Sift · by Intrinsic Cognition

Fifty workflows.

A working catalog of where Sift earns its place — across personal life, family logistics, group coordination, dating, pets, reminders, and work.

Individual everyday

The forwarded pile most people carry on a normal week.

1. Restaurant receipt to expense. Forward the receipt. Sift extracts amount, vendor, and date, matches it to the right expense category, drafts the line item, and tracks the submission deadline.
2. Article saved for later. Forward a long read. Sift checks its claims against linked sources and returns a verdict — worth your time, skim, or skip — with the short version drafted.
3. Doctor's pre-visit form. Forward the appointment email. Sift extracts the form, fills the fields it can from your records, and surfaces what's left for you to answer.
4. Subscription auto-renewal notice. Forward the renewal. Sift compares the new price to last year, surfaces alternatives, and drafts the cancellation or the renewal acceptance.
5. Tax document arrival. Forward the 1099 or W-2. Sift files it in your tax folder, marks what's still missing for the year, and drops a reminder for the filing deadline.
6. "Reply to this when you can." Forward an email someone is waiting on. Sift drafts the reply in your voice and surfaces the one open question to resolve before sending.
7. DMV or passport renewal. Forward the notice. Sift books the appointment, lists the required documents, and blocks the calendar.
8. Insurance policy update. Forward the renewal. Sift compares coverage to last year, flags any reduction or premium jump, and drafts the question to ask the broker.
9. Conference talk to register for. Forward the link. Sift weighs topic and speaker against your priorities, drafts the registration, and checks calendar conflicts.
10. Quarterly bank statement. Forward the PDF. Sift surfaces unusual charges, totals by category, and drafts questions to the bank if anything looks off.

Dating and single life

The decisions you would rather not crowdsource.

11. Date-spot recommendation. Forward a friend's "you should try X" text. Sift checks current hours, reservation availability, dress code, weather, transit, and parking — and drafts the reservation with two time options.
12. First-date prep on a new match. Forward their dating-profile bio. Sift surfaces two or three things worth actually asking about and drafts a conversational opener in your voice.
13. Anniversary or birthday gift idea. Forward the article or item link. Sift checks availability against the date, returns a buy-now or skip call, and drafts the order.
14. Friend's restaurant suggestion. Forward "we should go here." Sift surfaces the price band, current rating trends, comparable nearby alternatives, and drafts the group text to set a night.
15. Weekend trip idea from Instagram. Forward the post. Sift returns flight + hotel cost for the next four open weekends and drafts a "want to go?" message to the person you would bring.

Friends and large-group coordination

The events with too many moving parts to hold in one head.

16. Beach day for ten. Forward the group thread. Sift returns the right beach for the size, the weather window across candidate weekends, parking availability, the bring-list per person, the cooler prep checklist, and a drafted group message.
17. Group dinner for eight. Forward the "where Friday?" thread. Sift filters by dietary restrictions across the group, picks two restaurants with availability, and drafts the reservation and the poll.
18. Bachelor or bachelorette weekend. Forward the planning thread. Sift returns a sequenced itinerary, splits costs per head, drafts the Venmo request, books the rental, and schedules the dinners and activities.
19. Tailgate or game day. Forward the event details. Sift returns a shopping list scaled to headcount, drafts who-brings-what, checks weather and attire, plans traffic timing, and drops the pregame checklist (ice, charcoal, parking pass).
20. Concert or festival. Forward the ticket confirmation. Sift surfaces start time, weather, attire, recommended arrival, and drafts the carpool plan and meeting spot.
21. Camping trip prep. Forward the campsite confirmation. Sift returns a packing list calibrated to the forecast, surfaces any fire restrictions, splits the bring-list, and reminds you to check tire pressure before driving out.
22. Friend's wedding weekend. Forward the invite. Sift books flight and hotel, reads the dress code, checks weather for the date, surfaces the registry, and drafts the RSVP.
23. Holiday gathering for twenty. Forward the family thread. Sift maps allergens across attendees, drafts the menu, scales the shopping list, and drafts the assignments for who brings what.

Families with kids

The forms, deadlines, and logistics that quietly stack up.

