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Your Keyboard Just Got an AI Agent — No App-Switching Required

Carson West

— 4 min read

PLUS: How to use OpenClaw (free!) to automate tasks on your phone

✉️ Editor's Note

I'll be honest: when I hear "AI agents," my brain still pictures something out of a sci-fi movie. But this week, a new app made me stop and think: what if AI could just live inside the tools I already use? No new tabs. No learning curves. Just... help, right where you need it. Today we're covering exactly that — AI that meets you where you already are. Let's dig in.

— Sarah Chen, Editor

🗞️ TODAY IN AI

1. Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard: A new app called Acti embeds AI agents right into your iOS and Android keyboard — no app-switching required. You can create custom shortcuts in plain English, and the AI will draft replies, summarize conversations, or take actions from within WhatsApp, email, or any messaging app. For anyone who texts, emails, or DMs all day (so... all of us), this could save hours a week. Read more on TechCrunch

2. Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 — cheaper, faster, built for agents: Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, a new model priced lower than Opus, GPT-5.5, and Gemini Pro, specifically designed to run AI agents more affordably. Better safety, lower cost, and faster response times means you don't need an enterprise budget to experiment with agentic AI anymore. Read more on TechCrunch

3. Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models: The Trump administration lifted restrictions on Anthropic's Fable model — on top of last week's Mythos release — further expanding access to Anthropic's most advanced models across US companies and agencies. More competition at the top means better tools and lower prices trickle down to everyday users. Read more on TechCrunch

🔬 DEEP DIVE

By Marcus Rivera

Your Keyboard Just Became an AI Command Center

Here's what actually happened. A startup called Acti launched a keyboard app that puts AI agents directly where you type — your smartphone keyboard. No switching to a separate chat window. No copying and pasting text between apps. You set up shortcuts in plain English (like "draft a polite decline for this meeting invite"), and the AI handles it from inside your current app.

Why this is different from every other AI tool. The biggest friction point with AI assistants has always been context switching — you're in one app, open another to ask ChatGPT something, then copy the result back. Acti eliminates that entirely. It works across WhatsApp, Gmail, Slack, Twitter, Notes, and any other app with a text field. For the average professional, that's the difference between "I'll try AI later" and "I just used AI without thinking about it."

What you should actually do. If you're a heavy texter, emailer, or DMs-everything person (which, let's face it, is most of us), download Acti and try one shortcut. Pick a repetitive task — responding to a common question, scheduling a reminder, summarizing a long thread — and teach it once. The payoff isn't the AI itself; it's the seconds you stop losing every time you switch apps. Small wins add up fast. Acti on TechCrunch

🎓 AI ACADEMY

By Alex Torres

How to automate phone tasks with OpenClaw (free, no subscription needed)

👤 Best for: Curious beginners, budget-conscious users, anyone who wants to try AI agents without paying a dime

OpenClaw just launched on Android and iOS as a free, open-source AI agent program — and it's one of the lowest-risk ways to see what all the "agent" hype is about. Here's how to get started in five minutes.

  1. Download OpenClaw from the App Store or Google Play (it's free, no sign-up required for basic features).
  2. Open the app and tap "New Agent." Give it a name like "Email Assistant" or "Research Helper" — this just helps you organize your agents later.
  3. Describe your task in plain language. Example: "Every morning, summarize my top 3 news headlines from Google News and save them to my Notes app." The AI will figure out the steps.
  4. Tap "Run" and watch it work. The agent will execute each step on your behalf. You can pause, tweak, or cancel it at any time. Once it works, set it to run daily in the "Schedules" tab.

Sample Prompt (copy and paste this into a New Agent):

Every morning at 8 AM, open my email inbox, find the most important unread message from a person (not a newsletter), draft a short polite reply acknowledging receipt and saying I'll respond soon, and save the draft. If there are no messages from people, do nothing.

💡 Pro tip: Start with one simple recurring task (like saving a daily news summary to Notes) before building complex multi-step agents. The simpler the first win, the more likely you'll stick with it.

⚡ QUICK HITS

  • 🔧 Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite — faster, cheaper image generation: Google's updated image generator makes AI visuals in seconds, though slightly lower quality than the full model. Great for quick social posts and presentation graphics. Try it out
  • 🎯 ChatGPT adoption is expanding globally: OpenAI released data showing ChatGPT usage growing across regions, languages, and use cases like voice, image generation, and agents. The "am I behind?" anxiety? You're in good company. See the data
  • 🚀 New attack shows AI browsers can be tricked — what to know: Researchers found that telling an AI browser "2+2=5" can make it drop safety guardrails. A good reminder: don't share sensitive info with AI browsing tools until the kinks are ironed out. Read the warning

💬 PROMPT OF THE DAY

Keyboard AI Shortcut Creator (for Acti or any keyboard-based AI assistant)

Create a custom keyboard shortcut for me. When I type "/respond" in any messaging app, draft a short professional reply that acknowledges the message, briefly addresses the main point, and ends with a question to keep the conversation moving. Keep it under 3 sentences. Tone: warm but professional.

See you tomorrow,
The Have AI Do It Team
Sarah, Marcus, Alex & the crew

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