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盘点可直接住进短信里的 AI Agent

英文标题:All the AI agents that can live in your text messages

越来越多 AI Agent 不再要求用户额外下载应用,而是可通过短信、iMessage、WhatsApp、Telegram 等常用通信渠道直接调用。它们能够记忆上下文、连接邮箱与日历等既有服务,并代用户完成预约、行程规划、购物、发送邮件和提醒等任务。本文盘点了面向通用个人助理、家庭协作、旅行安排和内容创作等场景的代表性产品,其中 Instinct 在最新一轮 10 亿美元融资后估值达到 100 亿美元。对开发者和行业而言,这一趋势表明,AI Agent 的竞争正从对话能力延伸至跨服务连接、任务执行自主性、隐私安全与用户入口的争夺。
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与其再下载一个应用,越来越多的 Agent 可以像普通人一样,直接通过短信联系。

你只需发消息告诉它自己的需求,它就能记住上下文、连接你已经在使用的应用与服务,并代表你完成任务。这可能意味着安排预约、整理日历、研究旅行计划、发送电子邮件、预订餐厅、在线购物,或者在数天后提醒你某件事。

尽管 Instinct 凭借其最新一轮 10 亿美元融资后达到 100 亿美元估值而成为目前最受关注的 AI Agent 之一,但还有许多产品同样在争夺这一市场。

以下列出目前较具代表性的选择,涵盖通用型个人助理,以及面向家庭、旅行和工作的 Agent。

Caddy

图片来源: Caddy

Caddy 是一款 AI 助手,可将散落在你手机中的信息转化为你能够实际执行的事项。它面向 iPhone 用户运行在 iMessage 中,面向 Android 用户运行在 RCS 中,因此无需不断查看独立的应用或收件箱。

例如,一封电子邮件中包含需要加入日历的预约,或朋友发来一份需要采购的物品清单。你不必担心所有细节被信息淹没,Caddy 会连接你的日历和对话内容,识别可能需要处理的事项。它可以将活动添加到日历、设置提醒、追踪后续事项,甚至替你进行研究。

Caddy 自 2026 年 4 月起以公开测试版形式提供。

Fambot

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Fambot 是一款由 AI 驱动的家庭“幕僚长”,旨在汇集家庭生活中不断变化的诸多事项,包括学校沟通、体育活动、膳食规划、日历以及其他日常责任,并将其转化为有条理的计划。

该服务同时支持应用和短信。Fambot 可在 iOS 设备、Android 设备和网页端使用,家庭成员也可直接通过 SMS 与其互动。每晚,Fambot 都会自动发送次日摘要,其中包括即将到来的活动、待办事项,以及校服或打包要求等细节。家长可以回复这些消息,以提问、查找信息或修改日历。

Fambot 目前可连接 Gmail 和 Google Calendar,并计划在未来支持 Outlook 和 Apple Calendar。

该公司于 2026 年 9 月初以 Beta 版本上线,并已筹集 350 万美元种子前融资。该服务在 Beta 期间目前免费,但 Fambot 预计最终将收取大致相当于 Netflix 订阅费用的价格。

Folk

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Folk 被设计为一款可通过 iMessage、WhatsApp 和 Telegram 联系的 AI 助手。它可以记住个人上下文、管理提醒、研究主题、追踪航班、处理电子邮件,以及完成餐厅预订等现实世界任务。

Folk 的一个区别在于,它运行在自己的私有云计算机上。它还可以运行代码并执行多步骤任务,而不只是以对话形式作出回应。

Folk 于 2026 年 5 月推出 Beta 版本,可免费使用;如果希望让不限数量的任务在后台运行,也可订阅每月 8.33 美元的 Pro 方案。

Instinct

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Instinct 最初因以 25 亿美元估值融资 3.5 亿美元而登上新闻头条。2026 年 9 月,该公司又融资 10 亿美元,估值达到 100 亿美元。

这款始终可用的 Agent 能够代表用户采取行动,而不只是回答问题。用户可通过文本或语音与 Instinct 沟通,并将其连接至已在使用的应用和服务,例如电子邮件、日历、Google Workspace 等。该公司表示,早期用户已利用 Instinct 完成从规划旅行、购买杂货到订票和取消订阅等任务。

9 月,Instinct 开始为用户的助手提供专属电子邮件地址。其思路是让 Instinct 能代表用户创建和管理账号,而不占用用户的个人收件箱。该 Agent 可以用自己的地址注册服务、联系商家、跟进请求,以及处理需要电子邮件账号的任务。(然而,这种程度的自主性也引发了对隐私和安全的担忧。)它也开始逐步推出拨打电话的支持。

