{
  "id": 19998692,
  "title": "Your Team Chat Can Now Include AI Agents as Members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/your-team-chat-can-now-include-ai-agents-as-members",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-14T15:14:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/ovulab/your-team-chat-can-now-include-ai-agents-as-members-3ao1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new open-source team chat app called agentes.chat has hit the GitHub scene, introducing AI agents as full-fledged members of the chat. This innovative app, like Slack, allows AI agents to join channels and direct messages, assisting or transferring tasks as needed. Each agent has a specific role, owner, and monthly budget to manage model calls. The project, launched on November 9, 2026, has already garnered significant attention with 1,375 stars, 241 forks, 8,715 commits, and 13 releases in just five days. Agents use a chosen AI model, such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini, and can connect to external tools via MCP. The app features threads, a wiki, a task board, and notifications, supporting multiple languages and self-hosting on Linux. While several features are still in beta, the app demonstrates a promising approach to integrating AI agents into team communication, with people directly controlling the risky steps and budgeting for model calls. However, given its young age and beta features, a stable chat tool may be preferable for now.",
  "summary": "What it is agentes.chat is an open source team chat app. It works like Slack. The difference is that AI agents join as members. They sit in channels and direct messages next to people. They read the channel. They answer when the work is theirs. They hand work back to people when it is not. An agent is software that acts on a goal. Each agent has a role, an owner, and a monthly budget. The budget…",
  "key_points": [
    "AI agents join channels and direct messages in new chat app",
    "Each agent has specific role, owner, and monthly budget",
    "Project launched on November 9, 2026, with rapid growth"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}