Overview
Multi-agent personal assistants provide comprehensive life management through coordinated specialized agents. Unlike single-purpose apps, these agent teams understand context across domains and proactively help users manage their increasingly complex personal and professional lives.
Architecture
User Intent → Task Manager Agent → Action Plan
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Scheduling Email Agent Research
Agent Agent
↓ ↓ ↓
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Reminder Agent → Notifications
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Health/Finance/Travel Agents
(as needed)
Agent Roles
Task Manager Agent
- Captures and organizes tasks from any input
- Prioritizes based on urgency and importance
- Breaks down complex projects into subtasks
- Tracks progress and deadlines
Scheduling Agent
- Manages calendar across personal and work
- Finds optimal meeting times
- Handles scheduling conflicts
- Protects focus time and personal time
Email Agent
- Triages inbox by importance
- Drafts responses for review
- Summarizes long email threads
- Handles routine correspondence
Research Agent
- Answers questions by searching and synthesizing
- Compares options for decisions
- Gathers information for upcoming meetings
- Monitors topics of interest
Reminder Agent
- Sends contextual reminders
- Learns optimal reminder timing
- Handles recurring reminders
- Provides proactive notifications
Health & Wellness Agent
- Tracks health goals and habits
- Provides wellness recommendations
- Integrates with fitness devices
- Schedules health appointments
Finance Agent
- Tracks spending and budgets
- Pays bills and manages subscriptions
- Provides financial insights
- Helps with financial decisions
Travel Agent
- Plans and books travel
- Manages itineraries
- Handles travel disruptions
- Provides destination information
Cross-Agent Coordination
Example: Planning a Trip
1. Travel Agent: Researches destinations, finds flights/hotels
2. Scheduling Agent: Blocks calendar, moves conflicting meetings
3. Task Manager: Creates pre-trip checklist
4. Finance Agent: Sets travel budget, tracks expenses
5. Health Agent: Finds gyms at destination, manages medication
6. Email Agent: Sets up out-of-office, handles travel-related emails
7. Reminder Agent: Packing reminders, check-in reminders
Privacy Considerations
Personal assistants have access to highly sensitive information:
- Calendar reveals location, meetings, relationships
- Email contains private communications
- Health data is extremely sensitive
- Financial data requires protection
Key Protections:
- Local-first processing where possible
- Explicit consent for data access
- Data minimization principles
- User control over agent capabilities
Key Patterns
- Supervisor Pattern: Task manager coordinates other agents
- Event-Driven Pattern: React to calendar events, emails, notifications
- Human-in-the-Loop: User approves actions before execution
- Guardrails Pattern: Strict limits on what agents can do autonomously
Common Failure Modes
- Over-Scheduling: Agent packs calendar too tightly
- Context Confusion: Work-life boundaries violated
- Privacy Leaks: Sensitive information shared inappropriately
- Notification Overload: Too many reminders become noise