Brief

The Brief is your daily digest from Zinley — a short, readable summary of what happened and what needs you, written like a note from your agent. Open Brief from the sidebar.

The Brief page with a dated edition, a story from Zinley, an Open topic link, and the Closed clean and Zinley's log panels.
Brief — a dated edition of your day, with stories on the left and a wrap-up on the right.

Moving between days

The header shows which edition you're reading — for example "Sunday, July 5 · past edition". Today's is the live edition and keeps updating through the day. The controls on the top-right let you move around:

Control What it does
‹ (left) Go to the previous day's edition.
Today Jump straight back to today's live edition.
› (right) Go to the next day's edition.
⟳ Refresh Rebuild the current edition with Zinley's latest activity.

Ask Zinley anything

At the top is an "Ask Zinley anything" box — type into it like a chat to ask follow-ups about your brief, e.g. "what did I miss from Acme this week?" Zinley answers from everything it has handled, so you can dig into any story without leaving the page.

The edition (main column)

  • From Zinley — the lead card. A one-line headline (e.g. "No calls or deadlines require your attention today."), a short write-up, and a bottom line telling you whether anything needs you. It's tagged with a story count and an estimated read time (e.g. "1 story · ~1 min read").
  • Story cards — one per thing worth your attention, pulled from the calls and emails Zinley handled. Each shows the topic name, a status badge (e.g. Settled), and a headline plus summary of what happened.
  • Open topic ↗ — on a story card, this jumps straight to that topic's full thread on the Topics page, so you can see the whole history behind the summary.

The wrap-up (right column)

  • Closed clean — things Zinley finished on its own without needing you, with a count (e.g. "Closed clean · 1"). Click a row (the › chevron) to open it and see the detail.
  • Zinley's log — every action Zinley took that day, with a count (e.g. "Zinley's log · 4 actions today"). Expand it to see the full list.
  • Sign-off — a closing line from Zinley. You can also reply to the email edition to act straight from your inbox.

When there's nothing to report you'll see a quiet edition — "No calls or deadlines require your attention today."

Related

  • Home — the at-a-glance version, with what needs you and recent activity.
  • Topics — the ongoing conversations behind the stories.
  • History — the full record of calls and emails.