From the course: Working Smarter with Glean: Prompts, Workflows, and AI Agents

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Build a simple agent for repeated work

Build a simple agent for repeated work

In the last video, we talked about the difference between skills and agents, and why using the Builder Assistant is typically the easiest place to start. In this video, I wanna make that concrete by building a very simple agent for a workflow a lot of people have every day, figuring out what they should focus on today. This is a great first agent because it is personal, high frequency, and easy to evaluate. If the output is useful, they'll know right away. When I'm building an agent like this, I do not start by manually configuring a lot of settings. I start by describing the job to be done as clearly as I can. So when I'm building an agent like this, I do not start by manually configuring a lot of settings. I start by describing the job to be done as clearly as I can. Scan all my connected apps and compile a prioritized list of outstanding action items. Separate items I explicitly own from ambiguous ones and output a formatted daily report. This is a strong starting prompt because…

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