AI in DonutChat
DonutChat’s AI can suggest calendar events, to-dos, reminders and map searches from what’s said in a chat, polish your drafts, and offer openers for new direct chats. These tools never send a message for you.
What the AI tools do
Section titled “What the AI tools do”- AI suggestions: when a message mentions a meeting, a task, a reminder, a place, or something to plan or research, a suggestion can appear under it. Select it to start a calendar event, add a task to your to-do app, set a reminder on your phone, open a place in a map app, or take a ready-made prompt to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Everyone in the chat sees the same suggestions. You can hide them for yourself, but you can’t turn them off.
- Polish with AI: rewrites your draft to be more concise, friendlier, more professional or grammatically correct. You compare the result with your original and keep either one. The desktop app calls it Rewrite with AI.
- Conversation starters: a new direct chat with no messages offers up to 3 openers that you can put in the message box.
AI assistants and agents
Section titled “AI assistants and agents”For an AI that replies in your chats, set up a hosted AI assistant or connect a ChatGPT agent. Both answer when you @mention them, and their replies appear in a thread.
- Hosted AI assistants: DonutChat runs the assistant for you with your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key. You request access in the app, and the DonutChat team approves it.
- ChatGPT agents: connect an agent you use in ChatGPT and choose which conversations it can use.
You set up both in the iPhone, Android or desktop app. For other kinds of bots, see Bots and agents.
Where the tools work
Section titled “Where the tools work”| Tool | iPhone | Android | Desktop | Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI suggestions | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish with AI | Yes | Yes | Yes, as Rewrite with AI | Yes |
| Conversation starters | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| AI actions settings | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Some suggestion types work differently on each platform. AI suggestions has the details.
What the AI reads
Section titled “What the AI reads”| Tool | What the AI reads | Who sees the result |
|---|---|---|
| AI suggestions | Each new text message or thread reply, plus a few recent messages for context | Everyone in the chat |
| Polish with AI | Only your draft | Only you, until you send it |
| Conversation starters | Your and the other person’s names and usernames, and your app language. Never messages. | Only you |
When you run a Plan or Research suggestion, DonutChat copies a short prompt and opens ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Nothing reaches that service until you paste the prompt and send it yourself.
Check AI output before you act
Section titled “Check AI output before you act”AI can misread a message or get details wrong. Check dates, times and places before you save an event, task or reminder. Read a polished draft before you send it, and read a prompt before you give it to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
When AI is unavailable
Section titled “When AI is unavailable”AI features may be temporarily unavailable if you use them very heavily in a short time or reach a daily usage limit. Try again later.