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/ Drafting / 11 min read
Knute Can Draft Your ESPN Fantasy Football Team: Three Real 2026 Drafts
A founder report on three real ESPN drafts, how Knute turned league-shaped rankings into live picks, and what the finished rosters reveal.
From the machine room
Field notes from the machine room.
Founder-written reports on what Knute actually did, how we thought through the decisions, and what the results do and do not prove.
Latest notes
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/ Product / 6 min read
Is there an AI that will actually manage my fantasy football team?
A founder explainer of what Knute is: an AI agent that manages an ESPN fantasy football or baseball team every day, what it refuses to do, where it works, and what it costs.
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/ Product / 6 min read
Should I just use ChatGPT for my fantasy football team?
A general chatbot reasons about what you type. Knute reads your real ESPN league, makes the move inside the permission level you set, and logs it. The difference is plumbing, not a smarter model.
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/ Lineups / 6 min read
How Knute sets your ESPN lineup every morning
The daily lineup loop as it exists in the code: re-sync, freshness gate, decide inside the slots, apply at your autonomy level, log every move.
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/ Waivers / 6 min read
How Knute works the waiver wire on ESPN
How Knute values free agents against your ESPN roster, sizes the bid, respects your league limits and protected players, and which autonomy level files the claim itself.
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/ Autonomy / 6 min read
Advisor, Co-pilot, Autopilot: how much Knute is allowed to do
Advisor proposes, Co-pilot handles the routine, Autopilot runs the team inside your limits. Every move is logged, trades are refused, and one tap switches it off.
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/ Platforms / 5 min read
Which fantasy platforms Knute supports (and which it does not)
ESPN fantasy football and baseball are supported today, and ESPN is the only integration. A plain answer for Yahoo, Sleeper, NFL.com, CBS, Fantrax, DraftKings and FanDuel.
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/ Privacy / 6 min read
How to connect an ESPN league to Knute, what it stores, and how to disconnect
You sign in on ESPN's own page; Knute keeps the session, never the password. A founder lists exactly what is stored, who processes it, and the one-tap exits.
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/ Pricing / 5 min read
How much does Knute cost? A free app, and credit packs that pay for cloud AI
The iPhone app is free and there is no required subscription. Three optional one-time App Store credit packs fund third-party cloud-model usage, and nothing else is charged for.
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/ Baseball / 6 min read
An AI that manages an ESPN fantasy baseball team every day
Baseball is where Knute started. One pass every morning before the slate: starters checked, IL cleaned up, waivers worked, moves made on your ESPN team at the autonomy level you choose.