When we first shipped Flo, it was a task builder with a chat bubble on the side. You typed, you got a card. That was the whole loop.
Useful, but narrow. A lot of the time you do not know what task you want yet. You want to figure out what the next move is. You want to brainstorm. You want a gut-check on a decision. So we opened Flo up.
Ask the questions
Flo now handles open-ended questions. Examples of things that work:
- "What should I focus on today given what is on my board?"
- "Brainstorm five content ideas for my launch week."
- "How would you structure a 30-minute standup with my co-founder?"
- "Summarize where the Acme board is and what is blocking it."
Flo reads your boards, memory, and notes to answer. You get an actual response, not a card you did not ask for.
If your prompt could go either way ("make a list of blog post ideas" — answer or create cards?), Flo asks. You pick. No more surprise cards showing up when you wanted a quick answer.
When it cannot help
If you ask Flo to do something it cannot do (yet), it tells you clearly and points to what it can do instead. No pretending, no apology theater. You never have to guess what planFlo is capable of.
Why this matters
The shift from "task builder" to "thinking partner" is the one that makes planFlo feel alive. The tool works when you are in planning mode and when you are in execution mode, without making you switch tabs.
Advisory mode is part of Pro and Max. Every question counts as one AI request. Simple, ambiguous prompts where Flo is just asking you for clarification are free.