Brena is the AI assistant built into gantterAi™. It reads your schedule and boards, answers questions about them, and makes changes when you ask, such as adding tasks, rescheduling late work or assigning crews.
Open Brena
Open any gantterAi™ project.
Click the orange Brena icon in the header, to the left of Share.
Type your request in the Ask Brena anything… box and press Enter.
The Brena panel opens on the right side of your project:
What Brena can see
The chip above the message box, such as Gantt, shows which view Brena is reading. Switch views in the left rail (Board, Gantt, Resources and so on) to change what Brena works with.
Ask in plain language
You don't need special commands. Some prompts to try:
"What's overdue?"
"Generate a high level and detailed overall schedule"
"Generate a 2 week lookahead"
"Assign all the new tasks to me"
"Chart out assigned tasks by resource"
"List tasks due this week and who owns them"
If Brena needs more detail, it asks a question and often gives clickable options, for example the type of project you're planning. Click one or type your own answer.
Panel controls
Attach: add a file, such as a drawing or spec, for Brena to read.
Microphone: speak your request instead of typing.
New chat: start a fresh conversation.
Lightning icon: pick a skill for Brena to use. See Using and creating Brena Skills.
Full Screen, pin and minimize: resize or dock the panel.
Find past chats
Click the clock icon at the top of the panel to open Recent Chats. Click a chat to reopen it, or click + New to start another. A lock icon means a chat is private, and a globe icon means it's shared with teammates.
How Brena makes changes
For small edits, like assigning a task or changing a date, Brena updates the schedule directly and then reads it back to confirm the change saved. For larger changes, like a full schedule or a lookahead, Brena creates a draft first so you can review it before anything is added. See Reviewing and committing Brena's drafts.