Grok Bot is xAI's product for AI teammates, Bots that take work from start to finish. We'll show you how it works in plain English, which ready-made templates fit a small business, and simple ways to put it to work. And we'll always show you where our facts come from.
50 ready-made Bots, sorted by the job they do. Add one, answer a few setup questions, and it gets to work.
Plain-English guides to what Grok Bot is, what it costs, and how to set it up.
Take a lookYour first steps, in order, from xAI's official info.
Take a lookStep-by-step playbooks for everyday business tasks, many with a Grok Bot shortcut.
Take a lookLearn AI agents in plain English. No tech background needed.
Take a lookCompare Grok Bot with other agents. Every fact shows where it came from.
Take a lookReal-world ways to build a business with agents. No hype, no earnings promises.
Take a lookWhat's changing with Grok Bot and AI agents, and why it matters.
Take a lookReady-made jobs from xAI's own library that fit an owner-run business.
Take a lookA simple prospect research playbook you review before outreach. It can use Grok Bot, n8n, or Zapier agent features, the way each company documents them.
See the stepsA simple prep workflow that drafts outlines and source lists for you or your editor to polish. No auto-send and no made-up numbers.
See the stepsTurn meeting notes into a clear list of who does what by when, and approve it before anything is created or sent.
See the stepsNever let a follow-up slip again. An agent drafts a personal note for each customer, and you approve it before it's sent.
See the stepsTurn one video, podcast, or post into a newsletter section and social posts, in your voice, with you approving every draft.
See the stepsFind overdue invoices every week and get a polite reminder drafted for each, with you approving every one before it's sent.
See the stepsGet a quick summary, a fit score based on your own rules, and a next step for every new lead, so the hot ones never wait.
See the stepsTurn your own policies and help docs into a draft FAQ, with every answer traced to its source and checked by you before it goes live.
See the stepsTurn your weekly topics into a full set of social post drafts in your voice, with you approving every one before it goes out.
See the stepsTurn last month's support tickets into a set of approved reply templates for your most common questions, built from your real policies.
See the stepsWalk into every important meeting prepared, with a one-page brief on who's coming, what's open, and what to ask.
See the stepsGet a short weekly note on what your competitors changed, with links, so you're never the last to know.
See the stepsTurn each episode's transcript into show notes with a summary, timestamps, links, and title ideas, ready for your review.
See the stepsDraft a short welcome email series for new customers from your real product info and FAQs, then approve it before it goes live.
See the stepsRecord yourself doing a task once, and turn it into a step-by-step guide your team can follow, so you can finally hand it off.
See the stepsCompare tools or suppliers side by side, with a link behind every price and feature and unknowns clearly marked.
See the stepsGet a friendly draft reply for every new review, in your voice, with upset reviews flagged for your personal touch.
See the stepsDraft friendly reminders before each appointment and thank-yous after, straight from your calendar, with you approving what goes out.
See the stepsTurn your product facts into clear, original descriptions in your brand voice, with missing facts flagged instead of guessed.
See the stepsTurn a week of receipts into a tidy, categorized spreadsheet for your bookkeeper, with anything unclear flagged for you.
See the stepsDraft a clear job post and get short, consistent application summaries against your job requirements, while you make every hiring decision.
See the stepsStart each day with a short summary of what needs you, emails sorted into groups, and quick reply drafts ready to send.
See the stepsTurn a customer's request into a draft quote from your own price list and template, with missing details flagged, so you reply faster.
See the stepsFind past customers who haven't been back in a while and draft a friendly, personal check-in for each, with you approving every email.
See the stepsTurn one event brief into a full promotion kit: description, announcement email, social posts, reminder, and thank-you, ready for your review.
See the stepsTurn a pile of customer comments into clear themes, real quotes, and a short list of ideas to act on.
See the stepsTurn your own notes or a quick voice memo into a blog post draft in your voice, with a fact-check list before you publish.
See the stepsTurn one fact sheet into a clear, kind announcement for email, your website, and social, plus a short FAQ, all saying the same thing.
