Starters

Thirteen ready-made agents, each with a job, a schedule and rules already set. Pick one from Start with… on first run, or from New agent any time. Change anything afterwards.

  • Each starter asks you 2 to 4 setup questions when it's made, so it fits you. Skip them with Answer later in its chat.
  • Schedules are a starting point; change them under When it runs.
  • No agent can run commands on your Mac. Anything a starter doesn't list follows your Rules.
  • Want something else? Choose From scratch and describe the job in your own words.
The New agent window with the starters
New agent: start from a starter, or from scratch.

Morning Brief

Your meetings, the weather, anything due, and the two or three headlines you'd care about.

Runs: Every day at 7:00. Uses: Weather and Google Calendar (see only). Promises: Never writes files, pays, posts or deletes. When you make it, you choose whether it may use the web without asking, since your calendar details could reach websites.

News Digest

The three or four stories that matter on a topic you care about, each in two sentences with a link.

Runs: Every day at 7:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never pays, sends, posts or writes files.

Research Watch

Keeps up with a topic and sums up what changed, with a link for every source.

Runs: Mondays and Thursdays at 9:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never sends, posts or pays.

Scout

Looks around for things you'd want to know about: new listings, changes on pages you follow, anything that needs prep.

Runs: Every day at 6:00. Uses: The web; a folder if you give it one. Promises: Only looks. It never acts on what it finds. If you give it a folder, it warns you that files there could reach websites.

Price Watch

Watches the price of something you want to buy.

Runs: Every day at 9:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never buys it, and never pays, sends, posts, signs in or acts on web pages.

Bills & Budget

Keeps track of your bills and spending.

Runs: Every day at 8:00. Uses: Only what you tell it about your bills; the web asks first. Promises: Never pays anything, and never sends, posts or deletes.

Meal Planner

Plans your meals for the week.

Runs: Sundays at 9:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never pays, sends or posts.

Trip Planner

Helps you plan a trip.

Runs: When you ask. Uses: The web and Weather. Promises: Doesn't book anything, and never pays, sends, posts or signs in.

Learning Coach

Teaches you something new a little at a time.

Runs: Weekdays at 8:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never pays, sends or posts.

Home Upkeep

Helps you look after your home and garden.

Runs: Sundays at 8:00. Uses: The web and Weather; Reminders if you connect it. Promises: Never pays, sends or posts.

Job Search

Helps you find your next job.

Runs: Weekdays at 9:00. Uses: The web. Promises: Never applies for you, and never pays, sends, posts or signs in.

Tidy a folder

Sorts what's in one folder into subfolders that make sense, and moves what's clearly rubbish to the Trash.

Runs: When you ask. Uses: A folder you choose. Promises: Looks before it moves anything, leaves files it isn't sure of, and moves to the Trash rather than deleting.

Notes Helper

Finds what you wrote about something, sums it up, and files and renames notes so they're easy to find.

Runs: When you ask. Uses: A notes folder you choose, such as an Obsidian vault. Promises: Asks before changing what a note says. In an Obsidian vault it leaves the .obsidian folder alone and keeps your Markdown, [[links]] and front matter.