# Hand off a task by email and get the finished file back

> Attach a messy customer list from your phone and a clean, de-duplicated spreadsheet lands back in your inbox.

Forward a messy email thread or attach a spreadsheet to Perplexity Computer by email, and it replies in the same thread with a summary, a draft reply or a cleaned-up file.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/email-a-task-to-perplexity-computer/
- Category: Put your business on autopilot
- Made for: Small business owners, Consultants, Coaches
- Works in: Perplexity
- Time: About 2 minutes to send
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Needs a Perplexity plan with Computer. Send from your account's email. Replies only go to you.
- Published: 2026-10-26

## Can I email Perplexity a task and get the result back?

Yes. Email the task, forward a thread, or CC computer@perplexity.com from the address on your Perplexity account, and Computer replies in the same thread (as of October 2026). It fits busy days on your phone, when you'd rather forward a thread than open an app. Attach a spreadsheet when you want a cleaned file back, or forward a thread when you need a summary and a draft reply. You need a Perplexity plan that includes Computer.

## The prompt

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

```text
Please handle this for me. [WHAT'S ATTACHED, e.g. a thread with a client about dates]. First, give me a three-line summary of what's going on and what the other person is waiting for. Then list any open questions or decisions I still owe them. Then draft a short, friendly reply in my voice that answers what I can and asks about anything I can't, signed [YOUR NAME]. If there's a spreadsheet attached, clean it up: remove duplicates, fix capitalization, put dates in one format, and send it back as a formatted spreadsheet. Don't send anything to anyone else. Just reply to me.
```

## Step by step

1. Use the email address that's on your Perplexity account
2. Forward the thread or attach the file to computer@perplexity.com
3. Paste the prompt into the email body and send it
4. Open the reply in the same thread for the result and the session link

## What you'll get

A reply in the same email thread with a summary, your open questions, a draft answer, and any cleaned file attached.

## Good to know

**Can I email Perplexity a task and get the result back?** Yes. Email the task, forward a thread, or CC computer@perplexity.com from the address on your Perplexity account, and Computer replies in the same thread (as of October 2026). It fits busy days on your phone, when you'd rather forward a thread than open an app. Attach a spreadsheet when you want a cleaned file back, or forward a thread when you need a summary and a draft reply. You need a Perplexity plan that includes Computer.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Perplexity. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Needs a Perplexity plan with Computer. Send from your account's email. Replies only go to you.

**How long does it take?** About 2 minutes to send. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: what's attached and your name. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A reply in the same email thread with a summary, your open questions, a draft answer, and any cleaned file attached.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Perplexity Help Center: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/20260715-computer-in-email. 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: Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business); Watch It For Me (Drop any video link and get the step-by-step playbook, the full timestamped transcript, and the best quotes. Without watching it).

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.