Akiflow?

KINDAYou can build the valuable core, but the established product has meaningful operational complexity. Pick one narrow promise for v1.

BUILD FIRST

One specific customer type and one primary use case
A vertical slice that completes the main job without manual workarounds
Visible limits, review steps, and a fallback when an external dependency fails

LEAVE FOR LATER

Broad third-party integrations
High-scale collaboration, syncing, and permissions
Automation that can cause harm without human review

RESEARCH NOTES

What this tool actually does.

Checked 2026-09-06

Akiflow is a commercial productivity app that merges tasks, calendars, inbox, and an AI assistant into one desktop/web interface. Users create tasks, events, and time slots by clicking/long-pressing the calendar or via a command bar, with natural-language input (e.g., "Call John today at 3pm for 1 hour"). Tasks support planning, snoozing, duration, recurrence, priority, status, deadline, project assignment, and can be locked to specific calendar accounts. Time blocking is core: drag-and-drop tasks or projects onto the calendar to create color-coded, recurring time slots, and a "magic button" replans undone tasks. Integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook, Gmail, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, plus task sync from Todoist, Notion, Asana. The AI assistant "Aki" interprets typed/spoken requests, reschedules when plans change, protects deep-work blocks, and supports workflows/templates. Ca

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RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT

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Build a local-first web app called "FlowDesk" that replicates Akiflow's core workflow: a unified task inbox plus calendar where users collect tasks and then time-block them via drag-and-drop or natural-language commands. Main flow: inbox on the left, day/week/month calendar on the right; user types "Call John today 3pm 1h" into a command bar and the app parses title, date/time, and duration, creating both a task and a scheduled time slot on the calendar; user can drag an inbox task to a calendar slot to schedule it; tasks have status, priority, project, recurrence, and deadline; a "Replan undone" button moves unfinished time slots forward; overlapping events are highlighted visually. User-facing requirements: keyboard-first shortcuts ("/" for command bar, arrow-key navigation, 1/2/3 for day/week/month), drag-and-drop rescheduling, inline task editing, recurring rules, and a simple stats panel showing planned vs. completed. Technical requirements: React + TypeScript, FullCalendar (or react-big-calendar) for the grid, chrono-node plus a small hand-written grammar for natural-language date/time parsing, Zustand for state, IndexedDB/localStorage persistence via Dexie, and optional one-way Google Calendar/Outlook sync through .ics import/export. Styling must be an original clean design — do not copy Akiflow's logo, brand, colors, or exact UI layout. Out of scope: no AI assistant, no native desktop app, no multi-user collaboration, no mobile version, no two-way calendar sync. Deliver a README covering setup (npm install, seed demo data), the NLP grammar supported, .ics export limitations, and known limitations (timezone edge cases, recurring conflict resolution, no authentication).

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