New + recent threads
A Messages-like list. Shortcuts stay compact. No composer until New.
ASK CLAIRE / CONCEPT 02
Research,
then presence.
Ask Claire is a conversation list, not a manifesto. New starts a thread. Answers arrive as objects you can tap—sources, people, open loops—and the same Claire sits quietly inside a chat until you ask her to help you reply.
THE ASK CLAIRE MAP
Same assistant. Different posture.
@ a person or chat
Inviting someone into the research room—avatars, chips, scoped sources.
Cited Claire cards
Answers are objects: sources, follow-ups, never a sourceless paragraph.
Open loops & tone
Structured cards you can track. Observation separated from inference.
Quiet in-chat Claire
One ribbon. Inline promises. No reply strip until you ask.
Same thread, pre-scoped
The in-chat sheet is Ask Claire with Maya already focused.
Needs you vs FYI
The stale-chat moment: who is waiting, then one suggested next line.
Rewrite the draft
Shorter, warmer, clearer—on the text you already typed.
LAUNCH STACK-RANK
What earns its place first.
- Ask Claire home + cited answers + @ Already built. The UI is the gap. Highest unique value.
- On-demand drafts only Keep suggested replies. Stop generating on every inbound.
- Catch me up Especially stale and group chats. Cacheable. In-chat first.
- Open loops as cards + Track Connects Ask Claire to Promises. Retention, not novelty.
- Rewrite the draft you typed Shorter / warmer / clearer. Tiny context, send-time magic.
- Cross-chat pull from inside a chat @Noah while talking to Maya. The thing no clone can do.
- Tone check on your outgoing draft Regret prevention. Observation, not a personality essay.
- One ambient ribbon Keep Quick Context. Do not also launch a smart-card tray.
- Relationship memory as fuel It should feed drafts and tone, not be a destination.
- Not core: auto-send, plugins, docs Ask After research + draft already feels magical.
ASK CLAIRE TAB
New button.
Conversations below.
No close button on a tab. No input until you open New or a thread. A lime New control, a vertical thread list, and compact shortcuts—Catch me up, Find open loops, Check the tone.
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Ask Claire
Across your connected conversations
RECENT4
MK
Maya’s product review
Deck by 10 · 3 sources
NR
Did Noah and I make plans
Friday still open · Telegram
Open loops this week
2 promises · 1 unanswered
Launch timing
September 18 · Maya + studio
MORE WAYS I CAN HELP
The tab is a conversation list. New, recent threads, and three compact shortcuts. The input appears only after you open New or a thread.
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New
Use @ to focus on a person or chat
Claire never sends messages from here. She only reads connected conversations and cites what she used.
Typing @ opens people and chats—not a hidden filter. Selecting one becomes a focus chip on the next screen.
RICH THREAD
Answers you can
hold onto.
User turns stay simple. Claire turns are cards: a kicker, a scoped header, sources that open the original message, and follow-ups that start the next useful move.
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New conversation
Claire never sends from here
MAYA KIM · WHATSAPP
MK
Business · Product lead
Warm + direct. Surface launch decisions.
Ask about a plan, something she said, or the tone of this thread. Sources will stay inside Maya unless you @ someone else.
Focus is visible before you send. Relationship memory frames the person, then stays out of the way.
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Launch timing
Looking at Maya
@MAYA KIM
What did Maya say about launch timing?
September 18, so support gets a week.
Maya asked to move the public launch to September 18. The studio thread agreed the extra week was the point—not a delay for its own sake.
MK Maya · Jul 24
ST Studio · Jul 25
YOU You · Jul 24
Default answer language: kicker, short finding, tappable sources, then the next useful move.
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Open loops this week
Promises, questions, plans
What is still unresolved?
PROMISE · MAYA
Send the deck tomorrow before 10
You said this yesterday · WhatsApp
QUESTION · NOAH
Is Friday still good for dinner?
Asked Tuesday · Telegram
PLAN · STUDIO TEAM
Move launch to September 18
Maya proposed · not confirmed
Open loops are cards, not a paragraph. Track lands in Promises. Open jumps to the source chat.
