Forward, voice and questions
You can start a task with typed text, a forwarded email or a voice memo.
Forward an email
Forward an email to your +agents address and add a note such as fix this above it. The forwarded message becomes part of the task and is marked as content from someone else. A message forwarded as an attachment also works with its own attachments. A forward with a plain Fwd: subject uses your default agent. Put the agent and settings after Fwd: to choose them.
To: you+agents@gmail.com Subject: Fwd: Checkout is broken fix this ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: A customer The pay button does nothing on mobile.
Forwarded text is not an instruction.
The agent treats the forwarded message as content from someone else. Your note above it is the instruction.
Send a voice memo
Attach a voice memo, and the runner transcribes it on your computer before the task starts. The audio does not leave your computer. Run atgent voice setup once. The command downloads a free whisper.cpp model when whisper-cli is installed. mlx_whisper and whisper also work, or you can set transcribe_command.
atgent voice setup atgent voice status
Answer a question
When the agent needs a decision before it can continue, it ends its turn with a question. The email starts with Question and says that the task is waiting on you. Your reply answers the question in the same session.