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  1. Evolving our calendar assistant Reclaim to be AI-native without starting over

    Dropbox engineers evolved their calendar assistant, Reclaim, to support natural-language AI requests by building a custom agent platform that integrates with existing scheduling logic. They utilized a shared action system and a Preview Mode backed by Redis to ensure AI suggestions are consistent and reviewable before affecting real calendars. This approach allows the product to adopt AI capabilities without fragmenting its core architecture or duplicating functionality.

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  2. The making of the Yelp Assistant UI

    Yelp developed a chat interface called Yelp Assistant using a hybrid approach combining native UI components and a server-driven UI framework called CHAOS. This architecture allows the team to dynamically update the chat experience without waiting for app store releases. The system separates views from data using reactive datasets and MessageEvents to manage the chat loop, state, and user interactions.

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