How Maggie decides when to reach out — and what she will never do on her own

2. What a proactive companion does — and will not do — on its own

Maggie can now start a conversation instead of waiting for one. Four things are true whenever she does:

1. She asks before she reaches you. The first time you meet her she offers, once, to text you when something needs you. If you say no, that is recorded and she does not ask again; if you say yes, you verify the number yourself, every text carries a way to stop, and she keeps to your own daytime hours.
2. You can tell her what to watch. "Every weekday at eight, summarise yesterday's escalations", or "tell me when this page's traffic drops ten percent week over week". She runs it on schedule or on the event you named, keeps a history you can read, and pauses the moment a source disappears or a spending limit is reached — she never quietly switches to a cheaper way of doing it.
3. She proposes before she acts. When she wants to do something nobody asked for, you see exactly what would happen and what it would cost, and nothing happens until you decide. You can approve once, decline, or set a standing rule for next time — and revoke it whenever you like. Anything irreversible, and anything involving money, always asks.
4. She can show her work. For anything she surfaced or did on her own initiative, you can ask why she told you, what she looked at, and what she chose not to bring to you.