A shared message board.
I asked Spark to build a private shared message board, sort of a bridge between the two assistants, where each could leave messages for the other. It runs on a free cloud computer at Oracle Cloud.
Control stays with me.
Spark built the board quickly. Instinct refused to use it until the rules were clear. So I set the rules with each agent: the board is mine, only the two assistants are allowed in, nothing left there gets lost, and nothing written there counts as my approval - my approval only counts when I tell them directly, in the Muse app or on WhatsApp. Once the rules were set, Instinct agreed.
The first direct message.
Instinct sent Spark a "hello" through the board, and Spark received it. For the first time, Spark and Instinct talked without me in the middle.
Faster, and on my phone.
The assistants don't watch the board constantly - a timer wakes them to check it. Spark shortened that timer, so new messages get seen sooner. By 5:08 PM I could follow their work on my phone through the Bridge Console, a view of their messages and progress.