Switch from Duet to Task Machine
Moving from Duet to Task Machine: turn the client work your shared agent handles into recurring workflows, with one Inbox for every approval and result.
Prefer the side-by-side comparison?Duet lets you teach one agent your method and share it with every client, each in their own workspace. Task Machine runs the recurring work you deliver for clients as explicit workflows, and everything that needs your decision lands in one Inbox. Teams switch when the work they deliver repeats and needs separate steps, checks, and a record.
Why do people switch from Duet?
- The fifth client report should run like the first. Asking an agent again produces a slightly different result each time. Task Machine runs the same workflow on a schedule, with verifier checks holding each output to its requirements before anyone sees it.
- Approvals belong in one place. Reviewing drafts across each client's workspace means things slip. Task Machine collects every approval, question, and result from every client in one Inbox.
- Work needs a record. Every run keeps a step-by-step history, so you can show a client what was done and why.
- Several agents and people share the job. Task Machine is a team of humans and agents: agents you configure or install from playbooks, each with an autonomy level, working alongside people on the same tasks.
What maps to what?
| In Duet | In Task Machine |
|---|---|
| One agent you teach and share | Agents you configure, or a playbook that installs them |
| Checklists, templates, and rules | Library documents, skills, and workflow steps |
| A workspace for each client | A project for each client, with its own budget and connected accounts |
| Improvements that sync to every copy | One workflow definition that every client's runs use |
| Gmail, Notion, Slack, and documents | Connectors to the accounts you own |
| Apps the agent builds and hosts | Documents, reports, and code your agents produce |
Prices and features were checked against each vendor's own pages on 6 October 2026.
What do you give up?
Duet is the simpler fit when clients should use your method themselves: one agent, shared in a few steps, with a hosted workspace for each client from $20 a month. Task Machine does not give clients their own agent to talk to. It runs the work you deliver and brings the decisions to you.
How does the switch work?
- Create your Task Machine workspace and connect the accounts the client work touches, such as email, documents, and your CRM.
- Write down the jobs your Duet agent handles again and again, such as the weekly report, reply drafting, or the research digest, and pick the playbooks that match. Each one installs the agents, workflows, and documents for that job.
- Move your checklists, templates, and rules into Library documents and the workflow steps that need them.
- Start with a low autonomy level, so client-facing sends wait for approval in your Inbox, and schedule the recurring workflows.
Common questions
Can I still just ask for things in chat?
Yes. Chat is where new work starts. Your request becomes a task with a workflow behind it, and the result stays on record.
Is Task Machine overkill for a small consultancy?
It depends on the mix. If clients mostly need answers from your method, a shared Duet agent fits. If the same reports, outreach, and follow-ups recur every week, workflows and one Inbox are built for that.
What happens to what I taught my Duet agent?
There is no importer. Move the durable parts, such as templates, checklists, and client details, into Library documents by hand, and turn the steps you always follow into workflow steps.
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