How monday Sidekick Turning Conversations into Actions with AI
monday Sidekick is an AI-powered assistant built directly into the monday.com platform that helps teams work smarter by automating routine tasks, summarizing important information, and identifying potential project risks. By handling these time-consuming activities, it allows users to focus on more strategic and high-value work.
Easily accessible through the star icon in monday.com, Sidekick acts like a smart, context-aware teammate. It can update tasks, generate reports, and even communicate using natural language, making it simple for teams to manage projects and stay informed without extra effort.
What does Sidekick app do
monday sidekick is like having a smart, reliable teammate built right into your workspace ready to help you move faster and get more done without switching tools.
Handle tasks for you: From sending Slack messages to tagging teammates and updating work, it takes care of routine actions so you don’t have to
Think alongside you: It can analyze your board data, find insights, or even research information to support your decisions
Create on demand: Need a plan, document, or content? It can generate it instantly, aligned with your style and goals
Spark ideas and simplify work: Whether you’re brainstorming or writing, it helps you organize thoughts and streamline processes
Manage your boards effortlessly: Create, edit, or update items, groups, columns, and labels—all through simple commands
Understand the details: It can read subitems, track updates, and pull relevant information whenever you need it
Find answers instantly: Get quick insights from your board data or even from monday.com’s Help Center
Highlight what matters: It flags delays, suggests next steps, spots trends, and keeps you one step ahead
Everything You Need to Get Started with monday sidekick
Getting started with monday sidekick is simple and flexible.
- Account Level: Access Sidekick from the left panel to get a full overview and interact across your workspace
- Board Level: Use the AI icon on any board to analyze data, automate updates, or take actions instantly
- Item Level: Dive deeper into specific tasks update items, ask questions, or trigger actions directly
- Across Features: Sidekick is also embedded in workflows, docs, and integrations so you can work without switching tools
Take your AI assistant with you wherever you go.
The monday Sidekick mobile app lets you:
- Stay connected to your work on the go
- Ask questions, update tasks, and get insights instantly
- Use voice commands for a hands-free experience
Not sure what to ask? Sidekick makes it easy.
The prompt library gives you ready-to-use examples to:
- Get insights from your boards
- Manage and customize workflows
- Generate content and automate tasks
You stay in control of how Sidekick works across your organization.
- Enable or disable AI features at account, workspace, or board level
- Control who can access and use sidekick
- Ensure secure and compliant usage across teams
monday Sidekick is designed to scale with your needs, offering different usage tiers:
- Sidekick Lite: Basic usage with limited daily interactions
- Sidekick Plus: Higher limits with account-wide context and more capabilities
- Super Sidekick (Coming Soon): Advanced usage with extended limits for high-performance teams
Key Features and Benefits of monday Sidekick
Smart, Context-Based Automation
monday Sidekick understands the data within your boards and uses it to automate everyday actions. It can create project timelines, reassign tasks, update statuses, and handle routine workflow changes automatically, helping teams save time and stay organized.
Advanced Reporting and Insights
Instead of manually reviewing long discussion threads or compiling reports, Sidekick can summarize conversations and turn project data into clear visual dashboards and charts. This makes it easier for leadership teams to quickly understand project progress and performance.
Proactive Risk Detection
monday Sidekick helps teams stay ahead of potential issues by identifying risks early. It analyzes project activity and flags possible bottlenecks, while also recommending actions that can keep projects and campaigns running smoothly.
Easy Natural Language Interaction
Users can simply communicate with Sidekick through natural language. For example, you can ask it to send updates to Slack, tag team members, or generate reports without navigating multiple menus or tools.
Mobile Access for Work Anywhere
With a dedicated mobile app, Sidekick allows users to manage projects and stay connected even while away from their desks. Teams can monitor progress, respond to updates, and keep work moving forward from anywhere.
Who Can Benefit from monday sidekick?
monday Sidekick isn’t limited to one function; it’s designed to support teams across the entire organization by simplifying work, improving visibility, and automating everyday tasks.