24. School field-trip permission slip. Forward the email. Sift fills the form from your records, drafts the parent signature, and drops a reminder to sign before the deadline.
25. Pediatrician visit follow-up. Forward the after-visit summary. Sift surfaces prescriptions to fill, the next visit window, the immunizations due next, and drafts the pharmacy refill request.
26. Kids' schedule conflict. Forward the soccer email and the recital email. Sift returns the conflict, drafts the parent text to negotiate a swap, and surfaces alternative dates that work.
27. Birthday party for a seven-year-old. Forward "what should we do?" Sift returns three venues with availability, weather check, headcount-based cost, and a drafted invite and timeline.
28. Summer-camp registration window. Forward the brochure. Sift surfaces the enrollment deadline, drafts the registration, schedules the kit-purchase reminder, and blocks drop-off and pick-up days on the calendar.
29. Back-to-school shopping list. Forward the school's supply list. Sift compares it to what is already at home, drafts the consolidated shopping list, finds best price across two stores, and drafts the order.
30. Family-trip itinerary. Forward the destination idea. Sift returns kid-friendly activities by age, restaurants filtered by dietary needs, a packing list calibrated to family size, and the day-by-day plan.

Pet owners

The standing care that does not make the calendar on its own.

31. Vet appointment reminder. Forward the clinic's email. Sift drops the appointment on the calendar, drafts the prep list (fast before bloodwork, bring prior records), and reminds you to refill ongoing meds.
32. Pet-sitter coordination during travel. Forward the trip itinerary. Sift drafts the sitter brief — feeding times, meds, vet contact, emergency, leash quirks — and queues the sitter outreach.
33. Adoption or new-pet onboarding. Forward the adoption packet. Sift drafts the application, schedules the home-visit window, surfaces what to buy before pickup, and drafts the vet-registration request.

Reminders and notes-to-self

Notes that arrive with the conditions they need attached.

34. Pre-event cooler checklist. Send yourself "don't forget the cooler." Sift drafts the prep tied to the event time: clean the cooler tonight, pick up ice on the way, freezer packs out by 9 AM, refresh ice closer to 2 PM. Reminders fire against the event window.
35. Medication with food. Forward the prescription email. Sift drops a daily reminder anchored to your meal pattern, surfaces the refill window, and drafts the pharmacy auto-refill enrollment.
36. Pre-trip home prep. Forward the trip itinerary. Sift drafts a pre-departure checklist: water plants the night before, garbage out, thermostat, lights on timers, mail hold, neighbor key drop.
37. Pick up dry cleaning Thursday. Send yourself the note. Sift drops the reminder anchored to your commute route, with the ticket number ready and the storefront hours checked.
38. Call mom this weekend. Send yourself the note. Sift drops a calendar block at a time that's typically good for both of you, with an opening line drafted if the call has a topic.

Business and work

The inbound the team cannot afford to miss.

39. Inbound sales lead in shared inbox. Forward the inquiry. Sift triages it (qualified / unqualified / spam), surfaces the prospect's company and likely budget, and drafts the first reply with two proposed times.
40. Analyst report on your competitive landscape. Forward the PDF. Sift checks the report's claims against the linked sources, returns the three signals worth your attention, and drafts the team post summarizing them.
41. RFP or proposal request. Forward the buyer's brief. Sift extracts requirements, maps to your previous responses, surfaces gaps, and drafts the response outline.
42. Customer escalation thread. Forward the ticket. Sift surfaces the customer's history, names the underlying issue, drafts the response with the right tone and remediation, and blocks a follow-up.
43. Vendor invoice arrival. Forward the invoice. Sift checks it against the PO, flags variance, drafts the approval routing or the dispute, and schedules the payment.
44. Conference invitation as a speaker. Forward the invite. Sift weighs audience, fit, time cost, and prep required; returns a clear yes / no / negotiate with rationale; and drafts the reply.
45. Quarterly board or investor update. Forward the open thread. Sift surfaces the metrics that have moved since the last update, drafts the narrative, and flags items that may surprise the audience.
46. Hiring candidate inbound. Forward the resume. Sift cross-checks against the role, surfaces three questions to ask in screen, and drafts the scheduling reply.
47. Compliance or legal notice. Forward the email. Sift triages urgency, names what it actually requires, drafts the response or escalation, and drops the deadline on the calendar.
48. Team OKR check-in. Forward the OKR doc. Sift returns the status by metric, flags anything at risk, and drafts the agenda for the team meeting.
49. Industry newsletter you don't have time for. Forward the daily digest. Sift returns the two or three items relevant to your active projects, skips the rest, and drafts a team post if any are worth a wider read.
50. Partnership outreach to your inbox. Forward the "would love to chat" email. Sift triages whether it is worth a call, surfaces the partner's recent moves, and drafts the reply with two time options or a polite decline.