The Skills + Memory combo is the right mental model. I built something similar but at the CLI level - CLAUDE.md for persistent instructions, skill files for domain knowledge that loads on demand, and tiered memory (3-day working memory, weekly rollups, permanent index).
Rube is clever for non-technical users. But if you're willing to touch a terminal, Claude Code gives you the same thing with direct file system access, git integration, and shell execution. No connector layer needed.
The inbox triage use case is underrated. My agent handles email filtering, Discord messages, and calendar scheduling. The trick is making it remember your preferences across sessions, not just within one conversation.
Thanks for posting Claire / Katie! Tried instead Gemini CLI because it looked like the same (and it's free and more tokens), and it's already doing a lot of manual work for me (mostly over email and web automation). Next step is trying to connect voice+call and WhatsApp for even more. Thanks for inspiring!
Great piece! I’m newer to the AI space and curious about the differences between Claude and ChatGPT. Why did you choose to use Claude over ChatGPT in this scenario? Is this workflow possible to use with ChatGPT?
1. Tool use. For whatever reason, we've found Claude is better at using tools (faster, more accurate).
2. Skills functionality. ChatGPT is integrating Skills, but their product is much less evolved here. They released a Codex desktop app this week that is making Skills easier to incorporate, but it is still far behind Claude.
That said, the concepts here are applicable to any AI model. In an agent, the model itself is the 'brain' of the agent and the tools and skills are the 'body' it uses to interact with the world. You can think of these as portable components you can swap in and out.
Super helpful, and such an intelligent way to make use of these agents. Thanks for sharing!
Loved how clear and easy this was to understand.
Thank you!!
The Skills + Memory combo is the right mental model. I built something similar but at the CLI level - CLAUDE.md for persistent instructions, skill files for domain knowledge that loads on demand, and tiered memory (3-day working memory, weekly rollups, permanent index).
Rube is clever for non-technical users. But if you're willing to touch a terminal, Claude Code gives you the same thing with direct file system access, git integration, and shell execution. No connector layer needed.
The inbox triage use case is underrated. My agent handles email filtering, Discord messages, and calendar scheduling. The trick is making it remember your preferences across sessions, not just within one conversation.
Full setup walkthrough: https://thoughts.jock.pl/p/wiz-personal-ai-agent-claude-code-2026
Thanks for posting Claire / Katie! Tried instead Gemini CLI because it looked like the same (and it's free and more tokens), and it's already doing a lot of manual work for me (mostly over email and web automation). Next step is trying to connect voice+call and WhatsApp for even more. Thanks for inspiring!
Great piece! I’m newer to the AI space and curious about the differences between Claude and ChatGPT. Why did you choose to use Claude over ChatGPT in this scenario? Is this workflow possible to use with ChatGPT?
Great question. Two big reasons:
1. Tool use. For whatever reason, we've found Claude is better at using tools (faster, more accurate).
2. Skills functionality. ChatGPT is integrating Skills, but their product is much less evolved here. They released a Codex desktop app this week that is making Skills easier to incorporate, but it is still far behind Claude.
That said, the concepts here are applicable to any AI model. In an agent, the model itself is the 'brain' of the agent and the tools and skills are the 'body' it uses to interact with the world. You can think of these as portable components you can swap in and out.
Thank you! Super helpful - you make this easy to understand!
Yeah we think Rube is a huge unlock for business users. All point-and-click setup and takes less than 5 minutes. Thanks for reading!