# AI use cases for Dontbemichael (agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael)

Repo: [agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael](https://github.com/agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael) | Use cases: 4 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/

Don't Be Michael is a desktop app for Mac and Windows that runs a small office of AI team members for a business, each built on Claude Code and working from its own folder and memory.

This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL.

- Set up an AI office for your small business: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/set-up-small-business-ai-office/
- Sort and answer your support inbox on a schedule: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/triage-support-inbox-with-team-member/
- Approve each sales email before it leaves: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/approve-outgoing-sales-emails/
- Run recurring office jobs and get weekly reports: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/run-recurring-office-jobs-with-weekly-reports/

## How to set up an AI office for your small business with Dontbemichael

Repo: [agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael](https://github.com/agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 1 hour | Basis: From the README

Install the app, name your business, and start a starter team led by Michael in about an hour.

**Who it is for:** A small business owner who wants AI help with admin, finance and customer work but has no developer on staff.

**The problem:** Most AI assistants answer one person at a time and leave the owner to coordinate every task.

**The outcome:** A running office where Michael routes work to a team of role-specific AI members on your own computer.

### Steps

1. Download the app from the latest release page for Mac or Windows.
2. Enter your business name, kind of business, owner and headquarters address during setup.
3. Pick a starter team from the suggested Office Pack and choose who joins.
4. In Get Michael ready, install Claude Code and sign in, or enter an Anthropic API key.
5. Type a request into the Talk to Michael box and check that the answer appears under it.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the repo agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael, download the Mac or Windows build from its latest GitHub release and complete setup for <business name>. Report the starter team members who joined. Verify that Michael is shown in the office and that Get Michael ready reports Claude Code as signed in.
```

### Caveat

The README says the app runs on the Claude plan you already have, but it does not list plan limits, so check your own usage before adding many team members.

Risk, credentials: Setup can take an Anthropic API key, so keep that key private and only enter it into the app's own setup screen.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/set-up-small-business-ai-office/

## How to sort and answer your support inbox on a schedule with Dontbemichael

Repo: [agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael](https://github.com/agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Connect a support mailbox, give it to a team member, and have it sort new mail hourly.

**Who it is for:** A shop or service owner whose support@ inbox fills up faster than one person can answer it.

**The problem:** Customer emails sit unread, and a single shared inbox gives no clear owner for each message.

**The outcome:** A Customer Support team member that sorts new mail on a clock, answers within your chosen send setting, and tells Michael what needs you.

### Steps

1. In Settings, open Connections, then Mailboxes, and add the support mailbox with its app password.
2. Wait for the login test to pass, which the app runs before it saves the mailbox.
3. Open the Customer Support team member's Access tab, choose Add a mailbox, pick it, and choose Watch the inbox.
4. Set Can send, Send on approval or Draft only for that mailbox.
5. Add a schedule such as Check the support inbox every hour, with a focus area for each run.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the repo agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael, connect the support mailbox <support mailbox address> and assign it to the Customer Support team member with Draft only sending. Report how many new messages were sorted in the first run. Verify that the mailbox shows as watched by that team member on its Access tab.
```

### Caveat

The README says Outlook and Microsoft 365 are not supported yet, so this only works for the providers the app lists such as Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Zoho or another IMAP mailbox.

Risk, credentials: The mailbox app password is stored encrypted on your computer, so use an app password with only the access you need and never paste it into a shared file or chat.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/triage-support-inbox-with-team-member/

## How to approve each sales email before it leaves with Dontbemichael

Repo: [agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael](https://github.com/agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Have a Sales Director draft outreach and send only the emails you approve on Needs you.

**Who it is for:** A business owner who wants AI to write sales or follow-up emails but must review every message before it goes to a customer.

**The problem:** Sending AI-written email without review risks wrong prices, wrong promises or messages the owner never wanted sent.

**The outcome:** Each outgoing email appears on Needs you, where you can edit, approve, ask for changes or stop it, and the team member learns from your edits.

### Steps

1. Connect the sales mailbox in Settings, Connections, Mailboxes with its app password.
2. Open the Sales Director team member's Access tab and add the mailbox with Watch the inbox.
3. Set the sending choice to Send on approval for that mailbox.
4. Open Needs you when an email appears, then edit, approve, ask for changes or stop it.
5. Check the mailbox's Sent folder in your own app to confirm only approved emails went out.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the repo agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael, set the sales mailbox <sales mailbox address> to Send on approval for the Sales Director team member. Report the number of drafts waiting on Needs you. Verify that no email leaves until you approve it on Needs you.
```

### Caveat

The README describes a one-time approval option for a kind of email, so check the Sends without asking list on the Access tab before you trust any repeated message type.

Risk, credentials: The sales mailbox login is stored encrypted on your computer, so keep the app password limited to sending mail for this mailbox.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/approve-outgoing-sales-emails/

## How to run recurring office jobs and get weekly reports with Dontbemichael

Repo: [agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael](https://github.com/agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README

Put team jobs on a clock and receive scheduled outcomes as quiet Report cards on Needs you.

**Who it is for:** A business owner who wants invoices chased, reports written and routine checks done every week without asking each time.

**The problem:** Recurring admin tasks get forgotten when the owner is busy, and reminders alone do not finish the work.

**The outcome:** A team member runs its scheduled job, such as following up on unpaid invoices, and sends a weekly summary to Needs you.

### Steps

1. Open the team member's Access tab and find the On a schedule section.
2. Add a job with when and which task, such as Follow up on unpaid invoices every weekday at 9.
3. Review Michael's Office schedule tab to confirm the job is on.
4. Wait for the first run and check the Report card on Needs you.
5. Clear the card with Got it once you have read the result.

### Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using the repo agentvivekkumar/dontbemichael, add a weekday 9 am schedule called Follow up on unpaid invoices to the Finance team member. Report the schedule entry as shown on Michael's Office schedule tab. Verify that the first run produces a Report card on Needs you.
```

### Caveat

The README says spending money, deleting things and changes of scope come to the owner, so scheduled jobs that involve money still need your review on Needs you.

Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/

URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/agentvivekkumar-dontbemichael/run-recurring-office-jobs-with-weekly-reports/