Complete guide to what the AI assistant can do and how to use it
GenSand's AI assistant is powered by Claude and can help you manage your entire workspace through natural language. Simply describe what you want to do, and the AI will understand your intent and execute the appropriate action.
Access the AI:
The AI can create any of the 18+ built-in widget types:
| Widget Type | Example Prompts |
|---|---|
| Todo List | "Create a todo list for the marketing campaign" |
| Sticky Note | "Add a yellow sticky note with my meeting notes" |
| Counter | "Create a counter to track signups with a target of 1000" |
| Pomodoro Timer | "Add a pomodoro timer with 25 minute work sessions" |
| Timeline | "Create a timeline for the product launch" |
| Milestone Tracker | "Add milestones for Q1 goals" |
| Markdown Note | "Create a markdown note for project documentation" |
| Progress Bar | "Add a progress tracker for the redesign project" |
| Habit Tracker | "Create a habit tracker for daily exercise" |
| Calendar | "Add a calendar widget for team events" |
| Kanban Board | "Create a kanban board for the sprint" |
| Bookmarks | "Add a bookmarks widget for useful links" |
| Expense Tracker | "Create an expense tracker with $500 budget" |
| Mood Journal | "Add a mood tracker for daily check-ins" |
| Quote Widget | "Create a widget that shows inspirational quotes" |
| Time Tracker | "Add a time tracker for client work" |
| Day Planner | "Create a day planner for tomorrow" |
| Bookshelf | "Add a reading list widget" |
Example:
"Create a todo list called 'Sprint Tasks' with items: Design review, API integration, Write tests"For widgets that don't exist, the AI will generate custom React components:
"Create a weather widget that shows the forecast for San Francisco"
"Build a stock ticker widget for AAPL, GOOGL, and MSFT"
"Create a countdown widget for New Year's Eve""Change the title to 'Updated Tasks'"
"Add 'Review PR' to my todo list"
"Update the counter target to 500"
"Change the sticky note color to blue"| Action | Example Prompts |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | "Make a copy of this widget" |
| Delete | "Delete this widget", "Remove the todo list" |
| Move | "Move this widget to the right", "Position at the top" |
"Create a ticket for building the login page"
"Add a bug report: checkout button not working on mobile"
"Create an urgent task for Sarah to review the contracts"The AI will:
Upload a document and ask:
"Create tickets from this requirements document"
"Generate tasks from these meeting notes"
"Turn this PRD into actionable tickets"| Action | Example Prompts |
|---|---|
| Update Status | "Mark this as done", "Move to in progress" |
| Assign | "Assign to Sarah", "Reassign to the design team" |
| Add Comment | "Add a comment: Looking good, approved!" |
| Edit | "Update the description", "Change priority to urgent" |
| Delete | "Delete this ticket" |
"Show my assigned tickets"
"What's overdue?"
"List all urgent tasks"
"Show tickets assigned to Sarah"Create entire project pipelines with dependencies:
"Create a product launch workflow with design, development, testing, and release phases"
"Set up an onboarding pipeline for new employees"
"Build a content creation workflow from ideation to publishing"The AI will:
Available templates:
"List my workflows"
"Show the product launch workflow status"
"What workflows are in progress?""Invite john@example.com to the team"
"Add sarah@company.com as a designer""Who's on my team?"
"Show team members"
"List everyone in the engineering team""Create an organization called Acme Corp"
"Set up a team called Engineering"
"Add a marketing team to the organization""Create an organization called TechStartup with teams: Engineering, Design, and Marketing.
Add these people:
- Sarah (Frontend Developer)
- Mike (Backend Developer)
- Lisa (Designer)
- Tom (Marketing Manager)""Go to tickets"
"Open the dashboard"
"Navigate to settings"
"Go to the Marketing workspace""Find a water tracker widget"
"Search for productivity widgets"
"Show me calendar widgets in the marketplace"The AI will:
"Share this workspace publicly"
"Generate a share link"
"Disable sharing for this workspace""Summarize my productivity this week"
"Generate a report on team performance"
"How many tickets did we complete this month?"
"Show me task completion trends""How many widgets do I have?"
"What's the total ticket count?"
"Show stats for the engineering team""Show team availability"
"Who's free to take on new work?"
"What's the team's current workload?"Response includes:
"Who should work on the API integration?"
"Recommend someone for the design review"
"Who's best suited for this urgent bug fix?"The AI considers:
"What's blocked?"
"Show dependency issues"
"Which tickets are stuck?""When should we schedule the launch?"
"What's a good time for the code review?""Show my integrations"
"What services are connected?""Sync Stripe data"
"Refresh GitHub integration""Alert me when MRR drops below $10k"
"Notify the team when a new order comes in"Upload documents (PDF, images, text files) and the AI will analyze them:
Meeting Notes:
[Upload meeting-notes.pdf]
"Create tickets from these meeting notes"Requirements Documents:
[Upload requirements.pdf]
"Generate a project plan from this PRD"Screenshots:
[Upload bug-screenshot.png]
"Create a bug ticket from this screenshot"The AI excels at complex, multi-step requests:
"Set up a new project called 'Mobile App':
1. Create a workspace
2. Add a kanban board with columns: Backlog, In Progress, Review, Done
3. Create initial tickets for: User authentication, Profile page, Settings screen
4. Create a timeline with milestones for Beta and Launch""Onboard a new team member:
1. Create their user profile
2. Add them to the Engineering team
3. Create onboarding tickets: Setup dev environment, Read documentation, First PR
4. Set up a 1:1 meeting reminder""Plan our next sprint:
1. Show all backlog tickets
2. Create a sprint workspace
3. Move the top 5 priority items to the sprint
4. Assign based on team availability
5. Create a timeline with the sprint end date""We're launching a new feature next month. Create a workflow:
- Week 1-2: Design phase - assign to Lisa
- Week 2-3: Development phase - assign to Sarah and Mike
- Week 3: Testing phase - assign to QA team
- Week 4: Documentation and launch prep
Set up dependencies so each phase blocks the next."Be Specific:
Instead of: "Create a ticket"
Try: "Create an urgent ticket for Sarah to fix the login bug by Friday"
The AI knows:
For tickets and workflows, the AI shows a preview before creating. You can:
Group related requests:
"Create three tickets:
1. Design the homepage - assign to Lisa
2. Build the API - assign to Mike
3. Write tests - assign to Sarah"The AI understands natural language, so use it:
The AI remembers the conversation, so you can follow up:
User: "Show my tickets"
AI: [Shows 5 tickets]
User: "Mark the first one as done"
AI: [Updates ticket status]| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd/Ctrl + K | Open AI command palette |
| Escape | Close AI interface |
| Enter | Send message |
| Cmd/Ctrl + D | Go to Dashboard |
| Cmd/Ctrl + T | Go to Tickets |
If the AI needs more information, it will ask for clarification:
User: "Create a ticket"
AI: "I'd be happy to create a ticket. What should it be about, and which workspace should I add it to?"If something goes wrong:
| Plan | AI Credits | Brainstorm Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 (one-time) | - |
| Pro | 100/month | 15/month |
| Business | 400/month | 60/month |
Each AI interaction uses credits. Complex operations (custom widget generation, document analysis) may use more credits.
For more information, visit the Settings page or contact support.
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