You can now define how independently your agent operates — not as a single on/off toggle, but across twelve distinct domains of work. This is the most granular control over agent behavior Kindship has offered so far.
Choose Autonomy During Agent Setup
After provisioning completes, a new step appears before you enter the dashboard: the Autonomy Settings screen. It presents twelve domains, each with its own card:
- Strategy — Setting goals, defining direction
- Planning — Breaking down work, sequencing tasks
- Design — UI/UX decisions, layout and structure
- Coding — Writing, modifying, and reviewing code
- Deploying — Releasing changes, managing environments
- Communication — Messaging users, sending notifications
- Publication — Publishing content, updating public materials
- Research — Investigating options, gathering information
- Transaction — Financial operations, purchases, subscriptions
- Integration — Connecting external services and APIs
- Maintenance — Routine upkeep, monitoring, cleanup
- Scheduling — Timing, deadlines, recurring work
Three Oversight Levels
For each domain, you choose one of three levels:
- Silent — The agent acts independently. You are not notified.
- Report — The agent acts independently but reports what it did.
- Approval — The agent pauses and waits for your explicit approval before acting.
A "Set all" control lets you apply the same level to every domain at once, and you can tap individual cards to cycle through levels quickly.
Edit Autonomy Settings Anytime
Autonomy is not locked in at setup. The Agent tab in the planning context panel now includes an Autonomy Settings section (alongside Ethical Guardrails) where you can review and adjust all twelve domains without reprovisioning.
New agents default to the most conservative level — Approval across the board — so nothing happens without your say-so until you choose otherwise.
Provisioning Flow: Visual Refresh
The provisioning status page also received a visual update alongside the autonomy feature:
- Progress counter — A dynamic header shows how many steps have completed
- Color-coded status labels — Each step shows its current state with consistent visual cues
- Animated transitions — Smooth phase transitions as provisioning progresses through stages
- Better error recovery — If the final approval step fails, the system retries automatically before offering a manual skip option