Perplexity Launches 'Teammates' AI Agents for Ongoing Projects

Perplexity has launched Teammates, personal AI agents that can manage ongoing projects, monitor changes, and coordinate work across connected apps. Announced November 4, the feature is available on the web for Max subscribers, with iOS support coming soon.

Teammates work inside Perplexity Computer, using its Projects, skills, and memory while coordinating Computer sessions and other teammates. They retain project goals, task history, and shared files across runs, so work can continue without rebuilding the context for every task.

The agents can investigate problems and follow up when circumstances change. In one example, a sales teammate notices that a regular customer has stopped buying, reviews their purchase and support history, and prepares a relevant offer or flags an issue that needs resolving first. Progress updates and approval requests keep the user involved.

Feedback also carries forward. If an operations teammate learns that an agency needs two weeks' notice, it can factor that lead time into future schedules.

Adding a teammate to a Slack channel lets colleagues assign work or ask for updates. Agents can hand tasks to one another, such as passing website bug findings to a second teammate that prepares fixes.

Each teammate runs in a separate environment with its own browser sessions. Perplexity says saved credentials are encrypted and entered securely, with access governed by Computer's existing tool and Project permissions. Users can inspect the work, take over the desktop, or redirect an agent while it is running.

Setup starts with Teammates in the left navigation on Perplexity's website. Users name the agent, connect tools such as Slack, GitHub, or Gmail, and describe what it should deliver and when it should act. GitHub access can be limited to selected repositories.

After assigning a teammate to a Project, users can give it an initial task, such as researching a market, improving a signup flow, or investigating bugs. Free and Pro subscribers need to upgrade to Max to access the feature.