Winston AI

1. 1

   Open Winston AI

   Pick it from the Start group in the menu. Winston greets you with "Good day. What shall we attend to?"

2. 2

   Check the mode

   At the top right of the chat, Chat should be selected. The next chapter covers the other modes.

3. 3

   Type your question

   Write it the way you'd say it, for example "How should I price a monthly lawn care plan?" Press Send or Enter.

4. 4

   Follow up

   Winston remembers the whole conversation. Reply with "make it shorter", "explain step 2" or "turn that into an email".

The more context you give, the better the answer. "We're a three-person roofing company in Tampa" beats "we're a business".

1. 1

   Press the attach button

   It's beside the message box.

2. 2

   Choose your files

   You can add up to 5 files to one message, each up to 10 MB: PDFs, images, Word documents and text files.

3. 3

   Remove a file

   Press the cross on any file you added by mistake.

4. 4

   Ask about them

   For example "Summarise this contract and list anything I should worry about".

1. 1

   Open the library

   Press the ready-made prompts button beside the message box.

2. 2

   Pick a ready-made prompt

   These are grouped as Customers, Market, Money and Paperwork, for example First 10 customers, Competitor teardown, Monthly money check-up, Contract read-through, Client proposal and Hiring kit. Picking one fills in the message for you.

3. 3

   Fill in the blanks

   Replace anything in [square brackets] with your own details, then send.

4. 4

   Pick an answer style

   Under Answer styles, choose how Winston should answer: Writing (professional, simplify, summarise, an email), Roles (expert, teacher, consultant, devil's advocate), Content (Instagram, YouTube, a content calendar), Sales, Planning, Thinking, Learning and Formats.

1. 1

   Find old chats

   Your chats are listed on the left, newest first. On a phone, press Show chats.

2. 2

   Reopen one

   Click it and carry on where you left off.

3. 3

   Start fresh

   Press New chat.

4. 4

   Delete one

   Press the delete button beside a chat you no longer need.

1. 1

   Press the microphone

   The button's tip reads Speak your message instead of typing it. Your browser may ask permission to use the microphone the first time; allow it. Dictation works in Chrome, Edge and Safari.

2. 2

   Speak naturally

   Your words appear in the message box as you talk.

3. 3

   Check and send

   Fix anything misheard, then press Send.

1. 1

   Press hands-free

   The button's tip reads Hands-free: talk to Winston and hear him answer.

2. 2

   Talk

   Speak your question. When you stop, Winston sends it.

3. 3

   Listen

   Winston replies in writing and reads the answer aloud.

4. 4

   Carry on

   Speak again to continue the conversation. Press the button again to stop.

Hands-free works best in a quiet room with a decent microphone or headset.

1. 1

   Turn on read aloud

   Press the speaker button, labelled Read replies aloud.

2. 2

   Stop at any time

   Press it again to stop speaking, or to stop reading replies aloud.

1. 1

   Choose Council

   Press Council in the mode switch. The box asks: What decision shall the council weigh?

2. 2

   Describe the decision

   Give the options and what matters to you, for example "Should I hire a salesperson or spend $4,000 a month on ads?"

3. 3

   Wait while they confer

   Winston shows who he's consulting. Each adviser answers on its own, using web search where facts matter.

4. 4

   Read the verdict

   Winston opens with his recommendation, then Where they agree and Where they differ, naming which view he sides with and why. Each adviser's full answer follows below.

Council uses every AI engine connected under Integrations. With only one connected, Winston answers on his own.

1. 1

   Choose Research

   The box asks: What shall I research?

2. 2

   Ask a clear question

   For example "What do HVAC companies in Ohio charge for a maintenance plan?"

3. 3

   Let it run

   Winston plans the research, searches several angles at once and writes a report. It takes a few minutes.

4. 4

   Check the sources

   The report lists its sources so you can open and check them.

1. 1

   Choose Python

   The box asks you to describe the Python you need, or paste code to fix.

2. 2

   Attach data if needed

   Attach a spreadsheet exported as CSV, or a code file.

3. 3

   Run the example

   Winston's Python examples can be run right in your browser to see the result.