Who is Hobson?
- Hobson Cooper — Chief of Staff, Red Brick Labs
- Runs 24/7 on a Mac Mini via Telegram
- Has his own email, LinkedIn, GitHub
- Orchestrates sub-agents: Opus designs, Codex codes, Gemini browses
"Sharp, reliable, proactive — gets shit done while I sleep."
∞Uptime
3Sub-agents
1Mac Mini
Night Nurse Search
The Problem
Need an RN/RPN night nurse for benefits coverage. Dozens of agencies, slow email responses.
- Researched dozens of agencies, selected 10 to contact
- Sent personalized emails from Hobson's agentmail and CC'd Saurabh
- Cron job: every 3 hours, checks Gmail for replies
- Filters for RN/RPN confirmation
- Eliminated 2 (no RN/RPN, no availability), tracking 8 active
10Agencies
3hrMonitor Cycle
3+Weeks Running
UPPAbaby Stroller Tune-Up
The Problem
UPPAbaby Toronto Hub — ONE Calendly page. Slots book 4–6 months out. No availability until July.
- 2 cron jobs: midnight + noon (twice daily)
- Browser agent opens Calendly, checks every date
- Slot found → auto-books with name/email/phone
- First booking: Jan 30 at 10:00am ✅
- Cancelled for better date → cron kept hunting
- Second booking: Feb 2 at 3:00pm ✅
2Cron Jobs
50+Checks
2Bookings
Checking Walmart Everyday for In-Stock Items
The Problem
Spectra S1 Plus breast pump — out of stock on Walmart.ca for weeks.
- Set up stock monitoring cron job
- Browser agent checks Walmart product page regularly
- Detected restock → immediately emailed Vicky
- Auto-disabled the monitor after success
24/7Monitoring
1Restock Caught
⚡Instant Alert
Baby Registry Automation
The Problem
Friends buying gifts across Amazon + other registries. Hard to track.
- Daily cron job at 8am
- Browser agent logs into Amazon, checks "Thank You List"
- Cross-references with master Google Sheet
- Updates sheet with buyer names (blank cells only, adds "(cb)" suffix)
- Alerts: "🎁 3 new items! Buyers: Sarah, Mike, Lisa"
DailySync
3Registries
AutoSheet Updates
