Go all the way, quotes from businesses, faster replies

Key points

• Go all the way: one OK card with what done means, a plan, a budget and a deadline, then Nox keeps working, session after session, until a reviewer agrees it's done.
• In a mission, Nox puts what only you can do on one list and carries on with the rest; paying, agreeing to terms and posting as you always ask.
• Get quotes: Nox writes up what you need, invites suppliers with their own links, and compares every delivered price best first. Your budget stays private.
• Quick messages are answered in about a second: small talk and sums by a fast brain, questions by a balanced one, real work by the strongest.
• Decks, workbooks, Word files and PDFs are checked page by page before you get them, and workbooks keep their numbers in phone previews.

nox.cool now has a Go all the way mode: you approve one mission card, and Nox keeps working, session after session, until a reviewer agrees the job is done. Nox can also ask businesses for quotes and compare them, answers quick messages in about a second, and checks every document before you get it. Everything below is available today in nox.cool's early access.

#Go all the way: one OK, then it keeps going

For jobs too big for one sitting, switch on Go all the way under the message box and describe the goal.

Nox replies with a single card for you to approve. It says what done means, as checks anyone could tick, along with its plan, a budget for the whole mission (from $1 to $500), a deadline (up to 30 days) and what it may do without asking: send forms on websites, email from its own address, make everyday changes in your apps, add calendar events. It asks only for what the job needs.

Then it works. When a session ends, the next one starts on its own, in the same task. When a source is thin it tries another; when something is missing it finds a tool, installs it or writes one. What only you can do (a decision, a sign-in, a payment) goes on one list on the mission card, and Nox carries on with everything else. Before it says done, a separate reviewer checks the result against the checks, and Nox closes any gaps it finds.

In our own test, Nox found six London bookshops that host author events, waited for us to confirm the list, emailed each from its own address and finished past the reviewer for $1.54 of a $6 budget. Paying, agreeing to terms, sending as you, posting publicly and deleting always ask, whatever the mission. The full story is on the blog.

#Quotes from businesses

Ask "get me quotes for 300 printed tote bags, delivered by 8 November, budget £1,500" and Nox writes the request up for you to check. Your budget stays private. It finds and checks suppliers, gives each their own link, and suppliers quote on a simple page with no account. nox.cool works out every total from their prices, and one card compares the quotes best first, saying in words what doesn't fit: late, over budget, missing items.

Nox can bargain within your limits without ever revealing the budget, and you choose on an OK card. It can't choose a quote above the budget, an expired one, or one that changed since it last read it. Paying stays with the supplier.

#Replies in about a second

Quick messages no longer wait for the strongest brain. Small talk and sums go to a fast brain, questions and advice to a balanced one, and anything to do still goes to the strongest. In our tests on Nox's full setup, the first words appeared in a median 1.0 seconds on the fast brain and 1.4 on the balanced one, against 2.7 on the strongest.

If a lighter brain reaches for anything beyond a look-up, nothing runs: the strongest takes over first. A brain you chose for an agent is kept.

#Documents ready to send

Before Nox hands over a deck, a workbook, a Word file or a PDF, it now looks at every page and slide, and fixes leftovers such as a "[Date]" placeholder or a bullet doubled with a number. Workbooks keep their calculated numbers, so previews on your phone and in email show figures, not blank cells.

#Try it

Switch on Go all the way and give Nox something big, ask for quotes on something you buy in quantity, or just say hi. Sign in to nox.cool to start.

#Questions and answers

How do I turn on Go all the way?

Switch on Go all the way under the message box before you send, or ask Nox to go all the way. Nox replies with a mission card: what done means, its plan, a budget, a deadline and what it may do without asking. Approve it once and Nox gets to work.

Can a mission spend money or post for me?

No. Paying or booking, agreeing to terms, sending as you or posting publicly, deleting things and sharing your personal details always ask, whatever the mission. A mission's budget covers Nox's own work, its thinking, computer time and searches, from $1 to $500.

Do suppliers need an account to quote?

No. Each supplier gets their own link to a page where they enter their prices, delivery date and terms. nox.cool works out every total itself, and suppliers never see your budget or each other's quotes.

Is Nox less careful when it answers quickly?

Only small talk, sums and everyday questions go to the faster brains. Anything to do, such as booking, sending, research, money or the computer, goes to the strongest brain, and a lighter brain that reaches for real work hands over before anything runs.

Where can I try all this?

Everything here is available today in nox.cool's early access, which is by invite for now.