or refine the output.
AI Multi-Select
Did you know that you can select multiple tasks and notes to generate AI-powered summaries, prioritize tasks, generate action items, and more?
Click and hold the left mouse button.
Drag the cursor up or down to select nodes.
Choose the AI Assistant icon
from the Multi-Select Toolbar.
Select the AI action you want to perform (see the previous section).
Use Custom Agent Commands
/slash shortcut also lets you access all your custom AI Agent commands:
Open a project in the workspace/folder where you created an agent.
Type / + the name of your custom command, e.g. "/task breakdown".
You don't need to type the entire command.
Press ⌨️ Enter to execute the command.
Prompt Templates Library
Run out of ideas? Taskade features dozens of AI prompt templates to choose from.
Click your profile avatar (bottom left) ➡ Prompt templates.
Choose a prompt and click Copy to save it to the clipboard.
Choose the Language of AI Responses
AI responds in the language of a prompt. Here's how to change the output language:
(method #1) Specify language in the prompt.
e.g. "Respond in Spanish: What's the weather like in Madrid?"
(method #2) Provide context in the target language.
e.g. "¿Cómo está el clima en Madrid?" will receive a response in Spanish.
AI Assistant Use Cases
Looking for creative ways to use Taskade AI? Start with these ideas:
Brainstorm Ideas | Generate ideas, expand topics, and come up with solutions to problems, e.g. "Generate articles ideas on topic X" + ⌨️ /brainstorm. |
Generate Outlines | Create a comprehensive outline for your article or business report, e.g. "topic/title of your document" + ⌨️ /outline. |
Write! | Use the assistant as a starting point for your writing. Draft scripts, articles, reports, project plans, memos, emails, and more. Start with the basics, e.g. "topic/format of your document" + ⌨️ /expand. |
Improve Your Writing | Rewrite sentences and paragraphs in a specific tone to make them clear and effective, e.g. "Rewrite in a persuasive tone" +⌨️ /rewrite. |
Find Information Quickly | Ask Taskade AI all kinds of questions to find information on a wide range of topics, e.g. "How far away is the moon" + ⌨️ /ask. |
Summarize Long-Form Content | Use ⌨️ /summarize to turn long meeting minutes or your reading notes into condensed, bite-sized summaries. |
Create Meeting Agendas | Create high-level meeting agendas for your next team sync-up. e.g. "Create a meeting agenda for a 15-minute meeting" + ⌨️ /outline. |
💡 Note: While Taskade AI is a powerful and versatile tool, it has a few limitations in its current stage nd make mistakes or produce unintended results. It is always a good idea to verify and double-check the output for incorrect information.
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