What You'll Build

Four specialized AI agents, each owning a business function: customer support, content creation, research, and operations. All running 24/7 on a Mac Mini or VPS, managed through Telegram.

Why It Works

Context-switching kills productivity. When one agent does everything, it loses focus. When four agents each own a department, they stay sharp. You manage them like a team lead: check in, review output, make decisions.

Results: No more juggling 12 browser tabs. Each agent stays in its lane. You focus on closing deals and making decisions.

Prerequisites

Architecture

                    ┌──────────────┐
                    │   YOU (CEO)   │
                    │  (Telegram)   │
                    └──────┬───────┘
                           │
              ┌────────────┼────────────┐
              │            │            │
     ┌────────▼───┐ ┌──────▼─────┐ ┌───▼────────┐
     │  Agent 1    │ │  Agent 2   │ │  Agent 3   │
     │  SUPPORT    │ │  CONTENT   │ │  RESEARCH  │
     │             │ │            │ │            │
     │ • Monitor   │ │ • Draft    │ │ • Competitors│
     │   channels  │ │   posts    │ │ • Trends   │
     │ • Draft     │ │ • Schedule │ │ • Markets  │
     │   replies   │ │ • Engage   │ │ • Opps     │
     │ • Escalate  │ │ • Repurpose│ │ • Reports  │
     └─────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘
                           │
                    ┌──────▼───────┐
                    │   Agent 4    │
                    │    OPS       │
                    │              │
                    │ • Daily brief│
                    │ • Task track │
                    │ • Calendar   │
                    │ • Reporting  │
                    └──────────────┘

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Agent 1 — Customer Support

Purpose: Monitor incoming messages, draft responses, escalate when needed.

Setup:

  1. Connect your email inbox (Gmail API or IMAP)
  2. Connect any chat channels (Intercom, live chat, social DMs)
  3. Create a knowledge base document:
# Support Knowledge Base

## Product
- What it does: [one paragraph]
- Pricing: [plans and prices]
- Free trial: [details]

## Common Questions
Q: How do I cancel?
A: Go to Settings > Billing > Cancel. Refund within 30 days.

Q: Do you integrate with X?
A: Yes/No. [details]

Q: My account is locked
A: [troubleshooting steps]

## Escalation Rules
- Billing disputes over $100 → escalate immediately
- Feature requests → log in feature-requests.md, reply with acknowledgment
- Angry customers → draft response, don't send, flag for review
- Bugs → create issue, notify dev, reply with ETA

Cron: Check for new messages every 5-15 minutes.

Output: Drafts go to your Telegram for approval (or auto-send for common questions after you've built confidence).

Step 2: Agent 2 — Content

Purpose: Create, schedule, and manage content across platforms.

Setup:

  1. Define your content pillars (3-5 topics you always write about)
  2. Connect posting tools (X API, LinkedIn, browser automation)
  3. Create a voice guide:
# Content Voice Guide

## Tone
- Direct, no fluff
- Share real numbers and results
- Conversational, not corporate

## Content Types
- Build-in-public updates (what I shipped today)
- Lessons learned (what went wrong and why)
- Industry takes (opinions on trends)
- How-tos (step-by-step tutorials)

## Rules
- No em dashes
- No "I'd be happy to" or "Great question!"
- Max 280 chars for X, longer for LinkedIn
- Always include a specific number or result
- Post 2-3x per day on X, 1x per day on LinkedIn

Cron: Draft posts hourly during work hours. You pick and approve.

Step 3: Agent 3 — Research

Purpose: Keep you informed about competitors, market trends, and opportunities.

Setup:

  1. Create a competitor watch list
  2. Set up monitoring sources (RSS feeds, Google Alerts, social mentions)
  3. Define what you care about:
# Research Brief

## Competitors to Monitor
- Competitor A: [website, X handle, product updates page]
- Competitor B: [same]
- Competitor C: [same]

## Signals I Care About
- New product launches or features
- Pricing changes
- Funding announcements
- Key hire announcements
- Customer complaints (Reddit, G2, Twitter)

## Opportunities to Scan
- New markets entering my space
- Partnership possibilities
- Content gaps I could fill
- Customer segments competitors ignore

Cron: Daily research digest. Weekly deep-dive report.

Step 4: Agent 4 — Operations

Purpose: The glue. Daily briefings, task tracking, calendar management, and cross-agent coordination.

Setup:

  1. Connect calendar (Google Calendar API)
  2. Set up task tracking (markdown file, SQLite, or Turso)
  3. Create the daily briefing template:
# Daily Briefing Template

## Today's Calendar
[list events with times]

## Priority Tasks
1. [most important thing]
2. [second]
3. [third]

## Support Summary (from Agent 1)
- X new tickets, Y resolved, Z escalated

## Content Performance (from Agent 2)
- Best post: [which one, engagement]
- Scheduled today: [what's going out]

## Research Highlights (from Agent 3)
- [anything notable from overnight scan]

## Revenue
- Yesterday: $X
- MTD: $Y
- Trend: up/down/flat

Cron: Morning briefing at 6 AM. Evening accountability check at 9 PM.

Step 5: Inter-Agent Communication

The agents need to share information. Three approaches:

  1. Shared files: All agents read/write to a common status/ directory
  2. Database: SQLite or Turso DB that all agents query
  3. Main agent coordination: Agent 4 (Ops) reads outputs from agents 1-3 and synthesizes

Start with shared files. Move to a database when it gets complex.

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