Mates

Sidemates

by PrisacariuRobert

A team of named AI teammates on your Mac that work in Mail, Calendar, Notes and their own browsers, and ask before acting.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Pricesidemates.app
Free
You pay only the AI provider you choose
Licensegithub.com
Open source
MIT
Platformssidemates.app
Desktop
Mac; phone access via local web studio in beta
Launchedgithub.com
September 2026
Repo created 2026-09-02

What it can do

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

Its own cloud computerPartlyOptional private computer, off by defaultsidemates.app
Uses a web browserYesEach teammate has its own private browserGitHub
Remembers between chatsYesSearches your notes, mail and messages; can forget on requestsidemates.app
Routines and schedulesYesScheduled work while your Mac is awakeGitHub
App connectors or MCPYesMail, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Shortcutssidemates.app
Asks before risky actionsYesSending, buying or signing in waits for your okayGitHub
Teams or several agentsYesSeveral teammates that wait on each other's workGitHub
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramNoUses its own appsidemates.app
VoicePartlyVoice and phone access in betaGitHub
Bring your own model or keyYesChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Copilot, Gemini or OllamaGitHub
Can be self-hostedYesRuns on your own Macsidemates.app

How it differs from Mates

Works inside your own Mac apps on AI you already pay for; Mates runs each mate on its own hosted Linux computer.

See Mates' entry

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