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AI Message Editing & Smart Reply Suggestions

Calendar icon marking the date this article was publishedMay 12, 2026
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AI-powered messaging enables you to edit, refine, and respond to messages more quickly, directly within the platform.

You can improve your outreach without leaving Spear, while keeping full prospect and trigger context at all times.

What is AI Message Editing?

AI Message Editing allows you to refine, rewrite, or adjust your messages directly inside Spear. It's available in:

  1. The Messages editor
  2. The Suggestions page

How to get started

  1. Set your AI tone of voice by defining custom instructions in Profile Settings
  2. Open any message in the Messages editor or Suggestions page
  3. Click Ask AI to refine or draft your message in context

Set Your AI Tone of Voice

  1. Select Profile Settings
Spear sidebar with Profile settings highlighted, beside the profile configuration and Calendly and HubSpot connections

2. Select

Profile settings with the Messaging instructions tab highlighted at the top

Messaging instructions

3. You can set your AI tone of voice by defining custom instructions

Profile settings on the Messaging instructions tab, with the custom instructions box highlighted and writing tips below

Use AI Message Editing in the Messages Editor

1. Open the Messages editor

Spear sidebar with Messages highlighted, beside a conversation showing the first smart reply suggestion

2. Review the original message

Messages editor open on a conversation, with the smart reply suggestion and the Ask AI button below it

3. Click "Ask AI"

Message thread with the Ask AI button beside the reply box highlighted

4. Adjust tone or structure

Refining message panel showing the original message and the box for asking the AI to refine it

5. Review AI-generated suggestions

Refining message panel open beside the conversation, showing the AI rewritten message with the Adjust tone and Use this buttons

6. Apply the suggestion

Refining message panel with the Use this button highlighted below the AI rewritten message

Use AI Message Editing in the Suggestions Page

1.  Open the Suggestions Tab

Suggestions screen with Suggestions highlighted in the sidebar, showing a Reddit post trigger and its generated message

2. Click on “Ask AI

Suggestions screen with the Ask AI button under the message editor highlighted

3. Review the original message

Suggestions screen with the Refining message panel open and the box for asking the AI to refine the message

4.  Choose how to refine the message

Suggestions screen with the Refining message panel open, showing the AI rewritten message and the Adjust tone button

5. Apply the suggested version

Suggestions screen with the Refining message panel showing a friendlier rewrite and the Use this button highlighted

How AI Message Editing helps you

With AI Message Editing, you can:

  • Edit and iterate on messages where outreach happens
  • Adjust tone, length, or CTA without starting over
  • Keep references to prospect data and triggers
  • Stay in one workflow from draft to submission

This makes writing and optimizing messages faster and easier.

Smart Reply Suggestions (Messages tab)

Spear provides AI-generated suggested replies when responding to messages.

Instead of a single suggestion, you’ll see three reply options to choose from, helping you move conversations forward more effectively.

Types of suggested replies

There are two types of reply suggestions:

  • Push for a meeting
  • Continue the conversation

Spear automatically determines which type of reply is more appropriate based on the conversation context.

How it works

  • If a meeting is relevant:
    • You’ll see 1 “Push for a meeting” option
    • And 2 “Continue conversation” options
  • If a meeting is not relevant:
    • You’ll see 3 “Continue conversation” options

The suggestions are ordered based on relevance and performance.

First, Select the M

Spear sidebar with Messages highlighted, beside a conversation with the reply box and the Ask AI button

essages Tab

  1. Suggestion 1: "Push for a meeting." - shown when a prospect shows strong interest or engagement.
Message thread with the smart reply carousel showing suggestion one of three highlighted
Message thread with the text of the first smart reply suggestion highlighted in the reply box

  1. Suggestion 2: "Continue conversation" - shown when a meeting may be relevant.
Message thread with the smart reply carousel showing suggestion two of three highlighted
Message thread with the second smart reply suggestion highlighted in the reply box

3. Suggestion 3: "Continue conversation" - shown when a meeting is not relevant.

Message thread with the smart reply carousel showing suggestion three of three, and the Ask AI button below
Message thread with the third smart reply suggestion highlighted in the reply box

Improving suggestions over time

When you send a message that matches one of the suggested replies:

  • Spear records which type of suggestion was used
  • This helps improve future recommendations and ranking

Key takeaway

  • Edit and refine messages directly inside Spear with AI Message Editing
  • Choose from smart, context-aware reply suggestions
  • Let Spear guide when it makes sense to push for a meeting
  • Stay in control while speeding up your messaging workflow

AI messaging is designed to help you work faster — you decide what to send.

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