How I AI · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
The host shared how they configured their 'Chief' agent to perform hourly sweeps of inboxes, calendars, and Slack, only pinging for urgent matters. They also trained Chief on their personal communication style for writing emails, noting that explicit scheduling of routines is important for proactive behavior.
“So on an hourly basis, Chief sweeps my inbox, my calendar, and my slack.”
“And I will say, I've tried this a couple times with a couple models, a couple harnesses. I've been really happy with the prompt that Grokbot put together.”
“Here, I really had to tell Chief a couple times, like, put this on a schedule. Why aren't you doing this? I asked you to watch my emails.”