Open loops

An open loop is Lucille's word for anything you've committed to but haven't finished — a reminder, a task, a follow-up, a "I should eventually deal with this." It's borrowed from getting-things-done terminology and used deliberately to cover both quick reminders and longer-running unfinished business.

Capturing one

Just tell Lucille:

• "remind me to email Sarah tomorrow at 9"
• "I need to renew my passport"
• "follow up with the accountant next week"

She'll capture it as an open loop, assign it a role (reminder, task, follow-up), and schedule it if you gave her a time.

Hebrew works the same way: "תזכיר לי..." / "תזכורת ל..." / "תוסיף משימה..."

Viewing them

In chat:

• "what are my open loops"
• "show my tasks"
• "todo list"
• /open_loops

Lucille will list them, paginated three at a time, with inline buttons to manage each one.

Acting on one

Each open loop has buttons for the common actions:

• Complete (or just say "done")
• Snooze (1 hour / tomorrow / pick a time)
• Cancel / dismiss

You can also act in plain language: "snooze the passport renewal until next month."

Reminders vs. tasks vs. follow-ups

These are all open loops with different roles:

• Reminder — has a specific time, fires once at that time.
• Task — something to do, no fixed time, lives in your list until you finish it.
• Follow-up — a "circle back to this" item, often tied to a person or email thread.

Lucille picks the role based on how you phrased it. You don't usually need to specify.

Snoozing vs. completing

Both move the open loop out of your immediate view. The difference:

• Snooze keeps it open and brings it back at the snoozed time.
• Complete marks it done and it's gone from your active list.

If you're not sure whether you'll really get to it later, snooze. If you decided not to do it, complete or cancel — don't leave it lingering.