Garry Tan Granted AI Agents Access to His 20-Year Email and Personal Notes
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan stated that he spends approximately $100,000–200,000 annually on tokens for AI agents. According to him, they assist in his work and daily life.
In an episode of The Builders podcast, set to air on Tuesday, Tan revealed that he uses agents for research, programming, and interview preparation. He has also granted them access to his email, Dropbox, and Apple Notes, including records from the past 20 years.
Tan published a set of 23 Claude Code skills called gstack on GitHub. At Y Combinator, he mentioned, an internal agent named Stray Light operates: it has its own personality and context about supported startups, applicants, and correspondence with the company.
Tan believes that personal AI agents could become mainstream if their usage becomes more affordable. At the same time, he advocates for systems that users can control and program independently.
