Agent types and use cases, drawn from a working team of agents
| Agent type | Real jobs it does | Typical tools | Human approval needed for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of staff (orchestrator) | Routes work to other agents, runs daily and market check-ins, tracks open decisions | Email, calendar, docs, scheduler | Anything sent, posted, or paid |
| Admin / household ops | Inbox triage, document expiration tracking, renewals, forms prep | Email, Drive, calendar | Submitting forms, replying to people |
| Personal finance | Spending categories, irregular-bill calendar, sinking funds, CSV imports | Bank CSV exports, sheets | Moving money |
| Investing / money goals | Goal tracking, cost basis, market-close summaries, price-move alerts | Market data, sheets | Any trade |
| Travel planner | Trip scouting, family travel readiness checklists, document checks | Web search, calendar | Booking |
| YouTube / content producer | Scripts, Shorts editing, captions, QC before posting | Video tools, transcription | Publishing |
| Tutor | Finding weak spots, test prep plans, practice sets | Docs, photos of schoolwork | None (read-only) |
| Intel / research analyst | Competitor comparisons, counter-arguments ("change my mind"), briefings | Web search, docs | Sharing outside the team |
| Biohacker / health | Preventive-care checklists, habit tracking, appointment reminders | Calendar, notes | Medical decisions (always a professional) |
| Kids' money coach | Allowance tracking, savings goals, age-appropriate lessons | Sheets, chat | Real money changes |
| Work-domain specialist | Keeps one job's projects separate and confidential | Isolated docs | Everything external |
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