What intent means in plain language
Intent is what you want to happen next.
It is not what you type.
It is not how you phrase it.
When someone sends an email asking, “Can we meet this week?”, your intent is not to write an email. Your intent is to accept, decline, or reschedule the meeting.
Writing is just the way software traditionally forces you to express that intent.
How software usually treats intent
Traditional software cannot understand intent directly.
So it forces you to:
Click buttons
Fill forms
Type instructions
Follow workflows
Even AI tools today still rely on prompts, which are just instructions written in natural language.
This means you are still doing the hardest part: translating intent into steps.
Why intent is more stable than words
Words change.
Intent usually doesn’t.
You can express the same intent in many ways:
Long email
Short reply
Voice
Bullet points
The outcome you want is the same.
Ve focuses on that outcome, not the wording.
🧠 Key Insight
Humans think in outcomes.
Software forces us to think in steps.
Ve exists to close that gap.
Intent versus prompts
Prompts require:
Clear phrasing
Remembering context
Repeating preferences
Intent exists whether you describe it or not.
Ve reads:
What is on your screen
What just happened
What usually comes next
How you’ve handled similar situations before
That is why Ve can work without asking you to explain everything.
Why intent matters for real work
Most work is repetitive decision-making:
Yes or no
Accept or delay
Clarify or confirm
Schedule or decline
Intent lets Ve assist at the level decisions actually happen, instead of at the level of text.
How Intent Sets the Foundation for Everything Else
Once intent is understood:
Shortcuts make sense
Drafts feel natural
Memory becomes powerful
Writing stops feeling necessary
This is why Ve teaches intent first.
💡 Tip for New Users
When using Ve, don’t think “What should I write?”
Think:
“What do I want to happen here?”
“What decision am I making?”
Ve handles the rest.