Getting Started with Espa

1. How to Use Espa: The Basics

Overview

Espa is an AI productivity assistant that helps you manage email, calendar, reminders, and tasks—primarily through text and chat.

What Espa Can Do

• Draft and tag emails automatically
• Answer questions about your inbox and calendar
  • “Read my recent email from Alex”

  • “What’s on my schedule tomorrow?”

    Schedule time on your calendar

  • “Please put this on my schedule”
  • “Book me time to work on the board deck”
• Set reminders and recurring tasks
  • “Remind me to follow up with Sam next Friday”
• Remember personal preferences and working habits
  • "No meetings before 10am—leave my first how of work free for deep focus time."
• Research, summarize, and send contextual briefings
  • "Summarize the deck and supporting memo in Alex's email—highlight decision points and note any supporting metrics."

How to Talk to Espa

• You can text Espa directly (the phone number is included in your welcome email)

  You can also chat with Espa in the app

  Supported inputs include:

  • Text messages
  • Voice memos
  • Files as attachments
  • Screenshots

Example Commands

• “Draft a reply to this email”
• “Remind me to submit expenses every month on the 3rd”
• “What emails need my attention today?”
• “Remember that I prefer morning meetings”

Next: get familiar with Espa's core feature in related articles on email drafting, calendar management and memories.