Poke

Poke is a personal AI assistant that you message like a friend in Apple Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram, built for busy people who want email, calendar and reminders handled without opening another app. Its personality is part of the pitch: it texts in a casual, human tone and reaches out first when something in your inbox or calendar needs attention. Poke is made by The Interaction Company of California, and in July 2026 Cognition, the company behind the Devin coding agent, announced it was acquiring the team.

What is Poke used for?

People use Poke as a lightweight chief of staff that sits in the thread they already check most. You send a text or voice note, and it acts across the services you have connected.

• Searching, summarizing and drafting replies in Gmail or Outlook, including label management
• Creating and moving calendar events and reminders from a quick message
• Getting proactive nudges, such as adding action items from meeting notes to your calendar
• Reading and organizing Notion pages, checking Oura sleep data, or working with GitHub and Linear
• Building automations with Recipes and sharing your setup with others
• Generating and publishing a simple personal site at your own Poke handle

Who Poke is best for

Poke fits founders, freelancers, students and professionals who live in their phone and want an assistant that responds where they already are. It is a good match if your email and calendar run on Google or Microsoft. Teams that need shared admin controls, and people who use iCloud or Yahoo Mail, will find it less useful today. If you want a full desktop workspace for drafting long documents, a regular chat app is a better fit.

Poke pricing

As of October 2026 Poke has three plans. Free costs nothing, needs no credit card, and lets you connect your apps, email and calendar. Pro costs $19 per month and adds frontier models for complex tasks, real-time automations running in the background, higher rate limits and priority support. Ultra costs $199 per month, runs frontier models for every action, has the highest rate limits, adds pay-as-you-go usage beyond your credits, and includes Poke Human, which dispatches real-world tasks such as reservations, calls and orders to a human operator, with any expenses charged at cost. Yearly billing is offered on the pricing page.

Limitations to keep in mind

• Email support covers Gmail and Outlook only, with no iCloud or Yahoo Mail yet
• Only one phone number per account is supported, and changing it means emailing support
• Giving an assistant access to your inbox and calendar is a real trust decision, so read the privacy settings first
• The Cognition acquisition leaves open questions about future pricing and features

Poke vs alternatives

Lindy is the stronger pick if you want to build many custom agents for work with a visual builder and team features. OpenClaw suits technical users who want an open-source assistant they host themselves and connect to messaging apps on their own terms. ChatGPT offers broader general knowledge and a richer app, but you have to go to it rather than having it text you first. Shortwave is better if your goal is specifically an AI-first email client. Poke wins on convenience: it is a free, proactive assistant inside your existing text threads with email and calendar wired in.

Tips for getting started with Poke

Connect your main email and calendar first, since proactive reminders depend on them. Pick your preferred channel in the messaging settings, because Poke may text from a different number on each platform. Browse the Recipes directory before building anything yourself, as many common setups already exist.

Poke FAQ

Is Poke free?

Yes. Poke has a free plan with no credit card required that connects your apps, email and calendar. Pro costs $19 per month and Ultra $199 per month.

Does Poke work on WhatsApp?

Yes. Poke works in Apple Messages, WhatsApp and Telegram, and you can choose your preferred channel in its messaging settings.

Which email accounts does Poke support?

Poke fully supports Gmail and Outlook inboxes, calendars and contacts. iCloud and Yahoo Mail are not supported yet.

Who owns Poke?

Poke was built by The Interaction Company of California, and Cognition, the maker of Devin, announced in July 2026 that it was acquiring the company.