Effective delegation#
Sidekick works best with clear, specific instructions. Think of it like briefing a capable colleague — context helps.
Prompt patterns#
Be specific#
❌ "Handle the meeting"
✅ "Schedule a 30-minute meeting with the design team for
Thursday afternoon. Title it 'Q2 Review Follow-up'."
Provide context#
❌ "Send an update"
✅ "Send a Slack message to #engineering summarizing today's
deploy: 3 features shipped, 0 incidents, 2 PRs pending review."
Multi-step tasks#
You can describe complex workflows in a single message:
1. Pull last week's support tickets from Zendesk
2. Categorize them by severity (critical, high, medium, low)
3. Draft a summary report
4. Email it to support-leads@company.com
Sidekick will create a proposal for each step, executing them in sequence after approval.
Tips for better results#
- State the goal, not just the action — "I need to reschedule because of a conflict" gives more context than "move the meeting"
- Mention constraints — "before Friday", "keep it under 200 words", "use formal tone"
- Iterate — if the first proposal isn't right, reject and rephrase
info Sidekick remembers context within a conversation. You don't need to repeat background information in follow-up messages.