The execution layer for teams

Close work faster.

Clio reads what each conversation needs — context, clarity or closure — and turns it into an owner, a date and a next step. Inside Gmail, Calendar and your tasks.

No access to your inbox KYC verified · Stripe Identity +43% conversations closed with owner and date pilot target
Email free Calendar Pro+ Trello all plans Outlook Pro+

Add to Chrome installs the Gmail plug-in. Outlook add-in is sideloaded separately. Trello connects manually from any plan.

Works where work already happens
Gmail · Outlook Google Calendar Slack · Teams · pronto Trello
Watch the demo

See Clio in action — 2 minutes.

From signing in with Google to inserting an improved email — the full flow inside Gmail.

This demo only covers the email flow inside Gmail. Calendar, Trello and Asana have their own flows — request a tailored demo if you want to see those.

Gmail Extension Free · No credit card · No API keys
The insight

Teams don't get stuck because of talent.
They get stuck because the work stays open.

Someone leaves the room without an owner.

A decision gets reopened because no one aligned the room.

A task has no definition of done.

A follow-up sounds urgent — and just creates more rework.

Clio helps the manager pick the right Work Mode before the interaction breaks — and closes it with owner, date and next step.

Where execution breaks

Work doesn't stall because people don't care.
It stalls because no one closed who does what, by when, with what criteria.

Every unclear conversation creates operational drag. Clio reads which mode the interaction needs and hands the manager the next step before it breaks.

Unclear ownership

Open items without an owner, date, or next step.

Reopened decisions

Decisions that looked closed but come back because no one aligned the room.

Meetings without closure

They end with conversation but no execution criteria — decisions, owners, next steps.

Pressure-driven messages

Follow-ups meant to speed things up that create defensiveness and more rework.

Meetings need follow-up meetings, tasks get reopened, decisions reverse under pressure. Each breakdown points to a different mode — Clio reads which one and closes the loop before sending.

How it works

From open conversation to closed work.

The way a COO reads it: what's my problem, what does Clio do about it, how do I know it's working, and what do I need to start.

STEP 1 · YOUR PROBLEM

Reopened decisions, endless follow-ups, rework.

Work doesn't break because of talent. It stalls when ownership is unclear: no owner, no date, no definition of done — and every unclear conversation drags execution.

STEP 2 · WHAT CLIO DOES

Closes the work: owner, date, criteria.

Inside Gmail, Calendar or your tasks, Clio reads what the interaction needs and helps the manager turn it into a clear next step: who does what, with what criteria, and by when.

STEP 3 · HOW YOU KNOW

See where work gets stuck — aggregated.

Ops and People teams see aggregated execution friction: reopened decisions, ambiguous tasks, meetings without closure, accumulated pressure. Without reading private conversations or profiling people.

STEP 4 · HOW YOU START

Install in Gmail. Map the team.

Managers add Clio to Gmail in minutes. Each person completes a short Work Mode Assessment — not a psychological test, a practical read of how they move forward under pressure, ambiguity or hard decisions.

  1. Manager writes an email
  2. Clio identifies what the conversation needs
  3. Suggests the right Work Mode
  4. Closes with owner, deadline and next step
  5. Ops sees where execution gets stuck
Under the hood

You never pick a mode. Clio does.

Every conversation needs something different: more context, more clarity, or just closure. Clio reads it automatically — it never classifies people, only the interaction.

Clarify the ask

Turn vague requests into measurable expectations.

Context first

Explain why before asking for action.

Align before deciding

Prevent decisions from reopening later.

Reduce pressure

Lower tension before pushing execution.

Close the loop

Assign owner, deadline and next step.

Products

An execution layer
at every moment of work.

Clio for Email
Free

Close the email — turn a hard message into a clear next step.

Clio reads what this exchange needs — context, clarity, or closure — and rewrites the message so it lands without breaking trust.

YOUR DRAFT
"This came out wrong, fix it urgently."
SUGGESTION
"Laura, I saw your work on Caribe and want to adjust two points with you before we send it. Do you have 15 min today?"
BEST APPROACH Context first this conversation lands better with context before the ask
PAST PATTERN 3 of 5 recent messages escalated when the ask came first — connection needed time to land.
Why Clio rewrites it this way →
HOW CLIO REWRITES Opens by recognizing her work, then the specific ask and a short slot — no imperatives, no urgency framing.
See collaboration patterns →
Clio for Calendar
Pro+

Close the meeting — end with owners, dates and decisions.

Clio reads where past meetings broke down and proposes the agenda that closes with owners and dates.

LauraReviews 5 with clear criteriaThu 4pm
ManagerConfirms escalationFri 11am
Follow-upMessage LauraWed 11am
WORK MODE Align before deciding
PAST PATTERN Past 1:1s closed before context was shared — 4 of 10 needed a follow-up.
How Clio shapes the agenda →
AGENDA STRUCTURE Open with 3 minutes for Laura to share her read before the next step is locked in.
See team dynamics under pressure →
Clio for Slack & Teams
Coming soon

Close the thread — an owner and a date, not 12 more messages.

