Communications — August 2026Capability-first reconstructionV2 · OWNER REVIEW
Household · Interaction Layer

Communications

What happened, who participated, what it concerned, what was promised, what evidence was preserved, and who still owes the next move.
Ownership rule: Communications owns the interaction; Records owns participants; Binder owns preserved evidence; subject areas own the matter; Daily Command owns attention.
Records
Who are they?
Communications
What interaction happened?
Binder
What evidence was kept?
Subject Area
What matter does it concern?
Daily Command
Does it need attention now?
AllNeeds ActionUnread / NewWaitingHas DocumentsUnmatchedEmailCallsVoicemailManual

Unified Interaction Inbox

Channels stay filters unless they have independent workflow.

Phone interaction

Participant · direction · duration · linked record · recording/transcript state · commitment.

CallOutbound

Manual contact

Conversation outside a provider but still part of household interaction history.

ManualFollow-up

Needs Resolution

Participant unmatched

Propose a Records match; never create identity silently.

Evidence not preserved

Provider has the attachment/recording; Binder has no canonical copy.

Related matter missing

Interaction exists but its subject record is not linked.

Shared Communication Detail

One consistent detail surface across Email, Calls, Voicemail and Manual Contact.
OverviewChannel, direction, time
ConversationMessage/call/manual note
ParticipantsRecords-owned identities
Related RecordsSubject links
EvidenceBinder state
SummaryAI advisory only
CommitmentsConfirmed promises
Follow-UpWho owes next move
Not a Gmail clone. Household email opens on what needs a person, not generic All Mail.
Important InboxNeeds ActionWaiting for ReplyDocuments ReceivedSentDraftsArchivedAll Mail

Important Household Mail

Bills, notices, forms, policy changes, appointments, failed payments and document requests.
No mailbox connected in prototypeThe final surface reconciles provider state with Records, Binder, follow-ups and subject records.

Email Actions

ReplyForwardCreate Follow-UpMark WaitingLink RecordPreserve Attachment in BinderOpen ParticipantArchive

Attachments

Provider content until explicitly preserved; Binder owns the household-controlled copy.
PreviewOpenPreserve in BinderLink to RecordRoute to Intake

Household Phone

Connection state, provider, incoming/outgoing calls and recovery—not just a dial pad.
No phone provider configuredNo number, recording, voicemail or call history is fabricated.
CallEndMuteKeypadRecordAdd NoteMark Follow-Up

Voicemail

Caller match, time, duration, playback, transcription state, action and follow-up.
No voicemail sourceRecording/transcription only after consent and provider rules are satisfied.

Call Detail

ParticipantRecords identity
TimingStart/end/duration
Related MatterSubject record
RecordingEvidence state
TranscriptAuthorized text
SummaryAdvisory
CommitmentsConfirmed promises
Follow-UpNext move
Needs Follow-UpWaiting on OthersWaiting on UsOverdueResolved

Follow-Ups & Commitments

Only evidence-supported commitments become durable follow-ups. AI may suggest; a person confirms.

Waiting on another party

Participant · interaction · request · last contact · expected response · days waiting · escalation.

Waiting on us

A household promise linked to the exact communication supporting it.

Follow-Up Actions

Follow UpExtend DateRecord ResponseOpen CommunicationOpen Related RecordSurface in Daily CommandResolve

Communication Templates

Reusable wording for recurring household communication—not an outbound campaign engine.

Template Actions

CreateEditDuplicateArchiveUse

Connections & Rules

Provider delivery is infrastructure; Communications keeps normalized interaction truth and connection health.
Email Accounts

Address, provider, sync, health.

Household Phone

Number, voicemail, forwarding, devices.

Provider Connections

Delivery service availability.

Importance Rules

What reaches briefing.

Recording & Consent

Whether recording is allowed.

AI Processing

What may leave for analysis.

Notifications

What interrupts and when.

Templates & Signatures

Reusable wording and sender identity.

Evidence Rules

What preserves to Binder.

Capability Coverage

Protect these even if the V3 layout changes completely.
Capture interaction

Provider/manual with provenance.

Resolve participants

Safe Records matching.

Link subject matter

Money, Assets, Tax, Estate, etc.

Cross-channel search

Participant/date/status/evidence/text.

Mailbox sync

Connect, sync, import history.

Email operation

Review/reply/forward/preserve.

Household phone

Configure/call/receive/voicemail.

Recording/transcript

Consent-aware evidence.

Advisory AI

Summary/classification/action/deadline.

Commitments

Extract, confirm, evidence-link.

Follow-ups

Publish/wait/resurface/resolve.

Evidence handoff

Canonical Binder preservation.

Manual contact

Outside-provider interactions.

Templates

Reusable household wording.

Intake handoff

Stage unknown content with provenance.

Failure truth

Partial, stale, unavailable, unmatched.

Communications V2 · August 2026 · historical V1 informs visual foundation; later React + Module Overview govern capabilities.