Perplexity launches Teammates for always-on workplace AI agents

Perplexity has introduced Teammates, a system of persistent AI agents designed to manage ongoing work across functions such as marketing, sales, customer support, operations, and finance. The feature is available on the web for subscribers to Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan.

Teammates build on Perplexity Computer, the company’s AI system for carrying out tasks with tools and files. While Computer can complete individual projects, Teammates are intended to retain context across sessions, monitor work, and take action when conditions change. Users can set goals, connect services, define when an agent should act, and review its output.

In its official announcement, Perplexity says each Teammate operates in a separate environment with its own browser sessions. The company says credentials are encrypted, while users can inspect completed work, take control of the desktop, or redirect an agent during a task.

Agents that coordinate work

The system can connect to tools including Slack, GitHub, and Gmail. A sales agent, for example, could identify stalled customer conversations, prepare follow-up messages, and use existing account research. A support agent could analyze recent complaints, identify cases needing human attention, and track them through resolution.

Teammates can also hand work to one another. Perplexity describes an example in which one agent identifies website bugs and another prepares proposed fixes. Teams can interact with agents in Slack channels and follow their work through individual threads in the Perplexity app.

As Emma Roth reports for The Verge, the product enters a growing market for agents that can work continuously, alongside offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic. Perplexity plans to expand Teammates to iOS and add further capabilities in the coming weeks.

Sources

• Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work – The Verge
• Teammates are agents for complex, ongoing work – Perplexity