See the stepsStart each week with a one-page plan pulled from your email, calendar, and notes, with your top three priorities and the time to do them.
See the stepsGet a plain-English summary of a contract or long document, with key terms, quoted sections, and questions to ask before you sign.
See the stepsSend a warm thank-you after every finished job, with a gentle ask for a referral or review, drafted for your approval.
See the stepsDraft a weekly schedule from your team's availability, with gaps flagged, plus friendly shift-swap replies, all for your approval.
See the stepsSend lost prospects a short, friendly feedback request, then get a monthly summary of the reasons so you can spot patterns.
See the stepsTurn a property fact sheet into an accurate, appealing listing description and social post, focused on the property itself.
See the stepsTurn last month's spreadsheets into a one-page report with key numbers, what changed, a chart or two, and questions worth asking.
See the stepsDraft a welcome letter, a first-week plan, and a setup checklist for every new hire from one master page, then check and share it yourself.
See the stepsTurn your tech's quick notes into a friendly recap after every visit: what was done, what to watch, and when to book again.
See the stepsTurn a running list of changes into a short monthly customer email and a few social posts, ready for you to check and send.
See the stepsRebuild a four-week look-ahead every Monday from your invoices and bills, so you can spot tight weeks before they arrive.
See the stepsBuild one list of everything that renews, with dates and notice periods, and get a heads-up weeks ahead so you can decide in time.
See the stepsFlag items at their reorder point each week and get a draft order email for each supplier, ready for you to check and send.
See the stepsTurn a new client's form, emails, and files into a one-page brief with gaps and first-call questions, ready before you talk.
See the stepsCollect a week of social comments and messages, sort them into questions, complaints, praise, and leads, and get draft replies to approve.
See the stepsDraft a tidy handoff packet when a project ends: what you delivered, where it lives, how to use it, open items, and a thank-you note.
See the stepsGet a short weekly check-up from your store or POS data: top and bottom sellers, low stock, changes from last week, and three ideas to try.
See the stepsTurn a happy customer's answers into a short, honest story and social post, approved by them before you share it.
See the stepsFollow up with event contacts within a day or two: sort them by warmth and get personal messages drafted from your notes.
See the stepsReply quickly to missed calls with approved answers and a booking link, with clear limits and hand-offs to you for anything important.
See the stepsOnce a quarter, have AI compare your website with your current facts, flag outdated or broken bits, and suggest rewrites for you to approve.
See the stepsTurn each how-to guide into a short, friendly quiz with an answer key that points back to the guide.
See the stepsBuild a short agenda before each team meeting from last week's notes, with times, decisions first, and owners after.
See the stepsFind nearby businesses that share your customers, and draft a friendly first message and a simple joint idea for each.
See the stepsUnderstand customer messages in other languages and reply politely in theirs, with a back-translation to check the meaning.
See the stepsWrite a short, friendly care guide for each thing you sell, checked against the maker's instructions.
See the stepsPlan a few holiday gift card promo dates, with short messages for email, social, and your counter, checked by you.
See the stepsTurn quick end-of-shift notes into a short handoff: done, waiting, and watch out, in the same format every time.
See the stepsTurn your own safety rules and today's tasks into a five-minute crew brief, checked by you before you read it out.
See the stepsCompare each supplier invoice with what you ordered and received, and flag mismatches for you to confirm before paying.
See the stepsWork out what each menu item costs to make from your own recipes and supplier prices, in a sheet you can check.
See the stepsKeep one log per work vehicle, with service history and what's due next, updated from receipts and mileage.
See the stepsCompare what you quoted with what each job really cost in time and materials, and quote the next one better.
See the stepsStandardize your contact list, flag likely duplicates and typos, and decide yourself what to merge.
See the stepsTrack who has each shared tool, when it's due back, and what needs repair, with a weekly overdue list.
See the stepsKeep one list of warranties with coverage end dates and claim steps, and check it before you pay for a repair.
See the stepsLog every return with reason and outcome, catch open refunds, and fix the most common reason each month.
See the stepsLet an agent find trip options and build a one-page plan, while you pick, book, and pay.
