Most unfinished work starts with an unclear ask. The same is true for an AI coworker. A good request reads like a short brief you would give a capable new teammate.

Say what done looks like

“Summarize churn” is open-ended. “Summarize last month’s cancellation reasons in five bullets and post them in #product” has a clear finish line, a format and a destination.

Point to the context

Mention the sheet, dashboard or thread that holds the inputs. If a decision was made somewhere else, link it. Context you share once becomes part of how the work gets done from then on.

Leave room for questions

If something is ambiguous, a good coworker asks before guessing. Answer quickly and the task keeps moving without a full rewrite later.