You just read about information agents, the assistants that watch the whole web for you around the clock. The catch is they are not in everyone's hands yet. The good news: you don't have to wait. You can build your own watcher tonight.
This is the walkthrough for the Try It Tonight prompt from Issue #9.
A watcher is one job you hand to your AI: keep an eye on something for me, and tell me when it's time to act. You don't check the link. It checks for you. Boat party tickets, a job posting, your favorite artist's tour. You set it once and stop refreshing.
Think of it like an intern. You don't hand them a map. You give them the intention, and they figure out the route.
These prompts only shine if your AI actually knows you. So set up your hot start document first. It's the short profile that tells your AI who you are and what you care about, so it stops guessing. If you missed it, the steps are in the Issue #5 companion page.
Open the free prompt doc: Watcher Prompts. Pick the one closest to what you're tired of refreshing, and copy it.
Swap in your details wherever you see brackets. The names, the city, the sites you'd normally check by hand. The more specific you are, the better it watches.
Three ways, from hands-off to hands-on. They all work, so start where you're comfortable. Each one below is broken into the exact clicks.
Best if you want it to run on its own and ping you without you lifting a finger. Works in Cowork or ChatGPT on a paid plan.