Ano
Ano is a team chat platform with Claude Code built directly into channels, threads, and DMs, enabling teams to execute real tasks without leaving the conversation. It runs on a local-first sync engine and connects to 2,000+ tools through existing CLIs and MCP servers, with support for custom coworkers and external agents. The platform is free, with users supplying their own Claude Code subscription.
- Enterprise Software
- AI Agents
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Traditional team chat platforms separate conversation from execution, forcing teams to context-switch between messaging and command-line tools. Generic AI assistants in chat apps lack access to the specific CLIs, MCP servers, and permissions needed to perform real work, leaving teams to copy-paste outputs and manage workflows manually.
Solution
Ano is a team chat platform with Claude Code built directly into channels, threads, and DMs, so teams can execute real tasks without leaving the conversation. The platform runs on a local-first sync engine that keeps messages on-device, ensuring speed and reliability even with heavy usage. The Shell feature runs the team's own Claude Code instance—using their subscription, CLIs, MCP servers, and tools—enabling agents to perform actual work like pulling CRM data or triaging support tickets inside chat. Teams can create custom coworkers with specific prompts, tool access, and channel assignments, or bring external agents like OpenClaw and Hermes Agents via one-time keys. Each agent's tool permissions are scoped granularly, and Slack bridging allows external partners and customers to collaborate in the same thread from their own workspaces.
Target Audience
Primary users are engineering, sales, marketing, and support teams within organizations that already use Claude Code and want to integrate AI execution directly into their daily chat workflows, including non-engineers who work with CLI-enabled tools like HubSpot, Notion, Stripe, Intercom, Figma, and Jira.
Features
- Local-first sync engine storing messages on-device for fast, reliable, memory-light performance
- Native Shell integration that runs the team's own Claude Code subscription with existing CLIs, MCP servers, and tools
- Custom coworker creation with name, prompt, tool selection, and channel assignment
- Support for external agents (e.g., OpenClaw, Hermes Agents) via one-time API keys
- Granular per-agent tool permissions to scope what each agent can access and execute
- Bidirectional Slack workspace bridging for cross-organization collaboration in shared threads
- Connectivity to 2,000+ tools through existing CLIs and MCP servers