该公司仍处于封闭 Beta 阶段。

Iris

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由 Hermes agent 驱动的 Iris 旨在让用户可直接通过 iMessage 将任务委派给 AI 助手。用户可以连接自己使用的应用,并通过一条简单消息交办任务。该 Agent 随后会完成所需步骤,同时保留此前互动中的相关上下文。它还被设计为主动跟进用户,而不是等待下一次请求。

Martin

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Martin 是一款通用型个人助理,可通过 SMS、电话、WhatsApp、电子邮件、Slack 及其自身的 iOS 应用联系。

它可以帮助管理日历、电子邮件、提醒、任务、笔记和沟通事项。它还可以代表用户发送消息或拨打电话,并每日汇总需要关注的事项。

其价格略高,订阅费用每月 21 美元起。

Miso

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Miso 将个人助理理念专门应用于旅行场景。

它通过 iMessage 运行,将 AI 行程规划与专属旅行团队的支持结合起来。用户可通过消息安排航班,Miso 则会考量其旅行偏好、忠诚度积分及其他优先事项。Miso 还让旅行者能够获取行程详情、航班更新以及个性化推荐。

Ohai

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Ohai 是另一款家庭助理,重点帮助家庭管理日常家庭生活中不断涌入的信息和任务。

用户可以发送消息、转发电子邮件或发出语音请求,助理可以将其转化为日程、提醒和计划。它还可以协调家庭多名成员的日历、家务和餐食。

它提供免费的基础选项,也根据家庭规模提供不同订阅方案,起价为每月 9.99 美元。

Ollie

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与其他面向家庭的 Agent 类似,Ollie 背后的理念是:家庭其实已经拥有所需的信息,但这些信息分散在学校消息、日历、任务清单和群聊中。Ollie 旨在将这些碎片汇集起来并保持同步。它可以追踪日历、电子邮件、提醒、任务和其他家庭细节,随后通过短信向用户提供相关信息。

它与其他 Agent 最大的差异在于,Ollie 是首批实现 SOC 2 合规的主流、面向家庭的 AI 助手之一。SOC 2 是一种被广泛采用的安全标准。

Ollie 于 2026 年 6 月推出,提供免费层级,以及起价为每月 25 美元、含 150 条消息的付费方案。每月 100 美元的方案最多包含 1,000 条消息。

Orbits

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Orbits 也拥有一款聚焦家庭场景的 AI 助手。

它可通过 Orbits 应用和短信运行,能汇集日历、清单和对话,同时替你执行任务。这包括搜索网页、购买商品、预订餐厅、修改预约,以及为家庭服务索取报价。

此外,Orbits 可以提醒家人做家务、与服务提供商沟通,并协助协调直系家庭之外的责任事项。

Orbits 获得了 Andreessen Horowitz(a16z)Speedrun fund、N49P 和 Garage Capital 等投资者的支持。

Pally

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用户可像与朋友互动一样与 Pally 交流,同时授权它访问自己已依赖的应用。该助手可以连接分散在 WhatsApp、Gmail、日历和 Google Drive 等服务中的信息,帮助用户追踪计划、收据、日期、文件及其他细节。

该服务提供免费方案,其中包括每月 15 分钟通话等功能;也提供付费方案,包括每月 25 美元、含 30 分钟通话的方案,以及每月 100 美元、含 60 分钟通话的方案。

Poke

图片来源: Poke/The Interaction Company of California

Poke 于 2026 年 3 月推出,是一款可通过短信联系的通用型助理。它可以处理涉及日历、规划、健康与健身、智能家居控制、照片和其他日常活动的任务。

Poke 在 2026 年 6 月尤其受到关注:苹果批准 Poke 成为 Apple Messages for Business 平台上的首个 AI Agent。一个月后,其母公司 The Interaction Company of California 被 AI 编程创业公司 Cognition 收购,交易估值为低九位数美元。

Rene

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Rene 是一款 AI 个人助理,被设计为用户的“最佳联系人”,而不是另一款生产力 Agent。它以文本为基础,可将自然语言对话转化为任务、提醒、摘要和其他后续行动。Rene 还能在不同对话间保持上下文,从而记住细节,并在之后呈现可能需要关注的事项。

此外,它拥有浏览器功能,可以编写代码、替你购物,以及创建幻灯片和图像。

Rene 目前可在 iMessage、Telegram 和 WhatsApp 上使用。

Skye

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Skye 并不等待用户打开应用,而是一款面向 iPhone 的“Agent 化主屏幕”:它分析来自已连接服务的信息,并通过上下文卡片、建议和每日简报呈现其认为相关的内容。该助手能够生成音频简报、在会议前准备信息、呈现提醒,并识别可能有用的信息。

其公司 Signull Labs 在 2025 年筹集了约 360 万美元种子融资。该产品于 2026 年 4 月进入封闭测试和 Beta 阶段,尚未公布公开发布日期。

