Rene Debuts as a Text-Based Personal AI Agent That Runs Your Gmail, Calendar, Slack and More
JaynitMakwana · x · 2026-09-17
Rene launched as a 'Multiplayer Personal Superintelligence' — a personal AI agent you control over text messages.
What it does
- Handles Gmail reply drafts, resolves calendar conflicts, syncs Slack updates, organizes Notion notes into next steps, files Linear issues, prioritizes GitHub reviews, and connects to Outlook and WHOOP health data.
- End-to-end execution: 'Your 10am moved to 11 — I moved the calendar and drafted the reply.'
- Can build websites, create slides, book restaurants, and even coordinate plans between different users' Rene instances.
- Remembers personal context like family birthdays and gift preferences.
Privacy
- Data never sold, shared, or used for model training; email/calendar use delegated access so Rene never stores passwords. Free to start, no credit card required.
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