Marketing Teams
Plan campaigns faster, generate content instantly, and track performance without manual effort. Sidekick helps with content creation, campaign planning, and reporting so your team can focus more on strategy and creativity.
Sales Teams
Stay on top of leads, follow-ups, and deal progress. Sidekick can summarize conversations, update CRM data, and help draft emails, making your sales process more efficient and responsive.
It Operations Teams
Manage workflows, track requests, and resolve issues faster. Sidekick helps automate repetitive tasks, surface bottlenecks, and ensure nothing slips through the cracks.
Project Management Teams
Keep projects moving smoothly with automated updates, risk identification, and real-time insights. Sidekick helps project managers stay ahead with better planning and visibility.
Product Development Teams
From sprint planning to task tracking, sidekick supports agile workflows by organizing work, updating items, and providing quick insights into progress and blockers.
HR & People Operations
Simplify hiring, onboarding, and internal processes. Sidekick can help manage candidate pipelines, generate documentation, and streamline employee workflows.
Finance Teams
Track budgets, approvals, and financial workflows with ease. Sidekick helps organize data, generate reports, and ensure accuracy across financial operations.
Leadership & Executives
Get high-level insights without digging into dashboards. Sidekick provides summaries, highlights trends, and helps leaders make faster, data-driven decisions.
How Is monday Sidekick Different from Existing Automation?
monday.com has always been strong when it comes to automation. You can set up rules like “if this happens, then do that,” which works great for repetitive tasks like sending reminders or moving items across boards.
It doesn’t just wait for instructions; it can highlight delays, suggest next steps, and help you stay on track.
Traditional automation helps you execute tasks you already know. monday Sidekick helps you figure out what to do next and then helps you do it.
Why Businesses Choose Empyra for monday Sidekick?
Deep monday.com Expertise
We understand the platform beyond basics from workflows to enterprise-scale implementations
AI + Workflow Engineering Approach
We don’t just deploy AI we align it with business outcomes
Faster ROI
Reduce manual work by up to 50% through automation and AI-driven execution
Scalable & Future-ready
We build systems that grow with your teams and evolving AI capabilities
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"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
"monday.com and Empyra provided us with a scalable solution that allows my team to respond quickly to client requests. Additionally, the user-friendly UI with improved workflows helped our underwriting team manage the business in one platform alongside business development. Empyra has done a wonderful job and I envision a long-term relationship on a go-forward basis."
Daniel Cottrel
Managing Partner, VasarcaRx
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Frequently Asked Questions
monday Sidekick is an intelligent, context-aware AI assistant built into monday.com. It helps users plan, create, analyze, and take action on their work using natural language, all within the platform.
The monday sidekick app acts like a digital teammate that can:
- Generate content, plans, and workflows
- Analyze board data and provide insights
- Update tasks, assign work, and notify teams
- Automate processes and suggest next steps
It essentially helps teams turn ideas into execution faster by combining AI with real work data.
You don’t need a separate sign-up for monday sidekick. It is already available inside monday.com.
- Simply log into your monday.com account
- Click the AI icon or open Sidekick from the workspace
- Start using it instantly—no setup required
Sidekick is available across most monday.com plans, though usage limits may vary.
monday sidekick is more than a basic AI tool—it functions as an AI agent.
Unlike traditional AI that only provides answers, Sidekick can:
- Understand your workspace context
- Suggest actions
- Perform tasks directly inside your workflows
Traditional automation in monday.com follows predefined “if-this-then-that” rules.
monday sidekick, on the other hand:
- Understands natural language
- Uses real-time context from your work
- Proactively suggests and executes tasks
In short, automation follows rules but sidekick thinks and acts.
Yes, monday sidekick can generate:
- Workflows, boards, and automations
- Project plans with timelines and owners
- Reports, documents, and dashboards
- Visual content and summaries
All of this can be created from a simple prompt, saving hours of manual work
Yes, monday sidekick is available on mobile.
It has a dedicated mobile experience that allows you to:
- Ask questions and update tasks
- Analyze data on the go
- Use voice interactions for hands-free work
This ensures you can stay productive even when you’re away from your desk.