A read-only agent flags his important email about twice a day

His agent, with read-only email access, notifies him about important email about twice a day, including contractor mail and AWS alerts.

How it works

His agent holds read-only email access
Notifies him about important email about twice a day
Including contractor mail and cloud alerts

Why it’s worth knowing

Read-only is the right amount of trust for this job.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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