All the AI agents that can live in your text messages

Rather than requiring a separate app, a growing number of AI agents can be texted like an ordinary contact. You message them what you need, and they remember context, connect to your existing apps and services, and complete tasks such as scheduling appointments, organizing calendars, researching trips, sending emails, making reservations, shopping online, or setting reminders. While Instinct is one of the buzziest AI agents at present, thanks to its $10 billion valuation after its latest funding round of $1 billion, many others are also competing in this space. The article profiles the most notable options so far, spanning general-purpose personal assistants and agents built for families, travel, and work. They include Caddy, which turns scattered phone information into actionable items; Fambot, an AI "chief of staff" for families; Folk, which runs on its own private cloud computer; Instinct, the well-funded always-available agent that can act on your behalf; Iris, powered by the Hermes agent; Martin, a general-purpose assistant reachable through many channels; Miso, focused on travel; Ohai and Ollie, family assistants with Ollie notable for SOC 2 compliance; Orbits, a household assistant backed by Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun fund; Pally, a friend-like assistant; Poke, the first AI agent approved on Apple Messages for Business; Rene, a text-based personal assistant; Skye, an "agentic homescreen" for iPhone; Stanley, a content assistant for creators; Tomo, which can join group conversations; Town, aimed at professional life; and Wajo, whose agent Fo has its own email address, phone number, and payment card.

(Source：TechCrunch)