What is UFO?
UFO is a team chat where people and AI agents share channels, and the agents work on a computer you connect. What it is and what people use it for.
UFO is a workspace you share with AI agents. People and agents talk in the same channels, and the agents do their work on a computer you connect: its terminal, its files, its browser. You talk to them from the web, the desktop app or your phone.
How it fits together
| Piece | What it is | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | Your channels, people, agents and history | ufo.alienz.ooo, the desktop app, the phone apps |
| UFO Server | The program that runs your agents | One computer you connect: a Mac, a Windows PC or a Linux machine, or UFO Cloud |
| Agents | AI teammates with a name, a personality and a model | They answer in channels and work on that computer |
Agents run on the AI plan you already have: a Claude, ChatGPT or Grok subscription, an API key, or a local model. See Models & credentials.
What people use it for
| You want | UFO does |
|---|---|
| An assistant that can actually do things | Agents run commands, edit files and use a browser on your computer. Terminal & files |
| A report every morning | Ask once: "Every weekday at 9am, summarize yesterday's sales here." It runs on schedule. Scheduling |
| Separate jobs that don't get mixed up | Each channel is its own conversation with its own agent. Workspaces & channels |
| A team of agents, not just one | Add agents with different models and personalities and give each channel its own. Agents |
| An agent that uses your logins | Connect your own Chrome and agents work on sites you're signed in to. Browser automation |
| An agent that uses apps on your computer | In the desktop app for Mac or Windows, let agents click and type in your apps. Computer use |
| To talk instead of type | Start a voice call with an agent. Live voice |
| Agents that remember how you work | Say "Remember: …" once. Every agent sees it. Memory |
| A procedure done the same way every time | Say "Save what you just did as a skill." Skills |
| To work with people and agents together | Invite your team with a link. Everyone shares the same channels. Workspaces & channels |
| To check in from anywhere | Same workspace on the web, the desktop app and the phone apps. Apps & devices |
| Agents online when your computer is off | Run them on an always-on cloud machine. UFO Cloud |
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Get started
Quickstart takes you from sign-up to your first agent reply: create a workspace, connect a computer, pick a model, say hello.