{
  "id": 12001895,
  "title": "NudgeBox -- A privacy-first agent that reads a job seeker's Gmail, finds interviews and online assessments (OAs), and \"nudges\" them!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/nudgebox-a-privacy-first-agent-that-reads-a-job-seekers-gmail-finds",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T20:44:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/chaitanyayad/nudgebox-a-privacy-first-agent-that-reads-a-job-seekers-gmail-finds-interviews-and-online-25dn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The job market is tough, but getting an interview is even tougher. When an interview is missed due to miscommunication or forgetfulness, it can be devastating. This is the problem that Tushar faced. He had a great opportunity for a job interview, but because the recruiter sent the invite in a confusing timezone, he missed the call. His friend decided to build NudgeBox, an autonomous AI exoskeleton that securely reads his Gmail inbox, identifies interviews and online assessments, and schedules reminders. NudgeBox uses a privacy-first approach, reading the user's Gmail inbox and extracting interview invites and online assessments using a local LLM. It then schedules reminders at T-7 days, T-1 day, morning-of, and T-1 hour. The AI exoskeleton was built using open source tools and runs entirely locally on the user's device, ensuring privacy.",
  "summary": "This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built The job market is brutal right now, but what's even worse is finally getting an interview and then completely missing it. My friend Tushar is a brilliant developer, but his inbox is an absolute disaster zone. Last month, he got a recruiter screen invite for a job he really wanted, but because the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}