Open-source personal agent The Machine drafts everything but never sends without your OK
markloperman · reddit · 2026-11-14
Developer Jeroen open-sourced The Machine, a personal agent built to reduce mental load rather than act autonomously. It reads your email, chats, and calendar, then keeps a short list of what actually needs you—with replies or next steps already drafted.
Key design choices:
- It prepares, you decide: nothing goes out without one-tap approval, editing, or snoozing
- It learns from edits: your changes and rejections become rules, so drafts converge toward how you'd write
- It brings context: looks up the person, prior threads, and past promises before drafting
- Self-hosted: runs on your own machine or an EU-hosted dedicated box, keeping data out of corporate hands
He's soliciting feedback, especially from people building agents that act on someone's behalf.
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