MateBot: your personal assistant
MateBot (莓宝 in Chinese) is the personal assistant that lives in your sidebar. It does not write the whole proposal for you, and it does not compete with task sessions. MateBot does one job: make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Three ways in
- Sidebar entry: open MateBot for its persistent session — ledger on one side, conversation on the other
- Home surface: start the day by seeing what needs you, then pick where to begin
- Items panel: the right-hand panel shows open items from any page
What MateBot handles
| Duty | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| Remember and track | You say “remind me to submit the budget by Friday”; MateBot records an item with a due time and an owner |
| Watch progress | Due dates, overdue work, questions for you, approvals, and blocked runs all surface in the ledger |
| Dispatch | Documents, analysis, and code go to project task sessions, experts, or agents |
| Collect messages | DMs, group @mentions, GitHub, and connector updates are judged by your rules and logged |
| Receipts and acceptance | The executor reports results and deliverables; the item closes only after you accept |
One thread
You say it → MateBot logs it → dispatch → a receipt comes back → you accept.
Every step stays on the same item. Follow-ups return to the original execution session, so you never re-explain the background; when the executor finishes, the receipt lands on the item and waits for your call.
What MateBot does not do
- No board changes on your behalf: board writes are read-only for MateBot. You or an authorized execution session creates and moves cards.
- No DM takeover by default: DM bridging is enabled per channel, and groups are never bridged.
- No silent action: automation is off by default. Even when on, MateBot judges first and acts only on a match.
- No fake completion: results come from the executor and acceptance comes from you. Only you can reopen a finished item.
First run
- Open MateBot from the sidebar and say what you need to get done today.
- Confirm the due time and owner in today’s ledger.
- When work is needed, ask MateBot to dispatch it to a project or start a coordinator session.
- When the result comes back, accept it or ask for another pass.