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Stop asking for updates. Your team’s board keeps itself.

Move one project’s chat into Homestead. The assistant keeps everyone’s work current, cites its sources, and asks before deadlines move.

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This morning’s chat, and what each message became

Project chat
Drought response paper
Leo Park
Reviewers want the drought time course in the first submission. Could we move the draft to the 30th? Imaging needs one more week.
Card for Dana
Maya Lin
Figure 3 v3 is up. Re-ran root length with the day-0 normalization: panel C changed, A and B are the same.
figure3_v3.svg
Recorded on Maya’s row
Priya Natarajan
Greenhouse B sensor is down again, so the 48 h run can’t start until facilities fixes it.
Recorded on Priya’s row
Sam Becker
Coffee machine on 4 works again, btw.
Stays as chat
Needs you
1
Move the draft from Fri 10/23 to Fri 10/30?
Needs your decisionLeo Park, 9:05
WhyReviewers want the time course in the first submission; imaging needs one more week.
If you move itFigure 3 and the methods keep their dates.
Everyone’s work
4 people
Maya Lin
Postdoc
Figure 3: root length
v3: panel C re-normalized to day 0; A and B unchanged
Mon 10/19
Leo Park
PhD student
Drought time course draftNeeds a decision
Asked to move the due date to 10/30
Fri 10/23
Priya Natarajan
PhD student
48 h drought runBlocked
Greenhouse B sensor is down; waiting on facilities
Tue 10/20

Also on the board

Sam Becker
Lab manager
Growth protocol v2
Confirmed done by Dana yesterday
Wed 10/14
What people wrote What the assistant wrote Needs a decision, or blocked Confirmed done
Sample lab: people and data are made up.

This morning’s chat, and what each message became

Project chat
Pellora onboarding redesign
Ben Hart
Pellora’s CMO is out Thursday, and she signs off on the flow. Could we move the client review to Monday?
Card for Rosa
Kenji Watanabe
Onboarding flow v4 is up. Cut it from 7 screens to 5 and kept the store picker.
Figma: Onboarding v4
Recorded on Kenji’s row
Amara Diallo
Still no participant list from Pellora, so the usability sessions can’t be booked.
Recorded on Amara’s row
Lea Novak
Whoever has the good HDMI adapter, I need it at 11.
Stays as chat
Needs you
1
Move the client review from Thu 10/22 to Mon 10/26?
Needs your decisionBen Hart, 9:05
WhyPellora’s CMO signs off on the flow and is out Thursday.
If you move itThe dev handoff moves from Wed 10/28 to Fri 10/30.
Everyone’s work
4 people
Kenji Watanabe
Product designer
Onboarding flow
v4: 7 screens down to 5; store picker kept
Wed 10/21
Ben Hart
Account lead
Client reviewNeeds a decision
Asked to move the review to 10/26
Thu 10/22
Amara Diallo
UX researcher
Usability sessionsBlocked
Waiting on Pellora’s participant list
Fri 10/23

Also on the board

Lea Novak
Brand designer
Icon set v2
Confirmed done by Rosa yesterday
Wed 10/14
What people wrote What the assistant wrote Needs a decision, or blocked Confirmed done
Sample design studio: people and data are made up.

This morning’s chat, and what each message became

Project chat
Hillside Ave, 14 windows
Dev Patel
The homeowners want to add a patio door. Can we fold it into this order? Install would move from 10/30 to 11/6.
Card for Carla
Luis Ortega
Re‑measured the openings. 4 and 9 are 3/8 in. narrower than quoted. Photos attached.
remeasure_hillside.pdf
Recorded on Luis’s row
Jen Kowalski
Glass supplier pushed our delivery to Tuesday, so the shop can’t start the sashes.
Recorded on Tom’s row
Tom Haines
Who borrowed the 6-ft level? It’s not on the wall.
Stays as chat
Needs you
1
Move the Hillside install from Fri 10/30 to Fri 11/6 for the patio door?
Needs your decisionDev Patel, 9:05
WhyThe homeowners asked today; the door needs its own frame and a week in the shop.
If you move itThe crew’s Kim Street job keeps its date, Mon 11/2.
Everyone’s work
4 people
Luis Ortega
Install lead
Re‑measure: Hillside
v2: openings 4 and 9 are 3/8 in. narrower
Mon 10/19
Dev Patel
Estimator
Hillside orderNeeds a decision
Asked to add a patio door and move install
Fri 10/30
Tom Haines
Shop foreman
Sash productionBlocked
Glass arrives Tue 10/20; waiting on the supplier
Thu 10/22