Stanley

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Stanley 是一款面向内容创作者而非通用个人生产力场景的 AI 内容助理。它可通过 iMessage、Telegram 和网页端使用,扮演某种 AI 内容负责人的角色,帮助用户构思创意、将创意转化为帖子,并维持稳定的发布节奏。

例如,Stanley 可以连接用户的 Instagram 账号,利用这些上下文,根据用户实际做过的事情推荐内容。用户也可以发送语音笔记,Stanley 会将其转化为脚本、文案和其他社交媒体素材。它内置内容日历并可安排帖子发布,其更广泛的目标是让内容创作成为一种更连续、自动化的过程,而非用户必须坐下来从零开始规划的事情。

Tomo

Tomo 的 iMessage 个人助理最大差异在于,它不是一个 pr

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Rather than downloading another app, a growing number of agents can simply be texted like an ordinary person.

You text it what you need, and it can remember context, connect to the apps and services you already use, and complete tasks on your behalf. That can mean scheduling an appointment, organizing a calendar, researching a trip, sending an email, making a reservation, shopping online, or reminding you about something days later.

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, there are many others also making a play for this space.

Below are some of the most notable options so far, from general-purpose personal assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.

Caddy

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Caddy is an AI assistant that turns the information scattered across your phone into things you can actually act on. It lives in iMessage for iPhone users and RCS for Android users, so there’s no separate app or inbox to constantly check.

For instance, an email contains an appointment that needs to be added to your calendar or a friend sends a list of things to pick up. Instead of worrying about all the details getting buried, Caddy connects to your calendars and conversations, then identifies things that may require action. It can add events to your calendar, set reminders, keep track of follow-ups, and even do research for you.

Caddy has been available in public beta since April 2026.

Fambot

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Fambot is an AI-powered “chief of staff” for families, designed to bring together the many moving parts of family life, including school communications, sports activities, meal planning, calendars, and other day-to-day responsibilities, and turn them into an organized plan.

The service is designed to work across both an app and text messages. Fambot is available on iOS devices, Android devices, and the web, and families can also interact with it directly over SMS. Every night, Fambot automatically sends a summary of the following day, including upcoming events, to-dos, and details such as school uniform or packing requirements. Parents can reply to those messages to ask questions, check information, or make changes to their calendar.

Fambot currently connects to Gmail and Google Calendar, with support for Outlook and Apple Calendar planned for the future.

The company launched in beta in early September 2026 and has raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding. The service is currently free during the beta period, but Fambot expects to eventually charge roughly the equivalent of a Netflix subscription.

Folk

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Folk is designed to be an AI assistant you can reach through iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram. It can remember personal context, manage reminders, research topics, track flights, handle email, and perform real-world tasks such as restaurant reservations.

One distinction is that Folk runs on its own private cloud computer. It can also run code and execute multi-step tasks rather than merely responding conversationally.

Folk launched its beta in May 2026, and it’s available for free but also offers a Pro subscription for $8.33/month if you want unlimited tasks running in the background.

Instinct

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Instinct first made headlines after raising $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation. In September 2026, it raised $1 billion, valuing it at $10 billion.

The always-available agent can take actions on your behalf, rather than simply answer questions. Users can communicate with Instinct by text or voice and connect it to the apps and services they already use, such as email, calendar, Google Workspace, and more. The company says early users have used Instinct for tasks ranging from planning trips and buying groceries to booking tickets and cancelling subscriptions.

In September, Instinct began giving users dedicated email addresses for their assistants. The idea is to let Instinct create and manage accounts on a user’s behalf without filling the user’s personal inbox. The agent can use its address to sign up for services, contact businesses, follow up on requests, and handle tasks that require an email account. (However, this level of autonomy has also raised concerns about privacy and security.) It’s also begun rolling out support for placing calls.

The company remains in private beta.

Iris

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Powered by Hermes agent, Iris is designed to let users delegate tasks to an AI assistant directly through iMessage. Users can connect the apps they use and hand over a task with a simple message. The agent then works through the required steps, while retaining relevant context from previous interactions. It’s also designed to follow up with users proactively rather than waiting for another request.

Martin

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Martin is a general-purpose personal assistant reachable through SMS as well as phone, WhatsApp, email, Slack, and its own iOS app.

It can help manage calendars, email, reminders, tasks, notes, and communications. It can also act on behalf of users by sending messages or making phone calls, while providing daily summaries of what needs attention.

It’s a bit on the pricier side, with subscriptions starting at $21 per month.

Miso

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Miso takes the personal-assistant concept and applies it specifically to travel.

It operates through iMessage and combines AI trip planning with support from a dedicated travel team. Users can arrange flights through messaging while Miso takes into account their travel preferences, loyalty points, and other priorities. Miso also gives travelers access to trip details, flight updates, along with personalized recommendations.

Ohai

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Ohai is another family assistant focused on helping households manage the constant stream of information and tasks involved in everyday family life.