On the roadmap: Clio will read whether a thread needs clarity, closure, or connection — and propose the owner that actually closes it.

ACTION CARD · CLIO
This conversation has gone 3 days without a decision. Close it with an owner and a date?
Create task Follow-up
THREAD 12 messages · 3 days · 0 decisions
THREAD MODE Close the loop · 12 messages, 0 explicit owner — thread expanded without converging.
Why this owner closes it →
SUGGESTED OWNER Karen · closes loops fast — flagged as the closer for the next push to Thursday.
See collaboration patterns →
Clio for Task Managers
All plans

Close the task — make the definition of done explicit.

In Trello, Asana, Monday, or Jira — Clio shapes the task around the clarity gap and the historical blockers.

Review 10 clients and sort into contact, drop, or escalate.
Laura Thu 4 p.m. + first step
TASK MODE Clarify the ask this task needs explicit criteria before Laura can move
HISTORICAL BLOCKER Without an explicit threshold for "escalate vs. drop", similar tasks stalled 3 times last quarter.
See the suggested first step →
SUGGESTED FIRST STEP Define the escalate threshold (e.g., overdue + open ticket) up front, so execution doesn't pause for validation.
See collaboration patterns →
Clio Execution Friction Dashboard
Team+

See where execution gets stuck.

Patterns of how your team closes work. We don't profile people — we read what gets stuck.

TEAM MODE THIS MONTHAlign before deciding — the team is closing decisions faster than alignment is landing.
71%
Execution Closure Rate conversation → action → owner → deadline → closed
the one number Ops renews on
What moves the rate
7Open loopspending items without an owner
3Reopened decisionsmeetings that needed another meeting
5Ambiguous tasksrequests without success criteria
68%Meeting closureending with owner + date
6Work Mode distributionwhat conversations needed this week

Illustrative example · figures shown are a demo, not a real result.

GAP STRENGTH High Medium Low Team-wide
Clio Ops & People Console
Org+

Aggregated visibility on operational friction.

Ambiguous tasks, reopened decisions, meetings without closure, accumulated pressure. Ops owns it; People sponsors adoption. No access to private content.

  • Active managers
  • Adoption by team
  • Aggregated execution friction
  • Monthly report
Ops report · October
TEAM EXECUTION
Actions closed
83%
Team usage
67%
EXECUTION STREAK 5 weeks closing ≥70% of actions
1:1 LOOP Next step: send criteria to Laura · owner: manager · by Thu

Illustrative example · demo figures, not a real result.

What Ops sees

From activity to execution outcomes.

What Clio measures today about your team's execution — and the outcome metrics we validate with you in a pilot. We don't promise the second column as guaranteed; we measure it together.

Live in the product
  • Actions closed per week (done / total)
  • Execution streak — weeks closing ≥70% of actions
  • Team usage — activation per team
  • Owner, date and next step on every 1:1
  • Work Mode distribution by area
  • Adoption by team
To validate in a pilot
  • Suggestion apply-rate — how often managers ship Clio's rewrite
  • Loops closed in email — owner + date + next step present
  • Meetings that end with closure
  • Reopened decisions
  • Cycle time of open items
  • Escalations avoided
What People sees

Ops owns the outcome. People sponsors the adoption.

The same signal serves People & HR — always aggregated. No individual conversations, no employee scoring.

  • Work Mode adoption across teams
  • Manager effectiveness — closing loops, not just activity
  • Aggregated pressure signals — where tension builds up
  • Leadership behaviors — context, alignment, ownership
  • Aggregated insights — never individual conversations
The weekly loop

A rhythm that brings managers back.

Every Friday

This week: 52 conversations · 9 decisions left open · 6 already closed. Here's where execution slipped.

Every Monday

These are the 3 conversations to close first — with the owner and the next step ready.

Illustrative example · pilot-stage feature.

Differentiator

We don't improve the text.
We improve the interaction.

ChatGPT / generic AI
Clio
Improves grammar and tone
Recommends the work mode this conversation needs — context first, clarify the ask, or close the loop
Doesn't understand the team
Reads where collaboration breaks down before you hit send
Corrects text
Proposes owner, date, and follow-up — closes the loop
It's individual
Same signal feeds the 1:1, team dynamics, and Ops & People Console
Reads everything you write
Reads only the active draft — never your inbox or past threads

Generic AI improves the text. Fellow takes the notes. Asana orders the tasks. Clio reads what the interaction needs and turns it into execution: who owns it, by when, with what criteria, and what happens next — inside the tools you already use.

Privacy

Execution visibility without profiling people.

Use cases

Built for the work you actually do.

Not features — the moments where work stalls. Clio meets you in each one.

