# Bad Influence story: Resend CEO Zeno Rocha on designing email tools for AI agents on Latent.Space

Active · 3 articles · 3 sources · First reported 11-10 15:05. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/5fa9000a-ec81-4522-95e9-265b8d89f24e

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Latest update (11-10 16:00): swyx asks Resend CEO why agents keep choosing Resend

Overview: Resend CEO Zeno Rocha discusses designing developer tools for AI agents in a Latent.Space podcast episode posted on X on November 10, 2026. The episode covers Answer Engine Optimization, including how Claude Code recommends email services, and email deliverability issues such as Gmail throttling and domain reputation. Rocha says Resend expanded its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from about 20 tools to more than 80, letting agents invite teammates, check usage, manage billing, check pricing, and send email. He says Resend had 4.3 million users and 120,000 paying customers when the episode was recorded. swyx says he asked Rocha why his coding agents keep choosing Resend even when he does not want them to, and links the episode as the answer.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-10 16:00 · swyx · [swyx asks Resend CEO why agents keep choosing Resend](https://badinfluence.news/items/a30a0q3ovh4qsr7zzoom0c1ar)
2. 11-10 15:25 · Latent.Space · [Latent.Space podcast explores designing developer tools for AI agents](https://badinfluence.news/items/bwbnppadedmum5hlihc0nrdzl)
3. 11-10 15:05 · Latent Space · [Zeno Rocha explains how Resend designs its email API for AI agents](https://badinfluence.news/items/d7i5iupxlxrydh4kaar2skbst)
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