Working with agents. Your agents work in tabs of their own, signed in as you, and come to you when they need you.
Signed in as you
Agents use your profile, so they’re signed in wherever you are. Signing out of a site signs them out too. For separate logins, such as a client’s accounts, give an agent a profile of its own with --profile.
Out of sight
Agents work in tabs you don’t see. Until one needs you, nothing of theirs appears on your screen or in your taskbar. Their pages stay out of your history, and don’t reopen with your session. Several agents can work at once, each in tabs of its own.
Closing your windows doesn’t stop them. If Portelon isn’t running, an agent starts it, without a window.
When an agent needs you
To sign in somewhere, or for anything only you can do, an agent shows you its tab. The window asks for your attention, and you can both use it. When you’re done, choose Hide window in its title bar, or close the window, and the tab goes back out of sight.
An agent can also give you a tab to keep, such as a finished page. It moves into your most recent window, and stays when the agent is done.
Your own tabs
Agents can work in your tabs too, such as the one you’re looking at. A tab an agent uses comes to the front of its window, and the pages it visits there go into your history. Your incognito windows are off limits.
Agents can also read the files you’ve downloaded since Portelon started.
What only you can do
- Restart Portelon. If agents are working, Portelon asks first, since their tabs close.
- Open Portelon’s own pages, such as settings, passwords, history, extensions and the Agents page.
- Paste from your clipboard. Agents never do.