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Meetings & follow-up
Turn notes or a transcript into decisions, owners and next steps.
Paste path: Start by pasting a cleaned transcript. Upload or calendar access is optional later—not the default.
Find a workflow
Choose the job first. Then choose the least access AI needs.
Start with what you want to finish—not a vendor list. Each path below links to practical evidence and a safer starting level.
Choose a work outcome1. Choose the outcome
What are you trying to finish?
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Email & calendar
Triage a week, draft replies or plan a schedule without giving an app your inbox.
Paste path: Use a redacted email or calendar summary first. Read/Act access needs a sandbox and review step.
Start: PasteTested / Measured
Documents & reports
Turn notes, tables or a document packet into a reviewable report or SOP.
Paste path: Paste a sanitized packet first. Upload only when the document handling terms fit the data.
Start: PasteTested / Measured
Tasks & workflows
Turn messy project notes into priorities, tasks and a handoff plan.
Paste path: Create a reviewable task list before connecting a task app or allowing automatic task creation.
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Spreadsheets & data
Clean a spreadsheet, check formulas or prepare a business readout.
Paste path: Start with a small, sanitized data sample and independently verify every numeric result.
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Slides, websites & content
Create an outline or first draft while keeping claims, exports and edits under your control.
Paste path: Use a fictional or sanitized brief first. Treat account, upload and export gates as setup constraints.
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Customer support
Prepare a FAQ or support draft without connecting live customer systems too soon.
Paste path: Use public or synthetic FAQ material first. Read/Act access requires tested fallbacks, ownership and review.
2. Choose the access level
The Automation Ladder
More access can reduce manual work, but it also increases the consequences of a wrong output, wrong permission or missing review.
- 1
Paste
You manually provide safe text.
Practical rule: Lowest access. Best first test for most work.
- 2
Upload
The tool receives a file or document.
Practical rule: Check sensitivity, retention and export/deletion options.
- 3
Read
The tool reads a connected inbox, calendar or workspace.
Practical rule: Use the smallest scope and test with non-critical data.
- 4
Act
The tool can create, change or send something.
Practical rule: Keep approvals, logs and an undo path.
- 5
Autonomous
The tool acts repeatedly without direct confirmation.
Practical rule: Use only for bounded, monitored routines after prior stages work.
3. Compare only after the fit is clear
Price matters after workflow fit and access level.
Use the comparison table for published prices, free-tier limits and trials. It keeps official currency and billing context instead of pretending all plans are directly comparable.