Cora, a texting agent that keeps a record of family life
John Wulff's OpenClaw agent Cora runs on a spare MacBook Air, reads new email, texts, photos and voice memos every half hour, turns commitments into tasks and sends one digest with up to five offers. She can make small fantasy football moves only after a second agent approves them.
- Agent or tool
- OpenClaw (Cora)
- Topic
- Personal Assistant
- Reported on
- Blog
- Added
- 2026-10-29
Why it matters
This is the classic promise of AI agents: a helper that handles errands and reminders on your behalf. Real cases like this show how close that promise is today. It is one of 57 sightings filed under Personal Assistant on Agent Sightings (number 8 by interest), and one of 1 involving OpenClaw (Cora).
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into OpenClaw (Cora) or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Every half hour check what is new in my email and messages. Twice a day send me one digest of up to five numbered suggestions I can accept with 'yes 1'. Ask my approval before anything leaves the house.
The prompt breaks down into 3 steps you can check as the agent works:
- Every half hour check what is new in my email and messages.
- Twice a day send me one digest of up to five numbered suggestions I can accept with 'yes 1'.
- Ask my approval before anything leaves the house.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://johnwulff.com/2026/10/18/meet-cora-my-openclaw-agent/. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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