What she does
Most household admin is not difficult. It is just endless, and it always lands at the worst moment: the form that needs returning, the appointment that needs moving, the reply that has been sitting unanswered for a week.
Minny picks those up. She keeps track of what has been promised and by whom, chases the loose ends, and tells you when something is done — or when it needs you. She works over WhatsApp, because that is where the family already is, and she answers voice notes as readily as typed messages.
What she connects to
Minny only reaches the accounts the household deliberately connects. With Google, she asks for the following access, and uses it for these purposes and nothing else.
- Account identity
- To confirm which Google account is connected and keep her working on
the right one. Scopes:
openid,email,userinfo.email. - Calendar
- To read the household's schedule, and to add or move appointments when
asked. Scope:
calendar. - Gmail
- To read incoming mail so she can spot what needs action, and to file,
label and draft replies. Scopes:
gmail.readonly,gmail.modify. - Drive and Sheets
- To open the household's own documents, and to keep the sheets that
hold its lists and records. Scopes:
drive,spreadsheets.
How that data is handled, stored and deleted is set out in full in the privacy policy. Access can be withdrawn at any time from your Google account's permissions page.
Where the line is
- She asks before she acts. Anything that leaves the house — a message, a booking, a reply — is drafted and shown to you first. You confirm it.
- She never says done unless it is. A task is only closed when there is something to point at. If she is stuck, she says so rather than reporting success.
- She does not spend money. Minny holds no card and makes no purchases.
- You can see what she did. Every action she takes is recorded, and the record belongs to the household.