Plans that run for weeks.
Not prompts that run for seconds.
You describe the plan. Atona carries it out across days, channels, and people — sending the right message at the right time, waiting for replies, and leaving receipts for every decision so you can read along.
Watch it work
Onboarding a new contractor. See how Atona navigates a multi-day, multi-channel plan — including the moment it asks for help.
1. Send intro email from your assistant address
2. Follow up after 2 days if no reply
3. Send the onboarding pack
4. Introduce the team once the NDA is back
5. Check in after 3 days
Workflow receipts
Act, wait, or ask.
At each step, Atona does one of three things:
Act
Send the email. Book the meeting. Share the document. When the plan is clear, Atona moves forward without asking.
Wait
Atona waits for a reply, a confirmation, or a deadline — then picks up where it left off.
Ask
When the plan needs something Atona doesn't have — a piece of information, a judgment call — it pauses and asks you.
One workflow. Every channel.
A single workflow can span email, text, voice, and calendar — picking the right channel for each step.
How to start a workflow
Describe the plan in chat
"Onboard Maya as a new design contractor. Send the intro, share the onboarding pack, then introduce her to the team once the NDA is back. Follow up if no reply in 2 days." — that's all you need.
Or link a Notion page
For complex plans, write the steps in Notion. Tell Atona: "Start the workflow from this page." The plan stays editable — Atona picks up your changes automatically.
Watch it run
Open the workflow anytime to see the receipts. Every action, every decision, every escalation — in real time.
Intervene when needed
Provide missing info when Atona asks. Pause or edit the plan mid-flight. Resume later — nothing is lost.
Try saying
Anything that needs more than one step, over more than one moment.
Onboard Sarah from the design team. Send the NDA, get it signed, schedule the kickoff.
Follow up with everyone who hasn't replied to last week's intro.
Coordinate dinner with Alex, Jordan, and Sam — Friday night, somewhere downtown.
Send the investor update to the mailing list. If anyone replies with questions, flag them for me.
The receipts
Atona keeps receipts. Every action and every message is there, timestamped, from the first send to the last reply — so you can see exactly what happened without having to ask.
- Mon · 9:14 AMSent intro from your assistant address. “Hi Maya — I’m Atona, Morgan’s assistant...”
- Wed · 4:02 PMMaya replied — “This sounds amazing! How do I get started?”
- Wed · 4:03 PMOnboarding pack sent — guide, NDA, and the shared folder.
- Thu · 10:41 AMSigned NDA received and filed.
- Thu · 3:18 PMMaya asks who owns the brand assets. Asked you whether to loop in Priya.
- Thu · 3:20 PMPriya introduced. Maya confirmed she has what she needs.
- Sun · 10:00 AMCheck-in sent: “How’s the first week going?”
- Sun · 2:14 PMMaya confirmed she’s up and running. Workflow complete — 5 days.
What Atona will not do
- Contact people you haven't mentioned in the plan.
- Guess when it hits something it doesn't understand — it asks you instead.
- Run forever. A workflow waiting on you pauses rather than drifting, and tells you it has.
- Send anything sensitive (banking, medical, legal) through automation.
Common questions
How is a workflow different from a task?
A task is one action — "send this email", "book this restaurant". A workflow is a multi-step plan that runs over time, across channels, with timing, branching, and escalation. Tasks finish in seconds. Workflows finish in days.
What happens if someone doesn't reply?
Atona follows up on the schedule you set. If the follow-ups run out and there's still no reply, it stops chasing, escalates to you, and pauses the workflow. You decide what to do next.
Can I edit a workflow while it's running?
Yes. Change the plan anytime — in chat or on the Notion page. Atona works from the new version onward, without restarting the workflow or losing what's already happened.
Can I run multiple workflows at once?
Yes. Workflows are independent, and if two of them involve the same person, their replies land in the right one. You don't have to keep them apart.
What if Atona makes a mistake?
The receipts show you what it did and when, so you can see where it went wrong. Pause the workflow, correct the course, and resume — and tell Atona what you'd rather it had done, so the correction holds next time.
How does Atona decide which channel to use?
The plan guides it. If you say "email the intro", it emails. If you say "text a reminder", it texts. When the plan doesn't say, Atona stays on whatever channel the conversation is already on.
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