Mates

Reason

by Reason Machines

An autonomous software engineer for GitHub: assign an issue and a cloud session opens a pull request with recordings and logs.

WebsiteGitHub
Pricereasonmachines.com
Free
Free plan; Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans, prices not on its public pages
Licensereasonmachines.com
Closed source
The CLI is free but not open source; its network engine is MIT and Apache 2.0
Platformsreasonmachines.com/blog
Web, Desktop, iOS, Command line, Slack
Web, macOS app, iOS, CLI, HTTP API and an MCP server
Launchedreasonmachines.com/blog
Jul 23, 2026
Earliest post on its blog, under the name Ara

What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerYesEvery session gets its own cloud computer with your repoGrokbot
Uses a web browserYesChecks the page in a real browser and takes screenshotsGrokbot
Remembers between chatsNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Routines and schedulesYesRoutines are named in its privacy policyPrivacy policy
App connectors or MCPYesSource control, project tools and MCP services; plugins for other agentsTerms of service
Asks before risky actionsYesOpens a pull request and merges only after you approveGrokbot
Teams or several agentsYesTeam workspaces; six role plugins for Grok BotGrokbot
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
VoiceNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Bring your own model or keyPartlyYou can connect model servicesTerms of service
Can be self-hostedPartlySessions run in its cloud; the Mac app lets them use your local files and portsBlog: Ara for macos

How it differs from Mates

Built for code: it works in your GitHub repos and opens pull requests; a mate does general work on its own computer, with coding as one of its jobs.

See Mates' entry

Similar agents

Other coding agents in the directory.

AiderOpen source AI pair programmer in the terminal that edits your repo with almost any model and commits changes to git.Aider AI · Free
AmpCoding agent for the CLI and web whose agents keep working in remote machines called orbs, waking on events or schedules.Amp · Free
CapyRuns fleets of cloud coding agents on Capy VMs, started from the web, desktop, Slack or Linear, on triggers or cron.Capy Corporation · $20/mo
Claude CodeAgentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop app or web.Anthropic · $20/mo

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