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Ways to Use Alias

A tour of what people actually do with Alias, from a five second question to a job that runs while you sleep, and where each one fits.

Quick answers

Most use is ordinary: a question, a rewrite, a summary, a bit of code. That works from your first message.

Bigger work goes to Alias Work, which plans the task, spreads it across models and returns a finished result.

Agents, plugins and connected sources turn one off help into something your workspace can do repeatedly.

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Start with a question
No setup needed. Ask the thing you were going to search for.
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Connect what you work on
Add a document source so answers come from your own material.
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Automate the repeat
Turn the thing you do every week into an agent that runs itself.

What is the fastest way to get value out of this on my first day using it?

I do this same reporting task every Monday. How would I set that up here?

Show me what Alias can do that an ordinary chatbot cannot.

Where should I start?: Ask a real question from your actual work rather than testing it with a puzzle. The difference between tools shows up on real tasks, not on trivia.
When should I use Alias Work instead of chat?: When the job has more than one step and you want a finished artifact rather than a conversation. Chat is for answers, Alias Work is for deliverables.
Do I need to learn prompting?: No. Describe what you want the way you would to a capable colleague, including the constraints and what done looks like. That is most of it.