Who this is for
Anyone who only remembers their errands once they're home, and wants them captured and grouped so one trip covers them all.
The moment this saves you
I remember I need to return the package, mail the letter, and pick up a prescription only when I'm already home in pajamas, never when I'm actually out and could do all three.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
Errands I keep forgetting. I need to return that package to the post office, and while I'm there mail the birthday card. Pick up my prescription from the pharmacy, that's near the grocery store. Drop off the dry cleaning. I need to get cash from the ATM at some point. Return the library books, they're overdue actually. And buy a new phone charger, the electronics store is at the mall. The prescription's the most important, I'm almost out.
Errands, June 5, 2026
Post office
- ☐ Return the package
- ☐ Mail the birthday card
Pharmacy / grocery area
- ☐ Pick up prescription (urgent, almost out)
Around town
- ☐ Drop off dry cleaning
- ☐ Get cash from the ATM
- ☐ Return library books (overdue)
Mall
- ☐ Buy a new phone charger
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
Tag it with this context
Contextli shapes your words into the structured output above.
Find it later
Everything's searchable and organised by context.
Pull it into Claude or ChatGPT
Bring your contexts straight into your AI tools with the Contextli MCP.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
The prompt behind this context
I'm going to rattle off errands I need to run. Turn them into a dated errand list grouped under bold location/category headings (Post office, Pharmacy, Bank, Mall, Around town, etc.) based on where each happens, using markdown checkboxes. Group errands that happen at the same place together. Flag anything I call urgent. Don't invent errands. Output only the list.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Use this context
One tap adds it to your clipboard. Open Contextli and paste to add it.
Next, open Contextli, Contexts, Import, paste.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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