LobsterAI is an all-in-one personal assistant Agent developed by NetEase Youdao. It works around the clock to handle your everyday tasks — data analysis, making presentations, generating videos, writing documents, searching the web, sending emails, scheduling tasks, and more. At its core is Cowork mode — it executes tools, manipulates files, and runs commands in a local or sandboxed environment, all under your supervision. You can also chat with agent via Telegram, Discord, DingTalk or Feishu (Lark) and get work done from your phone anytime, anywhere. Key Features - All-in-One Productivity Assistant — Data analysis, PPT creation, video generation, document writing, web search, email — covers the full range of daily work - Local + Sandbox Execution — Run tasks directly on your machine or in an isolated Alpine Linux sandbox - Built-in Skills — Office document generation, web search, Playwright automation, Remotion video generation, and more - Windows Built-in Python Runtime — Windows packages bundle a ready-to-use Python interpreter runtime; Python skill dependencies can be installed on demand - Scheduled Tasks — Create recurring tasks via conversation or the GUI — daily news digests, inbox cleanup, periodic report generation, and more - Persistent Memory — Automatically extracts user preferences and personal facts from conversations, remembers your habits across sessions, and gets smarter the more you use it - Mobile via IM — Control your Agent remotely from your phone through Telegram, Discord, DingTalk, or Feishu - Permission Gating — All tool invocations require explicit user approval before execution - Cross-Platform — macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon), Windows, Linux desktop, plus mobile coverage via IM - Local Data — SQLite storage keeps your chat history and configuration on your device
What's new in 2026.10.23
This release brings image editing into your conversations, makes remote tools easier to connect, and gives you clearer visibility into usage. It also improves startup reliability, browser tasks, and account recovery. ✨ Highlights Edit images without leaving your conversation Annotate images with drawings, arrows, shapes, and text, or select an area and describe what you want to change. With a compatible image model, you can remove backgrounds, erase objects, and expand images to a new aspect ratio. Save annotated copies or send your edits to AI. Conversation snapshots preserve the source image, selections, and annotations so you can revisit your instructions. 2907 Connect remote tools with less setup Install remote MCP connectors from the marketplace and connect through browser-based OAuth or guided credential forms. Supporting services can now be authorized without manually copying API keys. 2905 · #2909 More options for custom models Custom providers now support OpenAI Responses and Gemini native APIs. Built-in model lists and default selections have also been refreshed, while compatibility with existing model configurations is preserved. 2897 · #2904 Improvements - Show per-turn credit usage and model presets for conversations started through messaging channels and scheduled tasks. Personal accounts can open the corresponding usage details directly. #2903 · #2915 - Add Help & Feedback for bug reports, feature suggestions, and AI content reports, with screenshot attachments and optional diagnostic logs. #2901 · #2926 - Use the in-app browser by default, keeping browsing tasks inside LobsterAI. The external browser option remains available in Settings. #2913 - Improve image and video generation progress indicators. Video confirmation now shows estimated credit costs when available and lets you refresh an expired confirmation while the request is retained. #2918 · #2924 - Refresh Kits, Skills, and Connectors management pages, refine sidebar menu transitions, and improve typography across Settings. #2911 · #2920 · #2931 - Add “Close Other Tabs” and “Close Tabs to the Right” to file previews. #2907 - Add a “Confirm Before Quitting” setting. Document changes at risk of being lost still trigger a warning when this setting is off. #2931 - Preserve supported custom OpenClaw overrides in openclaw.user.json across configuration syncs and restarts, with controls to enable, apply, and inspect their status. #2896 Fixes …
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