Virtual assistant configured to recommended actions in furtherance of an existing conversation

A computing device comprising:

• an output device;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising instructions that when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute an assistant configured to:
• determine, based on information associated with a user of the computing device, an event for initiating an interaction between the user and the assistant, wherein the assistant is configured to perform a plurality of actions;
• select, based on the event and from the plurality of actions, at least one action associated with the event;
• determine, based on the at least one action, whether to output a notification of the event wherein the notification includes an indication of the event and a request to perform the at least one action associated with the event;
• and
• responsive to determining to output the notification of the event, output, via the output device, the notification of the event during the interaction between the user and the assistant.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed cause at least one processor of a digital assistant system to:

• determine, based on information associated with a user of a computing device, an event for initiating an interaction between the user and an assistant executing at the computing device, wherein the assistant is configured to perform a plurality of actions;
• select, based on the event and from the plurality of actions, at least one action associated with the event;
• determine, based on the at least one action, whether to output a notification of the event, wherein the notification includes an indication of the event and a request to perform the at least one action associated with the event;
• and
• responsive to determining to output the notification of the event, send, to the assistant, the notification of the event for output during the interaction between the user and the assistant.