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AI Workflow · Lesson 1 / 4 ~5 min Intermediate
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Before two AI tools can continue the same work, they need a shared starting point. Create a short, self-contained brief with the task, its constraints, and the next decision.

What you’ll accomplish

You’ll save a work brief in Mem that gives a connected AI enough context to begin a specific task.

Watch how it’s done

Your turn

Use your own task to write the brief in Nowledge Mem. To practise first, click Start the simulation for matching hints in the popup.
1

Choose one task that can move between tools

Choose a task with a clear next step. Avoid a large, open-ended project; this course uses a product landing page.
2

Write a brief in Timeline

Include the goal, constraints, decisions already made, and the immediate next step. Save this fictional example as a memory, or adapt it to your task:
3

Ask Mem to find it

In Timeline, ask:

Start the simulation when you’re ready. The Playground will open from the right.

What you should see

Mem finds the work brief and returns the task’s goal, constraints, existing decision, and next step.

Why this matters

A work brief is not a transcript. It keeps only the durable context a new session needs to start within the right boundaries. It should make sense without the conversation that created it.

Go deeper

Read Memories in the Nowledge Mem Docs for guidance on saving durable context.

Next lesson

Start with your first AI

Use a connected AI to make the first useful pass from the work brief.