See the stepsLog the till each night and get a weekly summary that spots cash differences early.
See the stepsGet a sensible delivery order with time windows before the van leaves, then check it on a map.
See the stepsDraft a clear job posting with real duties, pay, and how to apply, then check and approve it yourself.
See the stepsWrite your holiday hours once, then get matching posts, signs, and greetings, and update every place customers look.
See the stepsWrite a clear, kind price change notice with the new price, start date, and an honest reason.
See the stepsFlag timesheet issues before payroll, fix them, and approve the payroll run yourself.
See the stepsWrite your business facts once, clearly, and keep them matching everywhere customers and their AI agents look.
See the stepsList bills due in the next two weeks, check them against orders, and approve every payment yourself.
See the stepsAsk every catering customer the same questions, then get an order summary and a quote draft to check and send.
See the stepsCount one section a month, compare with your system, and fix what caused the gaps.
See the stepsTurn how your workplace really runs into a short handbook draft, then have an expert review it.
See the stepsUse last year's numbers to plan promotions and projects for your slow season, a month ahead.
See the stepsList every AI connector, check what it can access, remove what you don't need, and repeat each quarter.
See the stepsAI teammates from xAI. You hand them tasks, they work on their own computer (even several at once), learn routines when you show them, and check with you before anything important.
Read the profileAnthropic's AI coding helper. It reads your project's code, edits files, runs commands, and works with your other dev tools, in the terminal, your code editor, a desktop app, or the browser.
Read the profilen8n lets you mix step-by-step automations with AI agents in one place. You can see what every run did, use 600+ built-in app connections as tools, and even host it yourself.
Read the profileZapier's AI agents. They started out as Zapier Agents (agents.zapier.com) and are moving into "AI by Zapier" steps inside regular Zaps, with app actions, approvals, and controls across your apps.
Read the profileAI agents built inside Make's visual, no-code canvas. They make judgment calls on messy work like emails and documents, then trigger your regular Make workflows, and you can see every decision they make.
Read the profileMicrosoft's low-code studio for building AI agents and workflows. You connect them to your business data and publish them where your team and customers already are, like Microsoft Teams or your website.
Read the profileAn "AI employee" for your team. You hand Lindy work in Slack, iMessage, email, or your browser, and it works across your tools, remembers how your business runs, and can wait for your OK before it sends anything.
Read the profileA no-code AI agent builder for teams. You describe the work in plain English, and Gumloop builds agents that connect to your apps, run on triggers, and use skills they can reuse.
Read the profileAn AI agent platform built for customer support. Botpress agents answer customers, take real actions like refunds and account updates, and hand tricky tickets to a person with the full history.
Read the profileA platform for building AI apps, agents, and workflows on a visual canvas. Use Dify's cloud, run it in your own private cloud, or self-host the free Community Edition.
Read the profileAn AI agent platform for customer service teams. You build agents that help customers by chat and voice, on the web, in apps, on WhatsApp, and by SMS, and then watch and improve how they do.
Read the profileSalesforce's AI agent platform. Agentforce agents answer customers, help your team, and take action using your Salesforce data, and they hand off to a person when something's out of scope.
Read the profileAn open-source toolkit for building teams of AI agents that work together. It is built for developers, with a hosted option for teams that would rather not install anything.
Read the profileOpenAI's tools for building your own AI agents: a managed Agents API, an open Agents SDK for developers, and a few other building blocks. This is for builders, not a ready-made app.
Read the profileMicrosoft's open-source developer toolkit for building AI agents and multi-step workflows in Python, C#, and Go. It's the next generation of Semantic Kernel and AutoGen.
Read the profileGoogle Cloud's platform for building, running, and managing AI agents with Gemini and 200+ other models. Google's Agent Builder product page now presents it as the Gemini platform.
Read the profileAWS's tools for AI agents. The original Bedrock Agents (now called Agents Classic) is closed to new customers, and AWS points newcomers to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore instead.
Read the profileAnthropic's developer toolkit for building your own AI agents with the same tools and agent loop that power Claude Code, in Python and TypeScript.
