Proactive agents catch $1000s in contract errors before they ship
alliekmiller · x · 2026-11-04
Allie Miller shares her hands-on experience with proactive agents (Dots, Instinct, etc.): they caught major typos nearly sent to 1,000 people, errors in SaaS contracts worth thousands, and deadlines she would have missed. She tolerates the extra pings because the continued value justifies it.
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