ai workflow assistant
AI Workflow Assistant
Stuck mid-workflow in an app you've used twice? Ask by voice, get on-screen guidance, save the steps when you're done.
You're halfway through a task in software you've opened twice. The export is buried three menus deep. Alt-tabbing to a chat window to describe the UI costs more time than hunting for the button.
Workflow assistants that live in a browser tab don't see what you're doing. They guess from your description. You guess from their answer.
GuideLayer sits in the menu bar, reads the screen, and walks you through the rest of the workflow. Save the steps when you're done.
What actually works
Mid-workflow, not start-over
Ask from inside the app you're already in. GuideLayer picks up from what's visible, not from a blank prompt.
Voice when your hands are busy
Typing a detailed question into ChatGPT while holding a spreadsheet is awkward. Ask out loud instead.
Save the path for next time
Finished a workflow you'll repeat monthly? Save it as a tutorial. Replay beats re-asking.
Cross-app flows
Real workflows cross Mail, PDFs, spreadsheets, and web portals. GuideLayer follows across all of them.
Workflow examples
Monthly reporting in an unfamiliar BI tool
You pull the same report every month but the UI still feels foreign.
- 01Open the dashboard. Ask how to filter to last month and export to CSV.
- 02Follow the reticle through filters, date ranges, and export.
- 03Save the tutorial. Replay it on the first of next month.
Contract redline and send
PDF in Preview, edits in Word, signature in DocuSign. Four apps, one task.
- 01Start in Preview. Ask how to annotate the section your lawyer flagged.
- 02Move to DocuSign when ready. Voice guidance finds the send-for-signature flow.
- 03Save the full path if this is a recurring vendor agreement.
New vendor portal setup
A supplier sent login credentials for a portal you've never used.
- 01Log in. Ask how to add your company details and submit the first PO.
- 02GuideLayer points at fields in the live portal, not a generic FAQ.
- 03Export steps for whoever handles the next order.
Workflow help that can't see your screen is just search with extra steps. GuideLayer starts from what's already open.
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