Read the profileAn AI agent that builds apps and websites from a chat. You describe your idea in plain English, and Replit Agent builds it, tests it, and keeps improving it as you give feedback. No coding experience required, per Replit.
Read the profileA shared AI workspace for teams. Dust connects your company's knowledge and tools, like Slack, Notion, and Google Drive, so your team can build and share agents that answer with the full picture and take action.
Read the profileA no-code way to put an AI chatbot on your website. You train it on your FAQs, docs, and web pages, and it answers customer questions and can collect lead info, with Zapier's app connections behind it.
Read the profileGoogle's AI built into the apps many small businesses already use: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and Drive. It drafts emails, takes meeting notes, builds spreadsheets from plain-English prompts, and can automate everyday work with Studio.
Read the profileMicrosoft's AI built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, with ready-made agents for research and data analysis. Microsoft sells it in small-business plans for up to 300 users.
Read the profileReady-made AI agents for marketing, sales, and customer service that run on the customer data already in your HubSpot CRM, plus a no-code builder for your own. Included in HubSpot's paid editions, with credits for usage.
Read the profileAI built into Notion, the all-in-one workspace for notes, docs, projects, and team wikis. Notion Agent does multi-step work using your Notion pages and connected apps, and Custom Agents handle repeat tasks for the whole team.
Read the profileAn AI customer service agent for small business websites. Lyro answers customer questions using only the content you give it, hands off to a person when needed, and can work with Tidio or your existing help desk.
Read the profileAn AI customer service agent from Intercom. Fin learns from your help center, website, or PDFs, answers customers across chat, email, voice, and more, and works with Intercom or the help desk you already use. You pay per outcome.
Read the profileOpenAI's ChatGPT plan for teams. It's a shared workspace with company context, plugins for your tools, and ChatGPT Work, which takes a goal, makes a plan, does the work, and checks in for your approval.
Read the profileFreshworks' help desk with AI built in. Each of the three plans on its pricing page includes Freddy AI Agent with the first 500 sessions, plus ticketing, a shared inbox, and a help center. Freddy AI Copilot is an add-on that helps your team reply faster.
Read the profileZendesk's customer service platform with AI agents included in every Suite and Support plan. You pay for the AI agent per automated resolution, meaning only for requests it fully solves without handing off to a person.
Read the profileA help desk and AI agent built for online stores. Gorgias prices by ticket volume, not per seat, and says its AI Agent can take actions like cancellations and discounts, with Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce support.
Read the profileA friendly shared inbox and help desk for small teams, with a free plan for up to 5 users. Its AI includes an Inbox assistant, AI Drafts, and Envoy, an add-on AI assistant that resolves customer requests, priced per resolution.
Read the profileShopify's built-in AI assistant for store owners. Sidekick works inside your Shopify admin, knows your store's data, and can help with product copy, discounts, email campaigns, low-stock alerts, and weekly summaries. It's included with your Shopify plan.
Read the profileThe AI assistant built into Square for restaurants, shops, salons, and service businesses. You ask questions about your sales data in plain English, get local trend guidance, and get help with content, setup, and ordering tasks. Square labels it Beta.
Read the profileAn AI add-on for Jobber, the field service software for home service businesses. Jobber says its AI Receptionist answers calls and texts when you're busy, and you control what it can do, like answering questions, taking requests, or booking jobs.
Read the profileThe AI tools built into Squarespace's website plans. Every plan includes built-in AI tools and a set of AI credits, alongside hosting, selling features, and design templates, with an AI website builder for getting started.
Read the profileCalendly's AI add-ons for its scheduling tool: Notetaker records and transcribes meetings and makes shareable recaps, and Callie (Beta) is an AI assistant that schedules over email. Both are add-ons for Standard and Teams plans.
Read the profileMailchimp's email marketing plans with generative AI features and Intuit Assist (beta) built in on the Standard and Premium plans, at no additional cost for now, per Mailchimp's pricing page.
