Research a Topic and Outline the Piece
For writers with a deadline and a blank page. DuckyHelper reads the best recent sources in its own browser tabs, maps where they agree and argue, finds the gap you can own, and writes an outline in Notion with every source linked.
“Research four-day work weeks from the last 3 months and put an outline with sources in Notion.”
- 01Write small tools for Notion, onceSmall JavaScript tools made from how Notion already works. The next run calls them directly.
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- 02Find the best sources from the last three months
- 03Map what they agree and argue about
- 04Find the angle nobody has covered
- 05Write a four to six part outline with questions
- 06Save it to Notion with sources linked
You getStart writing, not researching. A clear outline, an angle and every source one click away. The next topic is one ask.
A run, drawn from this page · early access on Mac
Nothing to send, so it runs straight through.
Nothing in this job sends a message or pays for anything, so it works through to the end and tells you when it's done. If a step ever would, it's built to stop and ask you first.
If it hits a sign-in, you sign in yourself. It's built not to type your passwords or card numbers.
Before you ask it.
What do I say?
Press fn (Ctrl+Shift+Space on Windows and Linux) and ask out loud, in your own words, like "Research four-day work weeks from the last 3 months and put an outline with sources in Notion."
Why is the second time faster?
The first time, it writes small JavaScript tools for Web search and Notion and builds an API from each site's own buttons, forms and requests. After that it calls them directly, so the job runs in one go instead of click by click. It costs less and breaks less.
Will it send anything without me?
It's built to ask first before it sends a message or pays for anything, and to wait for your yes. It may not recognize every send or payment, so keep an eye on tasks that involve messages or money. It's built not to type your passwords or card numbers: you sign in yourself, and it picks up from there.
Why not just do it by hand?
Research turns into reading everything, and the outline still starts from scratch.
Can I use this today?
Doing jobs in your apps is in early access on Mac. Talking to DuckyHelper, and having it see your screen and draw on it, works today on Mac, Windows and Linux.
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Ask it a question or hand it a job, in any app.
Doing jobs for you is in early access on Mac. Asking works on Mac, Windows and Linux.