Introducing Thoughtful
Thoughtful is a new workspace tool (comparable to Notion, Coda, and Obsidian) that is chat-first.
What does that mean? Instead of manually hunting and pecking through interfaces which are, let's face it, often clunky, here everything starts with a chat.
It feels a lot like using ChatGPT, except here the AI is searching, reading, writing, and organizing a structured set of pages and databases for you and your team. Even better, it can be connected to any other tool you'd like to share context with. It is a persistent, self-updating source of truth.
Why does this matter? It will save you time, yes. But more importantly, it will make you more effective. It lets you finally think with everything you once knew — every meeting note, every idea, every chat you had, every doc you've ever saved. The second brain that actually works.
Use cases
Thoughtful shines when you use it to run your work. Today it's great for freelancers, startups, agencies, and creators. Soon it will also be good for larger enterprises.
Here are some illustrative examples of how to use it:
Just finished a meeting? Paste the Granola transcript into the chat, the AI will file everything away in the right place for you. @mention any pages you want the AI specifically to look at.
Daily status update? Schedule a prompt to run every evening summarizing recent activity both in your workspace and across Github, Slack, and any other connected tool. If it gets noisy, tell the Agent what you care about and it will update its own prompt.
Want to add a teammate to a chat? Just @mention them. They'll get a notification, and you can chat in real-time like Slack, except with the Agent there to help as needed. (Like a human, it uses judgement to decide when and how to participate, rather than blindly generating a message after every message that's sent in a multi-user thread.)
Want to brainstorm an idea? Throw out an idea, and the Agent will research your files to deeply understand your company before responding. Unlike Claude, memory is persistent and predictable, and always up-to-date, thanks to the read-write file system.
Just want a focused space to write? You can do that here, too.
| Thoughtful | Claude Code | ChatGPT | Notion | GDrive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chat-first UXAI chat is the primary UI | Chat-first UI with Claude | Terminal-based chat with Claude | Web-based chat with Claude | ||
No terminal requiredUse a GUI, not TUI | Terminal-based interface | ||||
Real-time collaborationLive editing and chat | CRDT-based multiplayer | Single-user terminal app | Single-user sessions | ||
Flexible page hierarchyPages, databases, etc | Nested pages with drag-and-drop | Works with your existing file system | Flat conversation list | ||
Agent integrationsConnect to MCPs and APIs | MCP tools, calendar, email, and more | MCP tools, file system, bash, etc. | MCP tools, computer use, etc. | Limited integrations | |
Fast performanceResponsive UI with no lag | Native app, instant load times | Lightweight terminal app | Fast web app | Can be slow with large workspaces | |
AutomationsTriggered and scheduled jobs | Triggers, templates, and automations | Custom prompts, hooks, and MCP servers | No workflow automation | Automations and database triggers | |
MobileAccess from phone or tablet | iOS and Android apps planned | Desktop/terminal only | Mobile web and iOS app |
Want to try it?
This is still beta software, but you can sign up now here, free while in beta.