The killer feature nobody else has
Most AI email tools are stateless — they start fresh every time. Pontius builds a persistent knowledge base that gets smarter with every session. This is cumulative intelligence, not disposable AI.
This is what separates Pontius from every SaaS email tool, every browser extension, every “AI email writer” on the market. They reset to zero every time. Pontius remembers.
The problem with every other AI email tool
They're stateless. Every session starts from scratch.
Ask ChatGPT to write you an email today, then ask again tomorrow. It doesn't remember that Sarah prefers brief updates. It doesn't know Mike always needs the project code referenced. It doesn't learn that your tone with investors is different from your tone with customers.
You end up re-explaining context every single time. It's like training a new assistant every day, forever.
Cumulative intelligence, not disposable AI.
Pontius builds a persistent knowledge base that grows with every email you handle. After a month, it knows your email world better than any tool that resets to zero.
What's in the knowledge base?
Four types of intelligence that compound over time.
Contacts
More than an address book. Each contact stores relationship context, preferred tone, communication history, and notes.
{
"email": "[email protected]",
"name": "Alex Chen",
"company": "TechDeals Inc",
"relationship": "Lifetime customer, Pro tier",
"tone": "friendly, casual",
"notes": "Had activation issue in Jan 2026, resolved"
}Templates
Proven responses for common scenarios. Use placeholders for personalization.
{
"name": "Ticket Resolution",
"category": "support",
"body": "Hi {name},\\n\\nGood news — I've fixed the issue...\\n\\nCheers,\\nStuart"
}Rules
Per-account behavior. Set default tones, priority domains, delegation routes.
{
"account": "Support",
"defaultTone": "friendly, professional",
"priorityDomains": [
"enterprise.com",
"bigclient.com"
],
"delegateTo": "[email protected]"
}Patterns
When X happens, suggest Y. Match sender, subject, or body patterns to trigger actions.
{
"matchSubject": "invoice|payment|billing",
"suggestedAction": "Move to Billing folder",
"autoApply": true
}How the knowledge base grows
You don't configure this upfront. It grows organically as you work.
Day 1
Empty knowledge base. Pontius asks about every decision. Every answer teaches it something. “How should I address this customer?” becomes a contact preference. “What tone for investor updates?” becomes a rule.
Week 1
Key contacts documented with relationship context. A few templates for common responses. Basic rules for auto-sorting billing emails. Pontius asks fewer questions — it knows more.
Month 1
Rich contact database with relationship history. Template library covering 80% of scenarios. Patterns for most common situations. Pontius handles routine emails autonomously. You review summaries, not individual messages.
The endgame
Eventually, the knowledge system becomes so good at understanding how you work that it can act on your behalf with minimal oversight. You choose when you're ready for that — stabilizers can be turned on or off at any time. You're always in control.
The knowledge system that changes everything
The knowledge base is the engine that powers the journey from supervised to autopilot.
Start with stabilizers on — you lead, Pontius learns. As the knowledge base grows and trust builds, gradually turn stabilizers off. Eventually, your inbox becomes a solved problem.
See the full journey →Stabilizers On
The collaborative phase
Growing Confidence
The transition phase
Stabilizers Off
The autopilot phase
Your data stays on your machine
The knowledge base lives in ~/.config/pontius/knowledge/ on your computer. Simple JSON files you can inspect, back up, or edit directly.
No cloud sync to worry about. No external databases. No company holding your contact intelligence hostage. Just files on your computer that you control completely.
~/.config/pontius/knowledge/
├── contacts.json # Contact intelligence
├── templates.json # Response templates
├── rules.json # Account-specific rules
├── patterns.json # Action patterns
└── history.json # What worked wellThis is why early adopters win
AI assistants are changing how everyone works. But most people are using them wrong — starting from zero every time, explaining the same context over and over.
With Pontius, every email interaction makes your AI smarter. Every correction teaches it something new. After a month, your AI assistant knows your email world better than any tool that resets to zero. That's not a small advantage — that's a compounding one.
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AI assistants are changing how everyone works. Early adopters will have a massive advantage. Get Pontius today — $99 once, yours forever.
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