Published 20 Apr 2026
Duration: 00:15:10
Convos is an app enabling users to create customizable AI agents on their phones for managing tasks like email, calls, and web browsing, with real-time coordination, privacy-focused automation, and integrations for personalized content curation and complex planning.
On X, Shane Mac showed how he created an OpenClaw agent and asked it to copy an app. In this interview, he showed how his app Convos, does it. This in...
The podcast discusses an app called Convos (XMTPs), which allows users to create and manage AI agents capable of interacting as active chat participants. These agents can be customized with features like email, phone number, and web browsing capabilities, and personalized using user data such as chat logs, app screenshots, or external content (e.g., integrating fitness apps like Cal AI). Use cases include creating specialized agents for tasks like fitness coaching or event coordination, which evolve by incorporating new data over time. The app emphasizes technical flexibility, enabling agents to interact in chat environments and repurpose existing tools through structured data input. Investors like Andreessen Horowitz and USV are highlighted, along with the apps focus on decentralized workflows and privacy-preserving coordination through agents.
The discussion also explores AI agents for group coordination, such as automating event planning with an agent named "Laird," which tracks RSVPs, weather, and logistics via chat. Tools like "Radar" are mentioned for curating content, such as music updates from RSS feeds, and personalizing alerts based on user preferences. AI is also applied to personal and relationship management, including synchronized calendars and proactive interfaces for organizing interactions. The podcast outlines plans for a new app in development, which will integrate with tools like Notion, calendars, and messaging platforms to unify workflows, while emphasizing privacy through features like private "side conversations" for group coordination. Future focus includes streamlining complex tasks like event planning with real-time logistics and user-centric design to reduce cognitive load.
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