/followup

Drafts a polite follow-up when you are waiting on someone.

The full prompt

/followup Write a short, polite follow-up email to [person] about [what I asked for], which I requested on [date]. Ask them to send it by [new deadline], offer help if something is blocking them, and keep it under 80 words. No guilt-tripping.

Replace the highlighted [brackets] with your own details, then send.

What you're asking

Asks the AI to write a short, friendly nudge. You get a ready-to-edit email.

Give it

  • What you asked for
  • When you asked
  • The new deadline
  • Who it is to

Check: Read it before sending; fix any names, dates, or facts the AI got wrong.

Filled-in example

/followup Write a short, polite follow-up email to our legal contact about the contract draft, which I requested last Tuesday. Ask them to send it by this Friday, offer help if something is blocking them, and keep it under 80 words. No guilt-tripping.

Use it in any AI chat. The slash word is a label, not a built-in command; the prompt does the work, and answers vary by app. How these work