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Pretty cool. I understand the concept, but I wasn't able to get a clear answer on what the app actually does. Is it an MCP server? Or some viewer for my agent-compiled notes? Or just a UI for me to set up integrations? I got to the integrations page, but I'd like to understand what the app does before I just start connecting all my data.

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Update: turns out that when you run the app it installs a hook to run every time you start a session, submit a prompt, or agent ends a turn on all your coding agents / platforms. Zero notice was given, pretty shady. I get it, you want to ingest data, but installing things onto my system without being transparent isn't great.

We use hooks because they're the only reliable way to interact with the lifecycle of an agent without relying on the agent to constantly remember to make a tool call. It's much more reliable and guarantees a better end-user experience. We do explicitly say that we use hooks in the application, on the same page that you use to connect and manage your agents, but recognize that we can be more clear about it in the onboarding flow. Appreciate you trying out the product and also appreciate the candid feedback.

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