Two ways to create a Playbook
From a completed trip (recommended)
Creating a playbook from a completed trip is the fastest way to capture a proven process.
- Go to Playbooks in the sidebar.
- Click + New Playbook.
- In the Select Source Trip dropdown, choose a completed trip.
- Click Load Trip.
- The system extracts components from the trip — tasks, checklist items, documents, meetings, stops, and action items — and organizes them by phase.
- Review the extracted components. Deselect any items you do not want to include.
- Set the Playbook Name (pre-filled from the trip title — edit as needed).
- Add an optional description.
- Set Visibility: Personal, Team, or Organization.
- Review any Known Risks extracted from the trip and deselect any that are not reusable.
- Click Save Draft Playbook.
The playbook is saved as a Draft. Review it on the Playbook detail page and activate it when ready.
From scratch
- Go to Playbooks and click + New Playbook.
- Leave the source trip dropdown set to — Start from scratch —.
- Enter a Playbook Name (required).
- Add an optional description.
- Select a Workspace Type — this determines which trip types the playbook is most relevant for.
- Set Visibility.
- Click Create Draft Playbook.
A blank draft playbook is created. Open it and add components manually using the Edit page.
Reviewing the candidate components
When creating from a trip, the system shows a list of candidate components grouped by phase. Each component shows:
- Title and description
- Component type (Task, Checklist Item, Document, Meeting, and so on)
- Whether it is marked as Required
- The source entity type it came from
Deselect components that were specific to that one trip and would not apply to future trips.
After saving
The playbook is saved as a Draft. To use it on a trip, you must first activate it:
- Open the playbook from the Playbooks page.
- Click Edit.
- Change the status to Active and save.
Once active, the playbook appears in the Apply Playbook flow for any trip.
Tips
- Only completed trips appear in the source trip dropdown. A trip must be marked as completed before it can be used as a source.
- The playbook name and description are shown when selecting a playbook to apply — make them descriptive enough to identify the right one quickly.
- Start with a Personal playbook. Promote it to Team or Organization visibility once you have used it successfully on a few trips.