# Remember exactly what each contractor said on the walkthrough

> Weeks later you can ask what the second contractor said about permits and get their exact words back.

Record each contractor's walkthrough with the Gemini Notebook phone app, then ask the notebook for a side-by-side of what each one said, priced and promised.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/contractor-walkthrough-recordings-in-gemini-notebook/
- Category: Handle life admin fast
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini Notebook
- Time: About 10 minutes after the visits
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Recorder is in the Gemini Notebook Android and iOS apps, widely rolling out 2026-10-27. Each recording maxes out at one hour.
- Published: 2026-10-28

## How do I keep track of what different contractors told me?

Record each walkthrough, with permission, into one Gemini Notebook and ask it to compare what every contractor said. As of October 2026, the Gemini Notebook phone app has a built-in recorder that saves each recording as a source you can question later, up to an hour each. For a small job, one table of price, scope and timeline is enough. For a big remodel, also ask for the gaps and the written questions to send before you sign.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
These sources are recordings of contractors walking through my [THE PROJECT, e.g. bathroom remodel]. For each contractor, list what they said the job includes, what it doesn't include, the price or range they mentioned, the timeline, any problems they spotted, and anything they promised (permits, cleanup, warranty). Quote their words where you can and point to the recording. Then put it all in one side-by-side table. Flag anything one contractor raised that the others never mentioned, and anything that was vague. Finish with 5 questions I should ask each of them in writing before I choose. If something isn't in the recordings, say so instead of guessing.
```

## Step by step

1. Ask the contractor if it's OK to record the walkthrough
2. Open the Gemini Notebook app and tap the microphone icon to record
3. Tap the checkmark to save it, then record each contractor in the same notebook
4. Paste the prompt into the notebook chat

## What you'll get

A side-by-side table of every contractor's scope, price, timeline and promises, with quotes, gaps flagged and five follow-up questions for each.

## Good to know

**How do I keep track of what different contractors told me?** Record each walkthrough, with permission, into one Gemini Notebook and ask it to compare what every contractor said. As of October 2026, the Gemini Notebook phone app has a built-in recorder that saves each recording as a source you can question later, up to an hour each. For a small job, one table of price, scope and timeline is enough. For a big remodel, also ask for the gaps and the written questions to send before you sign.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini Notebook. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Recorder is in the Gemini Notebook Android and iOS apps, widely rolling out 2026-10-27. Each recording maxes out at one hour.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes after the visits. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for one blank: the project. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A side-by-side table of every contractor's scope, price, timeline and promises, with quotes, gaps flagged and five follow-up questions for each.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by 9to5Google: https://9to5google.com/2026/10/27/gemini-notebook-recorder/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.