Also on the board

Jen Kowalski
Purchasing
Hardware order
Confirmed done by Carla yesterday
Wed 10/14
What people wrote What the assistant wrote Needs a decision, or blocked Confirmed done
Sample window and door company: people and data are made up.

Your team keeps talking. The board keeps up.

Nobody decides when to make a task or write an update. The assistant stays quiet and marks what it recorded beside the message.

The latest figure is always in one place.

Each task keeps its newest version on top, with what changed and what still needs work. Nobody digs through email for figure3_final_v2_REAL.png.

Maya Lin
Figure 3 v3 is up. Re-ran root length with the day-0 normalization.
figure3_v3.svg

Figure 3

v3 by Maya Lin, today 9:12
Changed
Panel C: raw length → normalized to day 0
Checks
4 passed: the file opens, and A and B match v2
Still needs
Legend for panel C
Earlier: v2, v1

Members get help with their own task.

In a private chat, they ask for a first version, like methods from the protocol. Nothing reaches the lab until they share it.

Private chat: only Priya sees this
Priya Natarajan
Draft the methods paragraph for the 48 h run from Sam’s growth protocol v2.
Methods: 48 h drought run
Draft by the assistantFrom growth protocol v2

Seedlings were grown for 14 days under the conditions in growth protocol v2, moved to Greenhouse B at 22 °C, and watering was withheld for 48 h

Decisions come to you, one card each.

When a due date, owner or “done” is at stake, the card says why and where it came from. Answer in place; every row follows.

Leo Park
Could we move the draft to the 30th? Imaging needs one more week.
Move the draft from Fri 10/23 to Fri 10/30?
Needs your decisionLeo Park, 9:05
Leo Park
PhD student
Drought time course draftNeeds a decision
Asked to move the due date to 10/30
Fri 10/23

The latest design is always in one place.

Each task keeps its newest version on top, with what changed and what still needs work. Nobody scrolls a Slack thread for the final link.

Kenji Watanabe
Onboarding flow v4 is up. Cut it from 7 screens to 5 and kept the store picker.
Figma: Onboarding v4

Onboarding flow

v4 by Kenji Watanabe, today 9:12
  1. Welcome to PelloraGet started
  2. Create your accountNext
  3. What do you cook?Next
  4. Choose your storeNext
  5. You’re all setStart
Changed
Screens: 7 → 5; profile photo and invite screens removed
Still needs
Copy review by Lea
Earlier: v3, v2

Members get help with their own task.

In a private chat, they ask for a first version, like a summary of interview notes. Nothing reaches the team until they share it.

Private chat: only Amara sees this
Amara Diallo
Summarize the five interview notes into the three biggest onboarding problems.
Interview synthesis: top three problems
Draft by the assistantFrom 5 interview notes

People quit at account creation because it asks for too much up front. The taste quiz feels like homework, so most skip it

Decisions come to you, one card each.

When a due date, owner or “done” is at stake, the card says why and where it came from. Answer in place; every row follows.

Ben Hart
Pellora’s CMO is out Thursday, and she signs off on the flow. Could we move the client review to Monday?
Move the client review from Thu 10/22 to Mon 10/26?
Needs your decisionBen Hart, 9:05
Ben Hart
Account lead
Client reviewNeeds a decision
Asked to move the review to 10/26
Thu 10/22

The latest measurements are always in one place.

Each order keeps its newest version on top, with what changed and what still needs work. Nobody cuts from last week’s printout.

