Morning briefing
One short note before the day starts: the messages that need you, the meetings ahead and anything falling due.
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Playbooks
AI agent playbooks: 24 jobs to hand your agent
Two dozen jobs worth delegating, each with a brief to paste, the order the agent works in and the rules that keep it on course.
A capable agent is wasted on vague requests. Each playbook here sets out one job in full: the brief to paste, the order in which the agent works through it, the guardrails to add to your rule sheet and what you should hold at the end. They are grouped by area of life, and each names the agents that suit it, from those built for the job to those that manage with some setup. Begin with a low-stakes one and work upwards.
Friday inbox sweep
At the end of each week, the agent sorts what is still open, what you are waiting on and what can be put away.
Meeting notes to tasks
After each meeting, the notes become a list of actions with owners and dates, plus a draft follow-up for you to check.
Job application tracker
A sheet updated every evening with each application, its status and the next step, drawn from your inbox.
Monthly expense report
When a month closes, its receipts become a categorised report with totals.
Bill due-date tracker
A weekly list of bills coming due, with amounts, and reminders placed in your calendar.
Subscription audit
Once a month, a review of recurring charges that spots price rises, overlaps and trials about to turn into bills.
Renewal price check
Before a contract renews, the agent compares the new price with the old one and with what else is on offer.
Kids' activities planner
A weekly plan of clubs, school events and lifts, with what to bring and who is driving.
Weekly meal plan
Seven dinners planned around your week, with a shopping list and an order that waits for your yes.
Repair quotes
For a repair at home or in a rental, the agent finds tradespeople, drafts enquiries and lines up the quotes side by side.
Trip dossier
Every booking, address and connection for a trip gathered into one document you can keep offline.
Fare watch
A daily check on a route and dates you care about, with an alert when the fare drops below your target.
Travel documents check
Before a trip, a checklist of passports, visas and entry rules, each item linked to an official source.
Household restock
A weekly basket of the everyday basics you run out of, built from past orders and sent for approval.
Return window tracker
Each new order is logged with its last return date, and a reminder arrives before the window closes.
Appointment booking
The agent finds slots that fit your calendar and books the one you choose, sharing as little as possible.
Refill reminders
The agent tracks when each prescription will run out and reminds you in time to reorder.
Weekly reading digest
The articles and papers you saved this week, condensed into one digest with a link back to each.
Daily language practice
A short conversation every day in the language you are learning, with corrections and a growing word list.
Newsletter draft
Your notes and links from the week turned into a newsletter draft in your own voice, ready to edit.
Comment and review triage
Each day, new comments, reviews and messages sorted into questions, complaints and spam, with replies drafted.
Pull request digest
A morning summary of open pull requests: what waits on you, what is failing and what has gone stale.
Flaky test hunt
When a test fails at random, the agent reruns it, finds the pattern and proposes a fix on a branch.