> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.envole.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Sub Assistants
> Sub Assistants help your team automate granular work
### What are Sub-Assistants?
Sub-assistants are focused, user-created helpers designed to automate and streamline repeatable team or individual workflows. Built using a no-code workflow builder, they let anyone—from product managers to sales reps—extend the power of their Team PA with specialized, on-demand automation.
***
### What do Sub-Assistants Do?
* Automate routine or repetitive tasks (e.g., summarizing tickets, generating campaign briefs, drafting reports).
* Standardize processes across your team, ensuring consistency and quality.
* Save time by reducing manual work, so teams spend more time on high-value activities.
* Provide templates for common tasks that can be customized and shared.
***
### How Do Sub-Assistants Work?
* Created and configured by users (not admins) using a no-code workflow builder.
* Can be built from scratch or by customizing templates for specific team needs.
* Activated on demand—users interact directly through the dashboard or chat interface.
* Can be personal (just for you) or published and shared across the team.
* Sub-assistants do not work in the background; they require user interaction to run.
***
### Example Sub-Assistant Templates
* **Marketing: Campaign Brief Generator**
*What it does:* Converts campaign ideas into structured briefs, gathering goals, assets, and timelines from recent Slack discussions or emails.
*How it helps:* Speeds up campaign planning, ensures all requirements are captured, and centralizes information for approvals.
* **Sales: Lead Research Assistant**
*What it does:* Collects lead data from CRM, LinkedIn, and recent emails, compiling a summary for each prospect.
*How it helps:* Saves sales reps hours of manual research and ensures every conversation is informed by the latest context.
* **Support: Ticket Summarizer**
*What it does:* Summarizes new support tickets and highlights urgent issues for triage.
*How it helps:* Reduces triage time, ensures nothing is missed, and surfaces critical cases instantly.
* **Product: PRD Drafter**
*What it does:* Turns meeting notes and feature requests into draft Product Requirement Documents.
*How it helps:* Standardizes PRD creation and accelerates product planning.
* **Content: Social Post Composer**
*What it does:* Drafts social media posts or email copy based on product updates or marketing campaigns.
*How it helps:* Maintains message consistency and speeds up content creation.
* **Operations: Onboarding Checklist Builder**
*What it does:* Generates personalized onboarding checklists for new hires, integrating tasks from HR, IT, and team managers.
*How it helps:* Ensures nothing is forgotten and streamlines the onboarding process.
***
### Collaboration Features
* Sub-assistants can be shared and published for team-wide use, enabling standardization and faster onboarding.
* Can work in conjunction with Team PAs—PAs may call sub-assistants for specific tasks as part of a larger workflow.
* Sub-assistants can cross-collaborate between teams when published beyond their original group.
***
### How are Sub-Assistants Different from Team PAs?
Sub-assistants and Team PAs play distinct but complementary roles. Here’s how they compare:
| Feature/Aspect | Team Personal Assistants (PAs) | Sub-Assistants (Sub-Agents) |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Creation & Ownership | Provisioned/administered by organization; not user-built | Built and published by users via no-code workflow builder |
| Core Role | Dedicated, role-focused team orchestrator | Task automation for specific, repeatable workflows |
| Proactivity | Proactive summaries, nudges, and orchestration | User-driven and activated on demand |
| Scope | Dedicated to teams but cross-functional and organization-wide | Team-focused, but can be shared or published to other teams |
| Communication | Cross-functional via @mentions (e.g., Product PA to Eng PA) | Collaborate with PAs and other sub-assistants; team-driven |
| Customization | Configured by admins; not user-built | Fully customizable and template-driven by any user |
| Collaboration | Calls sub-assistants as part of orchestrating team workflows | Can be called by PAs, users, or shared between teams |
#### Core Role of the Team PA:
The Team PA is the dedicated, always-on orchestrator for your team. Configured by admins, it proactively organizes information, syncs tools, manages meetings, and coordinates workflows. PAs can communicate with other PAs across departments, providing a true cross-functional nervous system for the organization.
***
### Example Workflow
After a marketing campaign meeting, a user triggers the Campaign Brief Generator to capture all requirements and assets. The Team PA then uses the Social Post Composer sub-assistant to draft announcement posts, while the Sales Lead Research Assistant is used by a rep to prep for follow-up calls. The Team PA coordinates, ensuring every artifact is shared and synchronized with the right tools and teams.
***
### Best Practices for Using Sub-Assistants
* Start with templates—customize them to fit your team’s frequent tasks.
* Publish and share your most useful sub-assistants so the whole team benefits.
* Combine sub-assistants with Team PAs for end-to-end workflow automation.
* Regularly review usage to identify new automation opportunities.
* Iterate on sub-assistants to ensure they stay relevant as your team’s needs evolve.
***
## What's Next?
Now that you understand both Team Personal Assistants and Sub-Assistants, you're ready to discover one of Envole's most powerful features: how these assistants can collaborate with each other to tackle complex challenges.
Learn how to bring multiple assistants together using simple @-mentions
## Ready to Build Your First Sub-Assistant?
Use the no-code workflow builder to create your first assistant
Dive deeper into Sub-Assistant creation and deployment