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Set up a DIY personal AI assistant.

A personal AI assistant is usable today. The scarce piece is the operating setup: rules, a disclosure line, a checklist, and a place the instructions go. You can build that on the account you already pay for.

You run it

Hosted products (inbox AIs, “AI teammates”) log into the workflow for you. A DIY setup does the opposite. You configure Grok, Cursor, or a similar agent. You pay that platform. Second Desk does not host the agent and does not join the account.

What to prepare

• One AI account you will actually use this week.
• One real task you were going to do by hand — not a demo prompt.
• A sentence you are willing to put on email when the assistant helped: “This reply was helped by my AI assistant, configured with Second Desk.”

Where the pack fits

The Second Desk membership is the files: setup checklist, copy-paste framework, email playbook, tool list, and boundaries. Price is €79/month or €756/year. Loyalty at €49/mo after 12 continuous months is a roadmap, not a button yet. The path is written up under how it works.

What this is not

Not a course. Not a claim about how many people use it. Not a promise that a model will replace your judgment. If checkout is still opening, leave your email — we will contact you within 24 hours.