Voice commands

Voice Commands in Routine let you capture tasks, schedule meetings, add journal entries, and manage your workspace using natural language, completely hands-free. The AI voice assistant understands context, follows up on previous commands, and converts your spoken thoughts into structured Routine objects. This feature enables true brain dumping: speak everything on your mind, and Routine organizes it into the right places automatically.

🔈 Functionality

With Voice Commands, you can:

• Create tasks by speaking naturally

• Schedule meetings with specific times and durations

• Add entries to your journal

• Modify commands in real-time (e.g., "split that into two tasks")

• Adjust details like meeting length or task properties

• Capture multiple items in a single voice session

• Let AI parse dates, times, and contexts automatically

• Keep your hands free while brainstorming or on the go

The assistant understands follow-up commands and context from earlier in the conversation, so you can refine as you speak.

💭 Why use voice commands

Traditional voice assistants create reminders or calendar events in isolation. Voice becomes a first-class input method, not just a gimmick. Routine's Voice Commands:

• Create real Routine objects (tasks, events, journal entries) that integrate with your workflow

• Understand context and follow-up modifications ("actually, make that meeting one hour long")

• Allow you to brain dump multiple items in one session

• Parse natural language into structured data (dates, times, people, priorities)

• Place items in the correct location (inbox, calendar, journal) automatically

• Work hands-free, ideal for driving, walking, or when inspiration strikes

🎙️ How to use voice commands

1. Trigger the voice assistant:

   • Long press the main Routine button (dashboard/console)

   • The microphone activates and listens

2. Speak naturally:

   • "Book a meeting with John tomorrow at 4:30 p.m."

   • "Remind me to buy a new tennis racket and balls"

   • "Add to my journal that I took breakfast with Mary this morning"

3. Make follow-up adjustments:

   • "Actually, split the task into two separate ones"

   • "Make the meeting with John one hour long"

4. Review what was created:

   • Meetings appear on your calendar

   • Tasks land in your inbox

   • Journal entries are added to today's journal

   • Everything is ready to plan, schedule, or refine

The AI handles parsing, creating, and placing each item correctly.

🗣️ Use cases

Voice Commands are especially useful for:

• Brain dumping → capture everything on your mind without typing or clicking

• Driving or commuting → add tasks and meetings hands-free

• Walking or exercising → capture ideas when inspiration strikes

• Morning planning → speak your priorities for the day

• Post-meeting capture → quickly log action items and follow-ups

• Accessibility → hands-free productivity for users who benefit from voice input

• Rapid inbox triage → speak through a list of tasks faster than typing

Voice Commands turn fleeting thoughts into structured productivity data instantly.