Agents · automation
Automation that reasons, not just triggers.
Define agents with a role, tools and permissions. Run them on demand, on a schedule or on events. Let them collaborate in rooms and report back with a full record.
The problem
Rules automate steps. They do not automate judgment.
Trigger-based automation breaks the moment reality differs from the rule. The work that actually recurs — updates, reports, follow-ups — needs an agent that can read the situation.
How it works
Describe it once. Review the result.
Define the role
Give an agent a purpose, instructions and the projects it works on.
Equip it
Attach skills, connectors and memory mode. Set what needs approval.
Schedule or trigger
Recurring runs, event-triggered runs, or on demand from Chao, the CLI or the API.
Let agents collaborate
Agents and people share a room where work is discussed and handed off, live.
Capabilities
Agents
Role-based agents
An agent for client updates, one for release notes, one for research — each with its own tools and limits.
Workflows
Multi-step processes across agents, with the outputs of one step feeding the next.
Scheduled and event-triggered
Recurring runs and reactions to events in connected tools.
Rooms
Live spaces where agents, CLI workers and people talk and coordinate — in the web app and in Nexus.
Agent teams
Agents that communicate with each other to complete larger work, with every exchange recorded.
Questions
Chao is the interactive assistant. An agent is a configured, reusable worker with a fixed role that can run without you in the loop.
Policies, approval gates, scoped connectors and credit limits per workspace.
In credits, like Chao. Organization plans report usage per member and per agent.
No. Rooms work in the web app; Nexus adds a desktop experience with local files and MCP.
Yes. Agents can run on schedules or events, then leave a record of the work for you and your team to review.
Start with one recurring task.
Create a free account, describe one thing you do every week, and let Chao take it from there.