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Tool Quick Reference

This page is a fast operational map for Hana tools in Google Chat. Use it when you need to choose the right tool quickly, copy a working invocation pattern, and jump to the detailed docs for edge cases.

Hana's core offering is grounded team assistance as an information agent: she ingests and reasons over chats, decisions, SOPs, policies, resources, and links so responses stay aligned with organizational reality.

If your team needs a plain-language starting point first, read What Hana Is (And How To Use Her).

Need more examples fast? Use the Invocation Examples library for copy-paste prompts. For maintainers, use the Tool Documentation Contract to keep every tool page consistent.

For each tool area below:

  • Start with the one-line example.
  • Keep prompts explicit about time range, people, and expected output.
  • Use the linked deep-dive page when you need advanced parameters, troubleshooting, or full workflow examples.
Prompt Quality Rule

The fastest way to improve output quality is to include a concrete intent, a time window, and a format request. Example: @Hana summarize decisions from today 9am-5pm and list action items by owner.

Tool Selection Matrix​

Use this matrix when you are unsure which tool family to invoke.

GoalPrimary ToolGood Trigger PhrasesDetailed Guide
Find availability, schedule meetings, suggest slots, or check RSVP statusCalendarcheck, schedule, suggest, accepted/pending/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/calendar-tools
Create or update remindersRemindersremind, reschedule, edit reminder/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/remind-tools
Look back in chat, list spaces/members/tools, fetch recent invocations, or find evidenceLookback + Contextlookback, list spaces, recent invocations, find evidence/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/lookback-tools
Aggregate async status updates and summarize by group/userReport Groupscreate/update, report, summary, updates by/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/reportgroups-tools
Reason over attached docs/PDFs in chat historyDocument Q&A (Auto)summarize this doc, compare docs, analyze attached PDF/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/document-qa-tools
Query recent emailsGmailcheck updates, search, inbox summary/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/gmail-tools
Convert meeting transcript to actions or list recent meetingsMeetanalyze, action points, recent meetings/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/meet-command
Generate/edit images (OpenAI-powered)Generate / Edit Imagesgenerate, recolor, replace, outpaint, remove background, mask edit/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/generateImage-tools
Create/update tasks and add progress notesTaskscreate tasks, update task, task update/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/tasks-tools
Query sprint lists, health, and board detailsSprintslist sprints, active sprint summary, sprint board/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/sprints-tools
Save and retrieve long-lived contextMemoryremember, recall, what did we save/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/memory-tools
Weather questionsWeatherweather/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/weather-tools
Create a poll in the current spacePolls (Auto)create poll/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/polls-tools
Extract/summarize YouTube captionsYouTubeyoutube, captions/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/youtube-tools
Web retrieval and URL summarizationWeb Contextsummarize this URL, latest updates on/docs/tutorial-basics/what-hana-does-automatically/web-context
Update language behavior and preferencesSettings (Auto)set organization language, respond in <language>/docs/hana-dashboard-explained/multilingual-settings
Send a message later from your accountDeferred Messagesend this later, defer this message/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/deferMessage-command
Ask Hana privately in a shared spacePrivate Chat/privateChat/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/privateChat-command
Post a message anonymously in a spaceAnonymous Message/anonymousMessage/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/anonymousMessage-command
Submit product feedback or feature requestsFeedback/feedback/docs/tutorial-slash-commands/feedback-command

High-Signal Invocation Patterns​

Examples below intentionally omit outputs and focus on prompt structure.

Calendar​

@Hana check my calendar this week; find a 30‑min slot
@Hana schedule a meet tomorrow 1 pm with @Jane Doe; title: Internship review
@Hana suggest a common 45‑min slot for @Jane Doe and @John Smith this Friday

Reminders​

@Hana remind me to send the report at 5 pm
@Hana remind @John Smith of this in 2 hours
@Hana reschedule my last reminder to tomorrow morning

Lookback​

@Hana lookback summarize key decisions from yesterday in this space
@Hana lookback list action items since 9 am today grouped by person

Report Groups​

@Hana create/update in daily_tech_standup: finished onboarding; PR by EOD
@Hana report daily_tech_standup summarize today’s updates and blockers
@Hana show updates by Santhosh in daily_tech_standup from Monday to Friday
@Hana list report groups I created this month

Document Q&A (Auto)​

@Hana am I missing anything in the shared doc?
@Hana compare the two docs linked above; list differences and risks
@Hana summarize the attached PDF in 6 bullets
@Hana extract key risks from this document and list mitigations

Deep-dive docs:

Gmail​

@Hana check updates from marketing last week in my emails
@Hana search "invoice" from yesterday in my emails

Weather​

@Hana weather what’s the weather like in Bangalore today?
@Hana what is the weather in New York today?

Meet​

@Hana analyze today’s Google Meet transcript; summarize decisions and action items
@Hana create action points for @Alex from this meeting
@Hana list my recent meetings from this week with available transcripts

Generate / Edit Images​

@Hana generate an image of a serene beach at sunset
@Hana recolor the curtains to white
@Hana replace the wooden floor with marble flooring
@Hana make her wear a crown
@Hana remove background from this image

Tasks​

@Hana create tasks for deployment: release notes (MEDIUM, 2); monitor metrics (HIGH, 3)
@Hana update task TSK-120 to HIGH priority and move due date to Friday
@Hana add a progress update to task TSK-120: backend done, QA pending
@Hana show active sprint summary with blockers

Sprints​

@Hana list sprints with status ACTIVE
@Hana show active sprint summary with story points and blockers
@Hana show sprint board for sprint SPR-24 with max 20 tasks

Memory​

@Hana remember: summarize this message and include the link https://www.hanabitech.com
@Hana what did we save about our brand colors?
@Hana recall the memory about the webinar date

Memory-dependent prompt docs:

Lookback + Context​

@Hana lookback summarize key decisions from yesterday in this space
@Hana list spaces where you are available and share engineering space_id
@Hana show my recent invocations from this week
@Hana fetch memory context for our pricing policy and answer from it

Memory-dependent prompt docs:

Settings (Auto)​

@Hana traduce cada punto de feedback al español
@Hana résumé les décisions de la réunion d’aujourd’hui

Web Context​

@Hana summarize this URL: https://example.com/post
@Hana latest updates on SOC 2 requirements for SaaS companies

Private Chat​

/privateChat summarize this thread in 5 bullets
/privateChat set a reminder for me at 5pm to send the release note

Anonymous Message​

/anonymousMessage I think we should postpone this launch by one week.

Feedback​

/feedback Please add recurring tasks with custom intervals.

Ignore History for One Reply​

@Hana ignore previous context and answer only from this message: summarize in 3 bullets
@Hana for this reply only, do not use chat history. Extract action items from this text.

Complete Tool Index​

Common Failure Modes and Fixes​

If a response is weak or incomplete, use these quick corrections:

  1. Time ambiguity
    Use exact windows such as today 9am-5pm or between 2026-02-01 and 2026-02-07.

  2. Missing scope
    Specify where to look: in this space, in my emails, in the attached doc, for @name.

  3. Vague output format
    Ask for structure directly: table, bullet summary, action items with owner and due date.

  4. Mixed intents in one prompt
    Split into two messages when needed (for example, summarize first, then draft outreach).

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