Last week: 9 use cases for AI agents. This week: the actual Grokbot agents Scott runs, by name and role.

The principle: Each agent does one thing. One specialized task. Over and over.

The agents: Simon (chief of staff), Lois Lane (daily brief), Lloyd (email manager), Sue (paralegal), Reed (researcher), Avi (video summarizer), Curtis (bridge to Hermes data), Pat (payroll), Walter (scheduling), Cindy (speaking/PR packages), Bob (developer), Tess (UI review), Stu (shadow bookkeeping), Chuck (IT), Vanessa (graphic designer), Ada (address changes), Pip (Python scripts), Drew (month-end close).

Highlights:

Lloyd filters junk email 5-6x/day, archives "got it" replies, surfaces urgent items

Sue fills PDFs, reviews contracts, prepared entity conversion documents

Curtis has the "secret handshake" with Hermes for internal data access

Vanessa is A/B testing thumbnails against a human designer—and winning

Stu is running shadow books alongside the CPA

Workflow design: Scott is mapping his businesses from scratch—"If I were to design this today with AI built in, how would it look?"

The book: Think First, Then Automate. September 2027. With the publisher now.

The closer: "The winners won't be companies with the most AI agents. They'll be the ones who build the team to be most effective with AI and humans."

Got a business question? Ask Scott here: scotttodd.net/ask