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Asking Plutio Pal
Pal works best when you give it enough context to act on. This page covers how to write effective messages and what the suggested prompts are for.
Suggested prompts
When you open Pal with no active conversation, you'll see four suggestions:
- Start my timer - begins tracking time immediately.
- Send a message - Pal will ask who to message and what to say.
- Create an invoice - Pal will walk you through the details.
- Schedule an event - Pal will ask for the title, date, time, and participants.
Click any suggestion to send it as your first message, or type your own.
Writing effective prompts
The more specific you are, the better Pal's response. Include:
- Who - name the person, client, or team member involved.
- What - describe the action or question clearly.
- Where - mention the project, task board, or conversation if relevant.
- When - include dates and times for events and deadlines.
Examples
| Vague | Better |
|---|---|
| Create a task | Create a task called "Review homepage mockup" in the Website Redesign project and assign it to Jamie, due Friday |
| How's the project going? | How is the Henderson Rebrand project going? Show me task completion and hours logged this week. |
| Send a message | Send a message to Sarah in the Acme project conversation saying the deliverables will be ready by Thursday |
| Log time | Log 2 hours on the Homepage Design task in the Website project |
Action badges
When Pal creates or changes something, a clickable badge appears in the chat. Click it to go directly to the task, invoice, event, or other item that was created or updated. This lets you verify the result and continue working on it without searching.
Streaming responses
Pal streams its response as it thinks. You'll see status updates like "thinking," "parsing," and "executing" as Pal processes your request. For complex questions that involve looking up multiple records, this can take a few seconds.
