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Asking Gluon
How to phrase requests so Gluon gets them right first time, with examples for schedules, email, files, groups, research, artifacts and approvals.
Write to Gluon naturally, in the language you’re comfortable with; you don’t need special commands. A few habits make answers faster, cheaper and more accurate.
Say what, who, when and what you want back
Section titled “Say what, who, when and what you want back”| Instead of | Try |
|---|---|
| “Remind me about the bill.” | “Remind me on the 5th of every month at 9 to pay the electricity bill.” |
| “Email Priya.” | “Email priya@example.com the PDF I uploaded, with a two-line note saying it’s the signed copy.” |
| “What about the trip?” | “From the Goa trip emails, list our flight times and hotel check-in in a table.” |
| “Make an app.” | “Build a page where the kids can tick off daily chores; reset every morning.” |
- Name the thing you mean: the file, email, chat or group. “The PDF I just uploaded” and “the school email from Monday” both work.
- Say what form you want: a short answer, a table, a checklist, a chart, a card or an app.
- Give the time and repeat for reminders and tasks. Gluon asks when it’s unclear.
Approvals go faster when you’re explicit
Section titled “Approvals go faster when you’re explicit”With a tool on Auto, Gluon runs an action straight away when your message names exactly that action, its target and its scope, such as “Send the invoice to priya@example.com.” A vague goal (“deal with the invoices”) means Gluon asks you first. See Permissions.
Schedules that work on their own
Section titled “Schedules that work on their own”A scheduled task may run in a fresh chat that only sees its instruction, so write it to stand alone:
- Weak: “Do that summary every Monday.”
- Strong: “Every Monday at 8, read my inbox emails from the past week and send me a short summary of bills due and school notices.”
Files and email
Section titled “Files and email”- “Read the lease in my Drive and tell me the notice period.”
- “Summarise every attachment in the email from the bank.”
- “Save this table as a spreadsheet in my Drive.”
- “What’s the due date on the bill I forwarded yesterday?”
Groups
Section titled “Groups”In a group, start with @Gluon so your own Gluon answers: “@Gluon put Dad’s eye appointment on
our calendar for Thursday at 11 and remind him at 9.” Your Gluon uses the group’s calendar, files
and inbox there.
Research and big jobs
Section titled “Research and big jobs”- “Look into the best term insurance plans for a 35-year-old properly, with sources.” Gluon hands this to its research copy and reports cited findings.
- “Ask my Tutor agent to make a two-week revision plan.” Gluon delegates to your custom agent.
- For several independent parts, say so: “Compare these three schools in parallel.”
Memory
Section titled “Memory”- “Remember that I’m vegetarian and allergic to peanuts.”
- “Forget my old address.”
- “What do you remember about me?”
Cards or an app?
Section titled “Cards or an app?”Ask for an answer when you want to read something once; Gluon may show it as a card with steps, a comparison, facts, a chart or a timeline. Ask for an app when you want something to use, keep or share. See Artifacts.
Ask Gluon about Gluon
Section titled “Ask Gluon about Gluon”Gluon reads this guide. Ask “How do I mute a group?”, “Where do I change my Gluon’s model?” or “Why can’t you run Python here?”, and it answers from the guide with links to the right page.
Save credits
Section titled “Save credits”- Keep everyday chats on the default model.
- Start a new chat for a new topic.
- Ask for the size of answer you need: “in three bullets”.