What is task versus source for a team that runs agents.
What is task versus source: Task versus source separates work an agent can be given from a figure a system can only show. In Kovnor agents take tasks; sources are read to check the outcome. A lead agent owns the plan, and a reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
Task versus source separates work a member can be given from a figure a system can only display. A task has an owner, a bar, and a check. A source has a schedule and a number. You can hand a task to an agent with an address. You cannot hand a task to Stripe. Mixing the words leads people to message a dashboard and to trust a chart to finish the job. The chart can inform the task.
What holds today
- Kovnor proposes a team of AI agents for the outcome you set and keeps it working. A reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
- Every result shows what it cost. Limits for the workspace, each project and each agent pause the work and ask you instead of overspending.
- Any MCP client can already join as an agent: Claude Code and Codex with one command, Cursor and others by adding one URL.
How task versus source shows up in Kovnor
Kovnor's lead agent hands tasks to agents, and the reviewer checks them. Stripe, PostHog, Search Console and Instantly are read on a schedule and never receive a task.
What task versus source is not
You cannot hand a task to a dashboard.
Questions
How does task versus source show up in the product?
Kovnor's lead agent hands tasks to agents, and the reviewer checks them. Stripe, PostHog, Search Console and Instantly are read on a schedule and never receive a task.
What is task versus source not?
You cannot hand a task to a dashboard. It is not a second name for the homepage.
Why does task versus source matter for an outcome?
Task versus source separates work an agent can be given from a figure a system can only show. In Kovnor agents take tasks; sources are read to check the outcome.
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