Read the profileZoom's AI teammate inside Zoom Workplace. Zoom says ZoomMate prepares agendas, takes notes with My Notes, sends follow-ups, runs routines like daily briefings, and connects to apps like Google Drive and Salesforce.
Read the profileKlaviyo's AI for online shops: Composer, a marketing agent that creates campaigns and flows and answers questions about your data, and Customer Agent for service. The Free plan includes a small monthly Composer allowance.
Read the profilePodium's AI Employee for local businesses, which Podium says sells, schedules, and communicates with customers day and night. It's an add-on to any Podium plan, and pricing is through Podium's sales team.
Read the profileA writing assistant that checks spelling and grammar, shows your tone, and generates and rewrites text with AI. The Free plan includes 100 AI prompts, and Pro adds full-sentence rewrites, tone adjustments, and plagiarism and AI-text detection.
Read the profileAn AI meeting notetaker that joins Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, with AI chat across your meetings. The free Basic plan includes 300 transcription minutes a month.
Read the profileBuffer is a social media scheduling tool with a built-in AI Assistant for creating, refining, and repurposing posts. Buffer lists the AI Assistant on its Free, Essentials, and Team plans.
Read the profileJAX is the AI finance partner built into Xero's accounting software. Xero says JAX automates your work and gives you financial clarity, so your books stay current.
Read the profileJotform AI Agents let you build and train your own AI agent for customer service, on channels like chat, phone, WhatsApp, SMS, and Messenger, starting from thousands of templates.
Read the profileDots are OpenAI's always-on agents in ChatGPT. Each dot has its own cloud computer and browser, works with the apps you connect, keeps making progress between conversations, and asks you for decisions that need your judgment.
Read the profileMuse is Meta's personal AI agent. Meta says it runs on its own secure cloud computer with a browser, works across your apps, keeps working after you close the app, and checks with you before sensitive actions like sending an email or making a purchase.
Read the profileGemini Spark is Google's 24/7 personal AI agent. Google says it works in the background on multi-step tasks across apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Docs, even when your phone and laptop are off, and checks with you before major actions.
Read the profileAlexa+ is Amazon's AI assistant. Amazon says it's free with Prime, and works across Echo and Fire TV devices, Alexa tablets, the Alexa app, and Alexa.com.
Read the profileApple Intelligence is Apple's built-in AI on compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Its new Siri AI can understand your personal context, take actions in apps, and hold natural back-and-forth conversations.
Read the profileComet is Perplexity's AI web browser. Its built-in Comet Assistant can answer questions about the page you're on, summarize, research, and help with tasks as you browse, on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.
Read the profileAutopilot is Microsoft's always-on personal agent in Copilot, previously called Scout. Microsoft says it's cloud-hosted, has its own identity, memory, computer, and workspace, and keeps work moving in Teams and Outlook within the guardrails you set. It's in private preview.
Read the profileHousecall Pro is field service software for home service pros. Its AI CSR answers calls and books jobs 24/7, and Housecall Pro lists an AI Team for custom AI support.
Read the profileClickUp is a work app for tasks, docs, and chat, and ClickUp Brain is its built-in AI. ClickUp includes Brain credits on every plan, from Free to Max.
Read the profileGusto runs payroll, benefits, and HR for small businesses. Its AI includes Gus, an assistant in the Gusto app, and connectors that bring your Gusto data into Claude and ChatGPT, and you approve every change.
Read the profileHomebase is scheduling, time tracking, and team software for hourly teams. Homebase lists an AI-powered Scheduling Assistant on its Plus plan, plus 24/7 AI chat support.
Read the profileYelp Receptionist is an AI answering service for local businesses, and Yelp Host is the restaurant version. Yelp says both are pre-trained on your Yelp Page, answer calls 24/7, filter spam, and send you recordings and summaries.
Read the profile3Dsellers is a multichannel selling platform. Its MCP server connects your eBay, Amazon, Walmart, Etsy, Shopify, and other stores to AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok, so you can check listings, find orders, and make bulk changes by asking.
Read the profileQuickBooks Online is accounting software for small businesses, and Intuit Intelligence is the AI built into its paid plans: AI chat, automatic categorizing, invoice help, and more on higher plans.
