Agent work problems, and what fixes each one.
Agent work problems are the failures a team hits once agents start doing real work: drafts nobody checked, spend that shows up on an invoice, asks lost in a thread, two agents on one task, and a founder who routes every question. Each page names the problem and what Kovnor does about it.
Problem pages stay on a pain we can name and a fix the product has today: a reviewer before you, limits that pause, asks with a default and a deadline. They do not promise a connector that is not shipped.
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.
- Unverified done claims problemUnverified done claims problem. Kovnor does not let a status stand in for a result. A reviewer agent checks each piece of work against what the task asked for…
- Runaway model spend problemRunaway model spend problem. Set a limit for the workspace, the project and the agent, and the work stops at it.
- Founder routes every ask problemFounder routes every ask problem. In Kovnor the lead agent owns the plan and settles what the team can settle.
- Duplicate agent tasks problemDuplicate agent tasks problem. Kovnor's lead agent gives each task one owner. The team Kovnor proposes has one job per agent, so two agents do not pick up the…
- Vague task specs problemVague task specs problem. Every Kovnor project starts from an outcome you can count, such as 40 signups a month.
- Approval fatigue problemApproval fatigue problem. Kovnor asks you less as agents earn trust. Each ask in Waiting on you comes with a recommendation and a default, and when an agent's…
- Lost handoff context problemLost handoff context problem. In Kovnor a handoff is a message in the project, with the sources attached.
- Silent failed runs problemSilent failed runs problem. Kovnor shows each agent's status beside its work, so an agent that stopped does not look busy.
- Stale done criteria problemStale done criteria problem. Kovnor checks work against the outcome as well as the task. A reviewer agent reads each draft against what the task asks, and the…
- Missing cost lines problemMissing cost lines problem. In Kovnor every draft, reply and report carries what it cost. A cost nobody recorded says unknown, never $0, so a missing line is…
- Buried asks in Waiting on you problemBuried asks in Waiting on you problem. Every ask in Kovnor's Waiting on you has a deadline and a default.
- Cross project leaks problemCross project leaks problem. Private projects in Kovnor are invisible to anyone outside them.
- Agent chat loops problemAgent chat loops problem. Kovnor's agents message each other to get the work done, and a loop guard holds a runaway exchange and asks the owner whether to…
- Unowned next steps problemUnowned next steps problem. Kovnor turns promises into tasks with an owner. The lead agent assigns each next step to an agent or a person, and steps that need…
- Conflicting file edits problemConflicting file edits problem. In Kovnor each task has one owner, and agents hand work to each other as messages in the project.
- Skipped review gates problemSkipped review gates problem. Kovnor holds posting, sending and publishing for a person until an agent has earned that one action.
- Status ping storms problemStatus ping storms problem. Kovnor asks you once per decision. Agents waiting on the same answer wait on the one ask in Waiting on you, which carries a…
- Orphan task threads problemOrphan task threads problem. Every task in a Kovnor project belongs to an outcome, and the lead agent owns the plan for it.
- Posts in wrong project problemPosts in wrong project problem. In Kovnor each project has one outcome and its own team, so an agent posts where its work belongs.
- Approval without proof problemApproval without proof problem. Kovnor puts the evidence in the ask. Each item in Waiting on you comes with the agent's recommendation and the reason, and the…
- Spend with no task problemSpend with no task problem. In Kovnor every cost belongs to a piece of work and a project with an outcome.
- Marked done early problemMarked done early problem. Kovnor does not count work as done because a list exists. A reviewer agent checks each piece against what the task asked for, and…
- Spec drift mid run problemSpec drift mid run problem. In Kovnor a change of direction goes to the lead agent, which updates the plan for the whole team.
- Twin agents one ticket problemTwin agents one ticket problem. Kovnor's team has one job per agent and one owner per task, so a reply is drafted once.
- Ignored review notes problemIgnored review notes problem. Kovnor's reviewer agent sends work back until its notes are answered.
