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Agents that work while you do something else

Routine work, done in the background, still approved.

Automations run inside a project on a schedule or on request. They use the same tools, approvals and versions as a chat, and the ledger shows what each run spent.

  • Automations
  • Approval before writes
  • A version for every change
  • See what every turn spent
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The problem

A script with an API key runs anything it is told, records nothing, and you find out what it did when something breaks.

The promise

An automation is an agent with a schedule and a gate. Every run is recorded, every write is approved or allowed by your rules.

The picture

Background agents that do routine work and still ask before anything risky.

Why it holds
Automations run under the same approvals and versions as a chat.
How soon
Describe the job, pick a schedule, done.
What it saves you
No cron scripts gluing an API key to a prompt.

The plan

What does the work, and what is still being built.

Every card names its status. Available now means you can use it today; in development and direction mean it is not shipped yet.

Free Bandicot core

Available now

Solo is free with every capability for one profile. Bring a provider key, a local model, or both; a provider's own bill stays yours.

Paid plans add profiles to an account. Bandicot does not resell model tokens.

A trusted harness around the model

Available now

Bandicot gives every agent a project, tools, a session that survives restarts, approvals, and a clear place to stop.

The native host owns execution facts. The model proposes work; it does not certify a write, spend, or success.

Projects that hold the work

Available now

Keep files, context, plans, and decisions with the project instead of losing them in a disposable chat.

A session is anchored to a project boundary so a pivot starts from an intentional context, not accidental history.

Durable work sessions

Available now

Close a client or reconnect after a pause without turning the work into a brand-new conversation.

The host records session state and clients reattach to it. A browser view does not become the source of truth.

A human gate for writes

Available now

When work can change files or systems, Bandicot makes the decision visible before the effect lands.

The approval boundary fails closed when an action is not allowed. The model cannot grant itself permission.

Automations

Available now

Agents that run on a schedule or on request inside a project, under the same approvals as a chat.

Automations run on your Mac while Bandicot is open. There is no hosted runner.

Agents with a project boundary

Available now

Let an agent inspect, plan, and use tools inside the project you selected instead of an unbounded chat transcript.

The host controls tool calls, cancellation, permissions, and the final recorded result.

Recorded versions of the work

Available now

Keep a legible trail of the turn and its effects so a pivot can be reviewed instead of guessed at.

The host treats state changes as recorded events. Reverting is itself part of the history.

Every token in view

Available now

See the tokens, cache reads and cost of every turn, per session, profile and model, and the habits behind them.

Bandicot reports what the provider or local runtime exposes. A provider that hides usage shows a dash, never a guess.

Skills for repeatable work

Available now

Package a way of working once, and every agent in the project can use it.

Skills load on demand, so an unused skill costs no tokens in the prompt.

For you if

People with recurring work an agent could do.

Not for you if

One-off questions, and anything that must run while the Mac is off.

The offer

Background Crew

Team · $8.99 a month · up to 3 profiles

  • Automations on a schedule or on request
  • The same approvals as a chat
  • A version for every change they make
  • Spend per automation run

No contract. Cancel any time from your account and keep the plan until the end of the period you paid for.

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Left off this page

Focus is a feature.

Bandicot does these too, but they are not why this page exists. Anything marked in development or direction is not shipped yet.

  • Teams across machines
  • Shared compute, intentionally routed
  • Optional access controls
  • Separate threads for a pivot

Questions

Questions before you start

Do automations run when my Mac is off?+

No. They run on your Mac while Bandicot is open. There is no hosted runner.

Can an automation write files without me?+

Only what your permissions file allows. Anything else waits for approval, and every change is a version.

Which model does an automation use?+

The one you pick for it: a hosted provider or a local model.

Background Crew

An automation is an agent with a schedule and a gate. Every run is recorded, every write is approved or allowed by your rules.

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  • SetupDrop a setup file on the window, type keys at a hidden prompt, and a second user lands on the same setupb3315485
  • PermissionsAuto is the only permission mode, tuned by permissions.json; dock reads Work | Team | Versions and never clips545d855a
  • TeamYour agent reads team channels and drafts posts behind a broker2cffe87c
  • MacsA sleeping Mac's schedules run on your awake Mac that holds the project, handed back on wake3ee6c14d
  • MacsAnswer and start work across your own Macs9cbff698
  • SetupOne portable setup file9cac30cf
  • TeamOffline mailboxc3f84303
  • TeamYour own Macs as one group2d761c37
  • VersionsSync a folder with your team5e88fb2c
  • TeamAcross networkse8d84155
  • TerminalAgent calls sit on a vertical icon rail8862102a
  • ChatOne auto viewe889d9cd
  • SetupDrop a setup file on the window, type keys at a hidden prompt, and a second user lands on the same setupb3315485
  • PermissionsAuto is the only permission mode, tuned by permissions.json; dock reads Work | Team | Versions and never clips545d855a
  • TeamYour agent reads team channels and drafts posts behind a broker2cffe87c
  • MacsA sleeping Mac's schedules run on your awake Mac that holds the project, handed back on wake3ee6c14d
  • MacsAnswer and start work across your own Macs9cbff698
  • SetupOne portable setup file9cac30cf
  • TeamOffline mailboxc3f84303
  • TeamYour own Macs as one group2d761c37
  • VersionsSync a folder with your team5e88fb2c
  • TeamAcross networkse8d84155

Product

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Safety

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