Read the profileClaude for Small Business is Anthropic's package of connectors, ready-to-run workflows, and skills that put Claude to work in QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, Docusign, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365, and you approve before anything sends, posts, or pays.
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A plain-English intro to AI agents: what they are, how they're different from a regular chat with AI, and how to read the labels on this site.
Take a lookHow to stay in charge of your AI agents: where to put approval steps, what to watch, and how the big tools build in human review.
Take a lookThe AI agent words you'll run into, explained in one or two plain sentences each, with examples from the tools we cover.
Take a lookA simple, repeatable way to check what an AI agent hands you before you rely on it, plus the review tools the big platforms say they offer.
Take a lookCredits, tasks, conversations, actions: a plain-English guide to how AI agent tools charge, with real examples from their own pricing pages.
Take a lookA simple seven-step plan for setting up your very first AI agent workflow, from picking the right task to deciding when it's safe to let it run.
Take a lookA plain-English safety checklist for small business owners: what to ask before you connect an AI agent to your email, files, or customers, and what the tools say they offer.
Take a lookA simple recipe for writing agent instructions that get you what you want, with a copy-and-paste template and the most common mistakes to avoid.
Take a lookAI agents are great, but not for everything. Here's a simple way to tell when a plain automation, a template, or just doing it yourself is the better choice.
Take a lookThree words you hear all the time, explained in plain English, with an everyday example of each and a simple way to pick the right one for your business.
Take a lookA friendly, practical plan for introducing AI agents to your staff, so people feel supported instead of replaced, and the tools actually get used.
Take a lookA five-minute way to tell if an AI agent is actually saving you time, with a simple before-and-after log and an honest look at checking time.
Take a lookSeven common myths about AI agents, and what's actually true, so you can make calm, clear decisions for your business.
Take a lookThree simple questions to narrow down your first AI agent tool, with a short list of options from the tools we cover, matched to where you already work.
Take a lookA friendly, practical guide to letting customers know when an AI agent is helping them, with simple wording you can copy and how to make the hand-off to a person easy.
Take a lookA friendly, step-by-step guide to putting an AI chatbot on your small business website: what to prepare, how to train it on your own content, how to test it, and when to hand off to a person.
Take a lookA friendly guide to writing a one-page brand voice guide that helps any AI tool sound like your business, with a fill-in template and examples of what to include.
Take a lookA friendly guide to using AI tools with your sales, expenses, and spreadsheets: what they're good at, where they slip, and a simple way to double-check the results.
Take a lookA friendly, plain-English look at what the U.S. Copyright Office says about AI-generated content: when human work is protected, why prompts alone aren't enough, and what to disclose if you register a work.
Take a lookA friendly guide to using AI image tools for product photos, social graphics, and simple videos: what common tools say they do, good uses, things to avoid, and a quick checklist before you post.
Take a lookAI notetakers can record, transcribe, and summarize your calls. Here's how to use them well: telling people, checking recaps, keeping private things private, and knowing when to switch them off.
Take a lookA friendly guide to alt text for images and captions for videos, based on the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative, with where AI can help and where you still need to check.
Take a lookScammers now use AI to clone voices and sound more convincing. Here's what the U.S. Federal Trade Commission says to watch for, and a simple check-before-you-pay habit for your team.
Take a lookUsing AI to help with job posts or sorting applications? Here's what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says about discrimination laws and AI, plus simple habits to keep your hiring fair.
Take a lookSaying 'AI-powered' in your marketing? Here's what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says about advertising claims and AI, plus simple habits to keep your claims honest.
Take a lookVoice assistants like Alexa+ and Siri AI can set reminders, answer questions, and take quick actions hands-free. Here's how to use them well at work, and where to be careful.
Take a lookReviews matter to small businesses. Here's what the Federal Trade Commission's rule on consumer reviews and testimonials says, including about AI-generated fake reviews, plus simple habits to get honest reviews.
Take a lookThinking about AI phone calls to customers? Here's what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed in 2024 about AI-generated voices and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, plus simple habits.