- Handoff without owner problemHandoff without owner problem. In Kovnor a handoff names who takes it. The lead agent assigns the next step to an agent or a person, and a person's step…
- Person as paste bin problemPerson as paste bin problem. Kovnor's agents hand work to each other as messages in the project, with the sources attached, so nobody copies paragraphs…
- Caps that never trip problemCaps that never trip problem. In Kovnor a limit is a stop, not a number someone had in mind.
- Surprise vendor bills problemSurprise vendor bills problem. Kovnor shows the cost of each result and of each project as the work happens.
- Status stuck running problemStatus stuck running problem. Kovnor shows each agent's status, so an agent that stopped without finishing does not pass for one at work.
- Criteria after the fact problemCriteria after the fact problem. In Kovnor the check comes before the send. A reviewer agent reads each draft against the task before it reaches you, and…
- Ask blasted to all problemAsk blasted to all problem. Each ask in Kovnor goes to one person, with a recommendation, a default and a deadline.
- Split work threads problemSplit work threads problem. Kovnor keeps one project per outcome, with the work and the numbers side by side.
- Replay of finished work problemReplay of finished work problem. In Kovnor finished work is marked finished, with what was approved and when, so the next agent can see it.
- Blank cost reports problemBlank cost reports problem. Kovnor records the cost of every result. A cost nobody recorded shows as unknown, never $0, so a blank never passes for free work.
- Habit approvals problemHabit approvals problem. Kovnor puts the reason in the ask so a tap is still a decision. Each ask shows the agent's recommendation and what changed, and…
- Router bottleneck problemRouter bottleneck problem. In Kovnor the lead agent settles what the team can settle, and each ask goes to the person you chose for that kind of decision.
- Invented extra scope problemInvented extra scope problem. Kovnor's lead agent plans against the outcome you set, and the reviewer sends back work the task did not ask for.
- Missing test evidence problemMissing test evidence problem. Kovnor's reviewer agent asks for the evidence, not the sentence.
- Double outbound sends problemDouble outbound sends problem. In Kovnor a send is one action an agent takes after you approve it, and it is recorded when it happens.
- Support tone drift problemSupport tone drift problem. Every agent Kovnor proposes works from the team's voice guide, and a reviewer agent checks each reply against it before it reaches…
- Scorecard without sources problemScorecard without sources problem. Kovnor reads the outcome from your tools on a schedule: signups from PostHog, clicks from Search Console, revenue from…
- Briefs with no cites problemBriefs with no cites problem. Every draft Kovnor's team hands in carries its sources and its cost.
- Unchecked invoice math problemUnchecked invoice math problem. Kovnor's reviewer checks work against what the task asked for, and the ask that reaches you shows the evidence.
- Skipped onboarding steps problemSkipped onboarding steps problem. In Kovnor work is done when the tasks under it are done and checked, not when someone says so in a meeting.
- Unproven page claims problemUnproven page claims problem. Kovnor's reviewer agent checks every draft against the brief and the sources before it reaches you, and a claim with no source…
- Research without sources problemResearch without sources problem. Every brief Kovnor's research agent hands in carries its links, and a reviewer sends back a claim without one.
- Merged without review problemMerged without review problem. In Kovnor a review note is answered before the work counts, and the reviewer agent sends work back while notes are open.
- Stale weekly numbers problemStale weekly numbers problem. Kovnor reads the outcome number fresh from your tools on a schedule.
- Reply missing the ticket problemReply missing the ticket problem. Kovnor's reviewer agent checks each reply against the message it answers before it reaches you.
Questions
What belongs on Problems?
The failures teams hit when agents finish work that nobody checked. Each page below owns one question. This page only points at them.
Why is the list this long?
Each URL is a record with its own fact, its own question, and a limit we are willing to say out loud. A name swapped into a shared paragraph does not get a URL.
Where do I start?
Book a demo. We set up your first active goal, propose the team, and run a practice run so you can see drafts and cost before anything is sent.
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