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

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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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