Spend 15 minutes a week reviewing what your AI agent did: sort its actions into fine, fixed and should-not-have-happened, then tighten one rule for each problem.
Who it is for
Anyone running an AI agent on email, calendar or a store who wants to stop babysitting it daily without losing control.
Tools
ChatGPT or Claude
The agent's activity: sent folder, drafts, calendar changes or its own log
Steps
Pick a fixed 15 minutes each week.
Gather what the agent touched: sent folder, drafts, calendar changes, order notes or the agent's activity history.
Remove personal details you do not need, then paste it into the prompt below with your rulebook.
Read the should-not-have-happened list first. OpenAI says a signed-in agent can access sensitive data and perform actions, so treat these seriously.
For each problem, change one thing: tighten a rule, remove an app connection, or move the action behind approval.
Keep the weekly reports. Fewer problems over time is how you know you can trust it with more.
The prompt
Review what my AI agent did this week. Use only what I paste.
My rulebook: [PASTE RULES]
Agent activity this week: [PASTE ACTIONS, DRAFTS, SENT ITEMS, CHANGES]
Sort every action into:
1. Fine
2. Needed fixing (what was wrong)
3. Should not have happened (which rule it broke)
Then give me:
- The one rule change that would have prevented the most problems
- Anything that looks like it acted outside its permissions
Keep it under 300 words.
Tips
Same day, same time each week makes it stick.
Read problems first, wins second.
If the same problem shows up two weeks running, move that action behind approval.