Righthand and Reclaim for a focus block and a client decision
Example: A consultant blocks time for a report. The report must have a client choice between two approved measures.
Reclaim is an alternative for work periods on the calendar. Righthand is an alternative for the client decision necessary before that work.
This article is from Righthand. It uses primary product documentation checked on October 13, 2026. The examples are illustrative, not performance tests.
The buyer's task
A consultant blocks time for a report. The report must have a client choice between two approved measures.
The documented Reclaim path
The Reclaim documentation gives information about automatic scheduling of tasks on a calendar. A scheduled period and completion of the underlying business task are different results. Official documentation.
Use Reclaim to put report work time on the calendar. The client choice remains another prerequisite.
The Righthand path
A Righthand is an assistant with its own contact details, connected accounts, and recurring responsibilities. You can give instructions by email, text, phone, or Slack. Righthand introduction.
Send the client the two supplied measure choices.
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Get the selected measure before Thursday.
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Send any different request to the consultant.
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Send the owner the result in this conversation.
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Get approval before you change a price or accepted commitment.
The assistant reads the supplied information and carries out the permitted task. It sends a new question when the reply makes an owner decision necessary.
With Ask, an outward instruction must identify the recipient and action. Connection tool permissions are another required control. Communications Policy.
For direct account reads or writes, the actual connection operation and access are necessary. Supplying information in a message is a different procedure from direct account access. Connections.
An illustrative result
The client selects one measure and wants a wider date range.
The consultant gives approval for the date range before preparing the report.
Compare the work that remains
Examine the work in Righthand Activity. Examine the applicable records in Reclaim independently. This article contains no executed comparison results.
Costs and existing work
Read current plans before purchase. Righthand pricing supplies its plan information. Reclaim account terms determine access and usage for that product.
Compare total required accounts, setup, observed usage, and corrections. Do not equate unlike usage units or treat a subscription price as cost per completed task.