.@mondaydotcom built their AI copilot, Sidekick, to do more than answer question
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Sidekick, monday.com's work assistant, uses a temporary workspace for analysis that requires repeated calculations and corrections. In its engineering team's case study, an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → can inspect uploaded spreadsheets, write and run code, fix errors and produce a chart while leaving intermediate files outside the main conversation.
The architecture uses LangChain components to separate responsibilities. Tools retrieve or update business records, specialized agents handle narrower reasoning tasks, and sandboxes hold code and working files. The main agent receives the useful result and a summary, reducing the intermediate material it must carry while coordinating the request.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
