Direction
Mack decides what the work is trying to achieve.
The goal, taste, relationship, responsibility, and final judgment belong to Mack. Orbit can help clarify an intention, but it does not turn a suggestion into Mack’s decision.
How it works
Ask. Prepare. Review. Follow through.
Talking to Orbit is another way for Mack to work with his computer. A request may involve finding a file, checking a calendar, or preparing a draft. The tools and permissions available determine which steps it can carry out.
Understanding
Orbit gathers the relevant situation.
It can retrieve project context, inspect supported tools, compare records, and surface uncertainty. Information from a message, website, or file is evidence—not permission.
Process
The right tool handles the right step.
A predictable task should use a predictable process: a calendar operation, a file transfer, a browser action, a search, or a saved procedure. Open-ended interpretation is useful where judgment is needed; it should not replace reliable mechanics.
Control
Mack reviews actions that need his approval.
Where review is required, the destination and proposed effect are shown before the action. A changed message or recipient needs fresh review. Silence is not approval.
Evidence
Completion means checking what happened.
Orbit should report a result from evidence, distinguish partial success from failure, and avoid repeating an uncertain action. A confident sentence is not proof that the work was done.
Three different things
Generation and automation are not interchangeable.
Process automationAssisted reasoningGenerative creation
What it does
Follows defined steps in real tools
Interprets context and proposes choices
Produces new text, imagery, sound, or code
Best used for
Repeatable, verifiable work
Ambiguous or connected situations
Exploration, drafting, and selected production
Human role
Sets authority and desired outcome
Corrects, decides, and owns consequences
Directs, selects, edits, credits, and approves
Main risk
Automating the wrong process at scale
Mistaking a plausible answer for truth
Deception, imitation, unclear provenance, or displaced authorship
What this means for collaborators and clients
You should still know when you are dealing with Mack.
Orbit may help Mack prepare, organize, remember, or execute parts of a workflow. It does not erase Mack’s responsibility for what he sends, delivers, or promises. When a tool’s creative contribution is material to the work, that deserves an honest conversation appropriate to the project.