Take a lookTutoring, camps, classes, and kids' products often use online forms and AI tools. Here's what the FTC says about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), including the 2025 updates, plus simple habits.
Take a lookGusto, Shopify, QuickBooks, and 3Dsellers all now connect to AI assistants. Here's what a connector is, what MCP means, and how to connect tools safely.
Take a lookAI agents can now reorder stock, pay bills, and check out for you. Here's how Wix, Meta, Shopify, and Gusto describe their approval steps, plus simple rules to keep your money safe.
Take a lookAI makes it fast to write marketing emails. Here's what the FTC's CAN-SPAM guide says every commercial email needs, plus a checklist for AI-drafted campaigns.
Take a lookAn idea for a consulting offer: help small businesses set up AI automations that a person keeps an eye on, using well-documented tools.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: handle the weekly prep work of a newsletter for busy owners, with agents doing the legwork and the owner approving every issue.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: add an AI support agent to a small business help desk, with clear rules for what goes to a person.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: a one-page weekly business report for busy owners, with agents gathering the numbers and you checking and explaining them.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: keep local businesses' listings, reviews, and website basics in shape, with agents doing the research and you doing the fixing.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: find and research good-fit prospects for small B2B businesses, with agents doing the digging and you checking every lead.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: plan and draft a month of posts for local businesses, with agents writing first drafts and owners approving everything.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: be a careful, fast virtual assistant for busy owners, with AI agents helping and you reviewing everything.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: teach hands-on AI agent workshops for local business owners, one practical task and one safe habit at a time.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: watch a local business's reviews, draft replies for the owner's approval, and send a monthly report on what customers say.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: list a small business's software and AI subscriptions, spot overlap and waste, and hand over a simple keep, cut, or switch plan.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: turn clients' long videos into short captioned clips and thumbnails each month, with your review and their approval.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: translate and adapt a local business's website, FAQs, and messages into a second language, with AI drafts and your fluent review.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: help makers and local shops launch their first online store, using the platform's built-in AI and your careful review.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: turn an owner's know-how into how-to guides, checklists, and staff quizzes, drafted with AI and checked with the owner.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: set up and tune an AI receptionist for busy trades, so missed calls get a quick, approved reply.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: add checked alt text, captions, and clear labels to local business websites, with AI drafting and you reviewing.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: help cafés work out what each menu item costs to make, with AI help and a spreadsheet you check by hand.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: draft practice worksheets and answer keys for tutors with AI, then check every one.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: draft clear welcome guidebooks for rental hosts with AI, then check every detail.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: plan group trips with AI research help, while you confirm prices and handle bookings.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: set up and teach voice and AI assistants for older adults, with simple cheat sheets.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: photograph and inventory household items for downsizing families, with AI-drafted descriptions.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: clean up and line up listings across marketplaces for small online sellers, with AI tools and seller approval.
Take a lookAn idea for a service: help local shops get their business facts clear and consistent for customers and AI shopping agents.
Take a lookHow we handle AI agent news: we name the original source, keep the company's claims separate from our own tests, and never make up announcements.
Read moreThe official places we check before we write about an AI agent: company docs, help centers, and product pages, with the date we checked.
Read moreWhat changed with the AI automation tools we follow this month: a shutdown, a rename, and pricing details worth knowing, each straight from the company's own site.
Read moreWhat's changed with the big companies' AI agent tools this month: a product closed to new customers, a renamed page, and two toolkits with new names, each from the company's own site.
Read moreA quick roundup of the pricing and plan details we spotted this month on popular small-business AI tools, from Grok Bot and Microsoft to Zapier, Notion, Google, and Intercom, each from the company's own pages.
Read moreWhat the big small-business support tools are offering right now: Fin 4 and its operations agent, Freshdesk's included AI Agent sessions, Tidio's growing product menu, and HubSpot's Customer Agent, each from the company's own pages.
Read morexAI's Grok Bot site now has three places to find ideas: a library of 56 use cases, a Marketplace of Bots shared by creators, and a set of how-we-use-it guides, per xAI's own pages.