Email

Prepare feedback

Turn a reaction into a clear, specific message that lands.

Calendar

Close a project

End with owners, dates and a definition of done.

Calendar

Run a better 1:1

Walk in with an agenda that closes, not just talks.

Task

Assign ownership

Make who-does-what explicit before work starts.

Email

Follow up without escalation

Push execution without raising the pressure.

Email

Prepare difficult conversations

Say the hard thing without breaking trust.

Why teams trust Clio

Enterprise-ready where it matters.

Reads only the active draft — never your inbox No profiling of people — aggregated signal only KYC verified (Stripe Identity) · MSA + DPA Works inside Gmail, Outlook, Calendar and Trello
+43%conversations closed with owner and deadline
Fewerreopened decisions
Shorterfollow-ups and escalations

Illustrative example · pilot target, not a measured result. We validate these outcomes with you in a pilot.

Plans

Fixed cost.
Operational friction reduced from day one.

A reopened meeting costs ~2h of senior time. A project delayed by ambiguity costs weeks. Clio reduces that drag from the first message. Start free, grow with the team.

Free
Try Clio.
  • 2 message improvements per week
  • 2 meeting demos per month
  • No test required
Start free
Pro
For a manager and a small cell — up to 4 people in the same workspace.
$4/ month
1–4 users · 14 days free · at the 5th → Team
  • Unlimited messages with tone modes
  • Templates: feedback, follow-up, recognition
  • Personal Calendar — meeting prep + close
  • Contextual contacts with manual tags
  • Personal improvement history
  • Your own Work Mode (6-min assessment)
  • Network of colleagues — share and see Work Modes
Start Pro trial
Org
50–999 users · multiple managers, multiple teams.
$8/ seat / month
Annual billing · volume discount
  • Ops & People Console (9 analytics tabs at /miequipo)
  • Weekly Ops memo: org-wide execution friction by area
  • Everything from Team, scaled across multiple teams
Start Org
Enterprise
1,000+ users · custom billing and dedicated account manager.
$10/ seat / month
Custom contract · MSA + DPA negotiated per deal
  • Everything from Org
  • Dedicated CS support
  • Seats without cap
Start Enterprise
Frequently asked questions

What you need to know before installing Clio.

Honest answers grounded on how Clio actually works — not marketing copy.

What does Clio solve?

Clio cuts rework and reopened decisions by turning every work conversation into a clear owner, date and next step. It removes the operational drag that slows teams — meetings that need follow-up meetings, tasks that get reopened, decisions that reverse under pressure. It works inside Gmail, Calendar and your tasks, with no new tool to adopt.

How is it different from Grammarly, Fellow or Asana AI?

Clio doesn't improve your text or organize your tasks — it turns each interaction into execution: who owns it, by when, with what criteria and what's next. Grammarly and Notion AI improve the text; Fellow takes meeting notes; Asana and Monday order tasks. Clio acts inside those tools, on the conversation itself.

Is this an HR tool?

Not primarily — Clio's economic owner is Ops/COO: less rework, decisions that don't reopen, meetings that close. HR and People come in as sponsors of adoption, leadership and culture, not as the sole owner.

How do I start?

You start free in minutes: install the extension from the Chrome Web Store and sign in with Google. We create a Free workspace automatically — no forms, no card, no plan picker — and you can improve your first email right away.

What does each plan include?

Every plan is fixed-cost and starts free. Free: 2 improvements/week, 1 person. Pro ($4/mo): unlimited improvements, up to 4 people, 1:1 briefs. Team ($6/seat/mo): the team's Execution Friction Dashboard and weekly memo. Org ($8/seat/mo): the full Ops & People Console. Enterprise: everything in Org plus dedicated support and uncapped seats. Full detail in the Plans section.

Does it work on Outlook?

Clio works in Gmail today; Outlook is on the roadmap. If you need it, write to clio@cliocircle.com and that moves it up the queue.

What happens with my email content?

Your email text is never stored. The draft only leaves Gmail when you click Clio, it’s processed in memory and discarded after the response. We don’t read your inbox or contacts, and we don’t use your text to train models — the only thing we keep is the collaboration profile from your one-time questionnaire. Details at cliocircle.com/privacy.

Who can see the suggestions?

Only you see the suggestions — they appear in your browser and are discarded when you close the popup. Nothing reaches your manager or team unless you send the email. On team plans, Ops and People see aggregated metrics only, never the content of an individual email.

How do I cancel or delete my account?

You can cancel anytime, no strings: sign out or remove the extension from chrome://extensions. For full data deletion, write to clio@cliocircle.com and we process it within 30 days max.

The execution layer that turns messy conversations into owners, deadlines and next steps.

Help your team
close the work.

20-min demo for COOs, Ops and managers. Managers use Clio daily inside Gmail; you see adoption, aggregated execution friction, and monthly reports.

Gmail Extension
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