What should your agent do?
Here are tasks from everyday work. Choose one and adapt the example task.
EXAMPLE 01 · RESEARCH
Research and compare providers.
Understand a topic, compare sources, and identify open questions.
- Define the goal and source scope
- Gather information and flag contradictions
- Review a briefing with traceable evidence
What you check yourselfOpen sources, check the date, and review the key statements.
A comparison table backed by sources
| Provider | Differences | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Provider A | Features and limits | Documentation |
| Provider B | Access and setup | Product page |
| Provider C | Open questions | Documentation |
Your example task
Compare three providers for [task]. Use their official documentation. Show differences, sources, and open questions in a table.
EXAMPLE 02 · ORGANIZE OFFICE WORK
Organize documents and prepare answers.
Structure incoming information and prepare the next action.
- Provide a limited set of documents
- Have assignments and drafts created
- Check deadlines, recipients and content yourself
What you check yourselfLimit access permissions and explicitly approve sending messages.
A task list with response drafts
| Topic | Next step | Review |
|---|---|---|
| Appointment | Reply draft | Date |
| Request | Categorize documents | Recipient |
| Invoice | Record deadline | Original source |
Your example task
Organize these shared documents by topic. Create an overview with deadlines and next steps. Prepare draft replies for my approval.
EXAMPLE 03 · AUTOMATE
Triage new requests.
Coordinate recurring steps across multiple applications.
- Define the trigger, data and result
- Configure integrations and approvals
- Start with test data and check edge cases
What you check yourselfFailure cases, execution logs, and cost limits are part of the workflow.
A suggestion for handling the request
| Step | Action | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Identify the topic | Classification |
| Suggestion | Prepare the next steps | Content |
| Approval | Carry out an action | Log |
Your example task
Design a process for new requests: capture information, sort it by topic, and create a proposed response. Plan an approval step before external actions.
EXAMPLE 04 · DEVELOP SOFTWARE
Fix a bug in the code.
Understand an existing project and implement a clearly limited change.
- Provide project rules and acceptance criteria
- Create the change in a dedicated workspace
- Check tests, diff, and visible behavior
What you check yourselfIn addition to tests and the build, check the actual user flow.
A code change with review results
| Work step | Result | Review |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate | Cause of the bug | Reproduction |
| Change | Small diff | Code review |
| Test | Review result | User flow |
Your example task
Read the project rules. Investigate [error], propose a small change, and run the relevant checks. Show me the diff and any remaining uncertainties.
The examples are editorial suggestions, not executed product tests. Adapt the task to your data and permissions.