AI Modes · Collaborative

Collaborative & scheduled AI

Work side-by-side with your AI Staff in chat — plus scheduled check-ins when you want proactive nudges without full autonomy.

Collaborative mode is the default Maicos experience: you ask, AI responds, you approve. Scheduled interactive extends this — AI reaches out on a cadence (daily brief, weekly review) and waits for your input before acting.

You choose

Control level

Per task or workflow

Audit

Full trail

See what AI did and when

Mix

Combine modes

Collaborative at work, autonomous at home

Traditional tools

One-size-fits-all AI — either a passive chatbot or a risky auto-pilot with no middle ground.

With Maicos

Graduated control from side-by-side chat to scheduled check-ins to autonomous execution and external agents.

Key capabilities

Built into Maicos — not bolted on.

Interactive chat

Every action starts from conversation — you see what AI proposes before it happens.

Scheduled check-ins

Morning briefings, weekly summaries, appointment reminders — AI initiates, you confirm.

Approval gates

Workflows pause for your OK on sensitive steps.

How it works

Three steps from familiar tool to AI-powered action.

1

Pick a mode

Set collaborative, scheduled, autonomous, or customer-facing per area, task, or workflow.

2

Set guardrails

Define what AI can access — tables, integrations, approval gates.

3

Run with confidence

AI acts within policy; you review summaries or step in when needed.

Built for AI

In collaborative mode, AI Staff read full workspace context but defer to you. "Draft the email" produces a draft; "send it" requires explicit instruction. Scheduled mode adds proactivity: Health AI Staff pings before appointments; Work AI Staff surfaces deadline risks each Monday.

Work → Project Alpha
Can you summarize this thread?
3 decisions, 2 action items. Client wants delivery by Friday.

Scheduled interactive

Sits between pure chat and full autonomy. AI runs on a schedule — daily, weekly, or event-triggered — presents findings or proposals, and waits for your response before taking further action.

  • Morning briefings across calendars
  • Appointment prep with suggested questions
  • Weekly project retros with your OK

Monday 8:00 AM

Your CoS weekly brief

3 work deadlines, 1 family conflict Thursday. Approve calendar changes?

Real-world use cases

How people use this every day.

Daily CoS briefing across work and family calendars

Draft-and-approve email and doc workflows

Weekly project retros with AI-suggested action items

Reminder before doctor appointments with prepared questions

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Chat

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Autonomous mode

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AI Staff

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