Read moreThe small-business highlights of Grok Bot 0.77 and the releases just before it: a Permissions section, Vault payments and the Vault itself, multi-question cards, 1Password sign-in, Import Memory, and Order Concierge and Deal Watcher templates.
Read moreMicrosoft now bills some advanced Copilot features, like Cowork and Autopilot, by usage with Copilot Credits, on top of your plan. Here's what's included, what's extra, and how to control spend, from Microsoft's own page.
Read moreThe biggest new Grok Bot features from October 2026 releases before version 0.77, per xAI's changelog: Pages, Bot email addresses, slide decks, video creation, QuickBooks Online, and more.
Read moreThe small-business highlights from Google's Workspace Updates blog this month: cell-level sources for Fill with Gemini in Sheets, Gemini in Sheets on iPhone, meeting recaps in Google Chat, and publishing Gemini apps to Google Sites.
Read moreThe small-business highlights from Shopify's changelog for October 26 to 28, 2026: Sidekick storefront suggestions tested with AI shoppers, Sidekick web search, Campaign Autopilot channels, WhatsApp automations, and auto-synced translations.
Read moreSquare's new Square Kiosk (announced October 14, 2026) uses an AI voice layer that knows the seller's menu, answers questions, and suggests add-ons. It's $1,999 with a Square Plus or Premium subscription, plus $99 a month per device.
Read moreAt Zoomtopia on October 20, 2026, Zoom announced a Unified Context Layer that links meeting conversations with documents and apps, plus My Notes Workflows, ZoomMate Agent Teams, and MCP servers. Several features roll out from October 2026 into 2027.
Read moreOn October 19, 2026, Notion announced more capable Notion Agents with their own computer and browser, a cheaper Auto model router, bring-your-own AI, an improved Notion MCP, and a new credit system.
Read moreOn October 8, 2026, Google Cloud announced the Gemini agent, a single agent for work that answers questions, handles knowledge work, creates media, and writes code, inside Workspace apps and beyond, with real-time spend caps.
Read moreOn October 27, 2026, Meta said Muse is now available in Singapore on iOS, Android, and muse.ai, with local connector partners like Shopee, Grab, Singapore Airlines, Agoda, and Lazada.
Read moreOn October 20, 2026, Google announced new Gemini app tools for small business owners: a business landing page, marketing and finance skills, and connections to apps like Canva, Shopify, Wix, and Xero.
Read moreOn October 27, 2026, Intuit announced new Intuit Intelligence features, including AI-powered cash flow and invoicing tools in QuickBooks that surface aging invoices and follow up with customers automatically.
Read moreOn October 1, 2026, Shopify introduced Canvas, a new design surface where merchants build and customize their online store with Sidekick, Shopify's AI agent.
Read moreOn October 14, 2026, Xero announced a connected app for Google Gemini that brings live Xero data into Gemini chats, so small businesses can ask about profit, overdue invoices, and bills.
Read moreOn October 22, 2026, Canva introduced Canva Craft, its first image generation model, built for design and available to all Canva users in Dream Lab.
Read moreAt its Fall Showcase 2026, Gusto announced AI connectors for Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools, invoice ingestion for contractor payments, project tracking, and more for small businesses.
Read moreOn October 28, 2026, Shopify's Fall '26 Edition added connectors that let merchants manage their store from nine AI agents, a shopping skill called shop.md, Shop Pay inside personal agents, and a knowledge base for the facts agents share about your store.
Read moreOn October 15, 2026, Wix announced that Symphony by Wix, its multi-agent system for small businesses, now connects to Link, Stripe's digital wallet, so its agents can make payments for the owner, with each purchase approved first.
Read moreOn September 29, 2026, Meta announced Muse for Small Business, adding skills and connectors so Muse can work with tools like Shopify, QuickBooks, Canva, Stripe, and your Facebook and Instagram business accounts.
Read moreA one-page guide to October 2026's biggest AI announcements for small businesses, from Google, Intuit, Gusto, Xero, Shopify, Wix, and Canva, with links to our full stories.
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