Tencent launches WorkBuddy open platform with 9 AI gadgets, 30+ apps and 100 partners
量子位 · wechat · 2026-09-03
Tencent officially launched the WorkBuddy open platform, unveiled alongside 9 co-branded AI hardware devices, 30+ industry apps and an initial cohort of 100+ partners — pitched as an 'operating system for the agent era' and the first Chinese AI agent platform spanning hardware, apps and developers.
- Hardware: 30+ brands (Plaud, Rokid, Insta360, iFlytek) contribute glasses, voice recorders and earbuds acting as the agent's 'eyes and ears,' with tasks, memory and outputs flowing across devices.
- Apps: A new 'Buddy apps' entry lets partners like GF Securities and PKULaw build branded AI workbenches on the WorkBuddy base, covering 20+ sectors; the platform exposes Skill, Expert and Connector extensions (MCP and CLI supported).
- Traction: 50+ releases in under six months, deployments spanning Guangdong government, AI teaching assistants for 6,000+ teachers in Laizhou, and CCTV's coverage teams; a non-profit Buddy runs on 15 agents.
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