Brief your agent

Write a job description that steers the agent: a concrete goal, target sites, the page to link, angle, and exclusions.

You'll haveA clear, goal-shaped brief the agent works from every session.
Time10 minutes

The brief is how you point the agent. A sharp brief gets you relevant sites and pitches that land; a vague one gets you noise. The agent reads its brief every session and works toward it.

Where the brief lives#

Open the agent's Job description modal. Its help text says it plainly: "This is your agent's editable job description. It reads it every session, set a concrete goal (a number and a timeframe) and it will work toward it." The modal has a Job description tab and an About you tab, and there is a To-do list as well. Both are on the Manager.

The placeholder shows the shape to aim for: "e.g. Win 10 backlinks to our pricing page from SaaS blogs by the end of September".

What a good brief includes#

  • A goal with a number and a timeframe. "Win 10 backlinks by the end of the month" beats "get us more links".
  • Target sites. The kind of sites you want links from, for example "relevant DR-60+ marketing and SaaS blogs".
  • The page you want linked. Point to the specific URL, for example your pricing page or a research post.
  • Your angle. Why a site would link to you: original data, a useful tool, a guide worth citing.
  • Exclusions. Sites or types of sites to avoid, direct competitors, and anything off-limits.

Three worked examples#

  1. AI research tool: "Get backlinks from relevant DR-60+ marketing and AI blogs for my AI research tool. Link to our benchmarks page. Angle: we publish original data on AI search visibility that these blogs cite. Skip direct competitors and low-quality link directories."
  2. B2B SaaS pricing page: "Win 10 backlinks to our pricing page from SaaS and RevOps blogs by the end of the month. Angle: our free plan and transparent pricing are worth a mention in buyer guides. Avoid affiliate-only roundups."
  3. Local service business: "Earn links from regional business and industry blogs for our commercial cleaning company in Austin. Link to our homepage. Angle: we have a useful checklist resource. Skip national competitors."

What the agent does in its first hour#

Once briefed, the agent starts the loop: it searches for sites that match your targets, builds a prospect table of rows, and begins drafting pitches for the ones that fit. You will see rows appear and drafts fill in. Nothing sends until you approve it.

Changing the brief later#

Edit the Job description any time. The change takes effect the next session, so you can steer the agent as you learn what works: tighten the target sites, swap the linked page, or add an exclusion after you see a batch of drafts. Pair a good brief with a strong business profile, since the agent uses both when it writes.