Luis Ortega
Re‑measured the openings. 4 and 9 are 3/8 in. narrower than quoted.
remeasure_hillside.pdf

Re‑measure sheet

v2 by Luis Ortega, today 9:12
Sample re-measure sheet v2, opening sizes in inches
OpeningWidthHeight
335 5/859 1/2
435 5/835 1/459 1/2
929 7/829 1/247 3/4
1029 7/847 3/4
Changed
Openings 4 and 9: 3/8 in. narrower than v1
Still needs
Cut list updated before Tom cuts
Earlier: v1

Members get help with their own task.

In a private chat, they ask for a first version, like a quote from the price list. Nothing reaches the team until they share it.

Private chat: only Dev sees this
Dev Patel
Redo the Hillside quote with the patio door added, from our 2026 price list.
Quote: Hillside Ave, v3
Draft by the assistantFrom the 2026 price list
14 casement windows
$11,480
Patio door, 6 ft
$2,950
Install
$1,900
Total
$16,330

Decisions come to you, one card each.

When a due date, owner or “done” is at stake, the card says why and where it came from. Answer in place; every row follows.

Dev Patel
The homeowners want to add a patio door. Can we fold it into this order? Install would move from 10/30 to 11/6.
Move the Hillside install to Fri 11/6 for the patio door?
Needs your decisionDev Patel, 9:05
Dev Patel
Estimator
Hillside orderNeeds a decision
Asked to add a patio door and move install
Fri 10/30

You can check every line it writes.

The board is only useful if the team trusts it. So every line shows its work, and decisions that move commitments stay with people.

Who it is aboutEach row is one person’s work
What it recordedBlue ink means the assistant wrote it
Where it came fromTap it to open the original message
Only people move itDates wait for a person
Maya Lin
Postdoc
Figure 3: root length
v3: panel C re-normalized to day 0; A and B unchanged
Mon 10/19
Maya Lin
Figure 3 v3 is up. Re-ran root length with the day-0 normalization: panel C changed, A and B are the same.
figure3_v3.svg
Who it is aboutEach row is one person’s work
What it recordedBlue ink means the assistant wrote it
Where it came fromTap it to open the original message
Only people move itDates wait for a person
Kenji Watanabe
Product designer
Onboarding flow
v4: 7 screens down to 5; store picker kept
Wed 10/21
Kenji Watanabe
Onboarding flow v4 is up. Cut it from 7 screens to 5 and kept the store picker.
Figma: Onboarding v4
Who it is aboutEach row is one person’s work
What it recordedBlue ink means the assistant wrote it
Where it came fromTap it to open the original message
Only people move itDates wait for a person
Luis Ortega
Install lead
Re‑measure: Hillside
v2: openings 4 and 9 are 3/8 in. narrower
Mon 10/19
Luis Ortega
Re‑measured the openings. 4 and 9 are 3/8 in. narrower than quoted. Photos attached.
remeasure_hillside.pdf

Private stays private.

A member’s private chat is theirs. Before they share anything, they see the exact text, the files and who will see them.

Your team, your own server.

Each team runs on its own server. Its chat and files are not pooled with other teams.

The pilot is for teams without PHI, human-subjects identifiers, CUI or export-controlled work.

Bring one project. We’ll set up your team.

Free during the pilot. We are starting with a few teams, so we read every request and reply by email.

  1. Tell us about your team.

    Its size, its work, and the kind of data it handles.

  2. Start from work under way.

    Send a recent meeting note or project plan. It becomes a draft board with every line sourced, and you fill the few gaps that matter.

  3. Confirm it and invite the team.

    Members join by link and open on their next step. Everything else can stay in Slack or email.

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Opens an email draft. Send it from your mail app; we reply by email.

Questions team leads ask

Do we have to move off Slack or email?

No. Bring one project’s discussion and files. Everything else can stay where it is.

Can it change our deadlines?

No. It records what happened and brings a card when a commitment would change. A person answers it.

Does anyone need to learn to prompt?

No. People talk and upload as usual. When they want help on a task, they ask in plain words.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. It installs from the browser to the home screen, and each member’s next step comes first.