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Check the tone
Looking at Maya
@MAYA KIM
How has this thread felt lately?
OBSERVATION
Replies are short and warm. Most turns are one or two sentences.
INFERENCE
Maya seems to want confirmation more than a long plan right now.
A LINE THAT WOULD MATCH
“Yes—we’re set. I’ll send the deck by 10, and we can take comments first.”
Tone is never a personality diagnosis. Observation, inference, then a matching next line.
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Friday vs Thursday
Looking at Maya and Noah
@MAYA · @NOAH
Did we actually agree on a day?
They don’t agree yet.
MK
Thursday
Wants one more review day.
NR
Friday
Already blocked the morning.
Tell Maya that Noah is free Friday, and offer Thursday afternoon as a backup.
Two people in focus become a comparison, not a blended summary. The conflict is the product.
IN-CHAT CLAIRE
Present, not
a second inbox.
Inside a conversation Claire has three intensities: a quiet ribbon, an on-demand sheet that is the same Ask Claire thread pre-scoped to this person, and send-time help on the draft you already wrote.
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W
Maya Kim
WhatsApp · active now
✦
QUICK CONTEXT
Product review tomorrow · deck still open
Today
Hey! Are we still good for the product review tomorrow?9:12
Absolutely. I’ll send the updated deck before 10.9:14 · ✓✓
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PROMISE FOUNDSend the deck tomorrow before 10
Perfect. I’ll add comments tonight. Thank you!9:15
Write a message…
Ambient Claire only: one ribbon and an inline promise. No auto-generated reply strip.
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Ask Claire
Same thread as the Ask Claire tab, already scoped. Claire never sends from here.
“Yes—we’re all set for tomorrow. I’ll send the updated deck by 10, and we can use the first few minutes to cover your comments.”
Drafts generate when the sheet opens—not on every inbound message. Shortcuts stay compact.
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Catch me up
Studio team · last 4 days
2 DAYS
Priya asked about Friday
You haven’t answered. She needs a yes or a new time.
FYI
Omar shared the venue
Maya said the deck is enough. No reply needed.
“Friday still works on my side—happy to take Priya’s notes first.”
The stale-chat moment: who is waiting, what is noise, then one line that closes the loop.
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IN MAYA · ALSO @NOAH
What did Noah say about Friday?
Noah already blocked Friday morning.
In Telegram on Tuesday he said Friday at 10 works if Maya can shift. He has not repeated that in this thread.
NR Noah · Telegram · Tue
MK Maya · today
The unique Claire move: stay in Maya, pull Noah, and mark the foreign source as another conversation.
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Maya Kim
WhatsApp · rewriting
Today
Perfect. I’ll add comments tonight. Thank you!9:15
Sounds good — I’ll have the deck to you by 10. Grateful for the comments.
Highest new in-chat ROI: rewrite the text already in the composer. Tiny context, happens at send time.
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Maya Kim
WhatsApp · before send
Today
Perfect. I’ll add comments tonight. Thank you!9:15
TONE
This thread has been short and warm. Your draft is more formal than usual.
Please find the updated materials attached for tomorrow’s review.
Regret prevention, not a lecture. Observation first, one tap to match the thread, send still belongs to you.
PRODUCT DECISIONS TO CARRY INTO BUILD
The rules behind the screens.
Claire never sends from Ask Claire
Research and drafts stay reversible. Use reply drops text into the composer. The person still hits send. Auto-reply that sends is not a launch AI surface.
Citations are required
Every answer names the messages it used. Sources open the chat with a highlight. Foreign sources say they came from another conversation.
Generate on intent
User-tapped actions only. Suggested replies generate when the sheet opens or when someone asks for help—not on every inbound message.
@ is scope, not syntax
Focusing a person should feel like inviting them into the room: avatars, lime chips, and an answer header that says who Claire is looking at.
Observation versus inference
Tone checks separate what the messages show from what Claire is guessing. No personality diagnosis. A matching next line is the payoff.
One ambient surface
In chat, keep the Quick Context ribbon and inline promises. Do not also launch a smart-card tray. Presence is quiet until asked.