This documentation explains Otto tool by tool: what it does, what it does not do, and how you can verify it.
Contents
Docs overviewDocumentation
One area per tool
Every section here describes a tool Otto actually has — with a rebuilt mock-up of the interface, the hard numbers and the known limits. Everything here has a source in the code.
How it fits together
From the first click to the log entry
Five steps, recurring in every area: connect, instruct, act, approve, review.
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Connect
Connect a mailbox, calendar or other source — Otto only reads what you give it a connection to.
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Instruct
Write in the conversation or wait — a lot of it runs on its own as a standing order.
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Act
Otto works according to the autonomy level you set — from “asks about everything” to “just handles it”.
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Approve
If it is unsure, or something leaves the house, it presents the draft with a reason instead of acting.
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Review
Every action ends up in the log with trigger, reason and result — gapless and exportable.
Explore the sections
One section per tool
- Getting started
Getting started
Setup, your first connection, the daily board and the built-in tour.
Open section - The conversation
The conversation
The input field, attachments, the autonomy dial and how a delegated task runs.
Open section - Mailbox
Mailbox
How Otto triages mail, drafts replies, tidies up — and where it draws the line.
Open section - Calendar & contacts
Calendar & contacts
Finding, creating and moving appointments — with travel time and multiple calendars.
Open section - Files & standing orders
Files & standing orders
Folders, receipts, office documents — and what keeps running in the background.
Open section - Screen & autopilot
Screen & autopilot
What Otto remembers from the screen, for how long — and how browser autopilot works.
Open section - Connections
Connections
Which providers exist, what each connection can read and write.
Open section - Approvals & security
Approvals & security
The three autonomy levels, what never happens on its own, and the log.
Open section - Memory, quota & account
Memory, quota & account
What Otto remembers and how you delete it, what the month cost, devices and plan.
Open section
Frequently asked questions
Questions that come up often before setup — Frequently asked questions