Users can send messages, forward emails, or make voice requests, and the assistant can transform them into schedules, reminders, and plans. It can also coordinate calendars, household chores, and meals across multiple members of a family.

It includes a free basic option, but also offers different subscriptions based on family size, starting at $9.99 per month.

Ollie

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Similar to the other family-focused agents, the idea behind Ollie is that families already have the information they need, but it lives across school messages, calendars, task lists, and group chats. Ollie aims to bring those pieces together and keep them in sync. It can keep track of calendars, emails, reminders, tasks, and other household details, then deliver relevant information to users through text.

Its biggest differentiator from other agents is that Ollie is one of the first mainstream, family-focused AI assistants to achieve SOC 2 compliance, a widely used security standard.

Launched in June 2026, Ollie offers a free tier, as well as paid plans starting at $25 per month for 150 messages. A $100-per-month plan includes up to 1,000 messages.

Orbits

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Orbits also has an AI assistant that is focused on the household.

It works through both the Orbits app and text messaging, and can bring together calendars, lists, and conversations while also carrying out tasks for you. That can include searching the web, making purchases, booking restaurants, changing appointments, and requesting quotes for household services.

Additionally, Orbits can remind family members about chores, communicate with service providers, and help coordinate responsibilities beyond the immediate household.

Orbits is backed by investors like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Speedrun fund, N49P, and Garage Capital.

Pally

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Users can interact with Pally as they would with a friend while giving it access to the apps they already rely on. The assistant can connect information spread across services such as WhatsApp, Gmail, calendars, and Google Drive, helping users keep track of plans, receipts, dates, files, and other details.

There’s a free plan available, which offers features like 15 minutes of calls per month, or there are paid plans, including $25 per month for 30 minutes of calls and $100 per month for 60 minutes.

Poke

Image Credits: Poke/The Interaction Company of California

Poke launched in March 2026 as a general-purpose assistant that you can reach through text messaging. It can handle tasks involving calendars, planning, health and fitness, smart-home controls, photos, and other everyday activities.

Poke became particularly notable in June 2026 when Apple approved Poke as the first AI agent on the Apple Messages for Business platform. A month later, parent company The Interaction Company of California was acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal valued in the low nine figures.

Rene

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Rene is an AI personal assistant designed to be a user’s “best contact” rather than another productivity agent. It’s text-based and can turn natural-language conversations into tasks, reminders, summaries, and other follow-up actions. Rene also maintains context across conversations, allowing it to remember details and surface things that may need attention later.

Additionally, it has a browser, can write code, shop for you, as well as create slides and images.

Rene is currently available on iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp.

Skye

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Instead of waiting for users to open an app, Skye is an “agentic homescreen” for the iPhone that analyzes information from connected services and surfaces what it thinks is relevant through contextual cards, suggestions, and daily briefings. The assistant can generate audio briefings, prepare information ahead of meetings, surface reminders, and identify potentially useful information.

The company, Signull Labs, raised about $3.6 million in seed funding in 2025. It entered private testing and beta in April 2026, and hasn’t yet announced a public release date.

Stanley

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Stanley is an AI content assistant aimed at content creators rather than general personal productivity. Available through iMessage, Telegram, and the web, it acts as a kind of AI head of content, helping users come up with ideas, turn them into posts, and maintain a consistent publishing schedule.

For instance, Stanley can connect to a user’s Instagram account, using that context to suggest content based on what the user has actually been doing. Users can also send voice notes, which Stanley turns into scripts, captions, and other social assets. It includes a content calendar and can schedule posts, with the broader goal of making content creation a more continuous, automated process rather than something users have to sit down and plan from scratch.

Tomo

The biggest differentiator with Tomo’s personal assistant for iMessage is that, instead of being a private assistant that only you interact with, Tomo can become part of group conversations.

Also, like other agents, it’s designed to help with goals, accountability, scheduling, and everyday organization. It also has the ability to send reminders, search the web, work with calendars and email, watch videos, and edit photos.

The basic plan starts at $19.99 per month.

Town

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Town is aimed more at professional life. It gives users a “Townie,” an AI assistant designed to learn how they work and handle recurring professional tasks. It can work with email, calendars, documents, Slack, and other platforms.

In June 2026, the company raised a $55 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and Forerunner.

Wajo

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Wajo’s first consumer agent, Fo, can call businesses, send emails, join group chats, make bookings and purchases, and coordinate with people to complete everyday tasks.

A key part of Wajo’s approach is giving Fo its own identity. The agent has its own email address, phone number, and payment card, allowing it to interact with businesses without requiring users to hand over their own credentials.

Notably, when Fo encounters something it cannot handle on its own, Wajo says it can bring in a human assistant to finish the task.

Fo launched publicly in September 2025 with a free tier, while heavier workloads and custom agents are available through a paid Pro offering.