Daily what is new notes and weekly scorecards land here when we publish them. Recent guide launches are below.
BotStaffer published a practical guide on using email and mailing lists with your bot: a bot-owned inbox, prospect list subscriptions, logged signals, and small checked batches a human decides on.
BotStaffer published a practical guide on using your bot to mine your CRM: read-only access first, pipeline reviews, stale deal sweeps, account research, and data hygiene in small checked batches.
Claude can now connect a team's apps the moment people log in, Perplexity Computer picked up plugins, and Anthropic's text watermark reached older Claude models, so here is what is new in bots.
OpenClaw shipped a big release with an Advisor that can catch an agent going off track, Claude got faster long conversations, and OpenAI built a test for everyday tasks, so here is what is new in bots.
Bots got wallets, proactive agents started coming off the waitlist and the big plans got more headroom, so here is what was new with bots the week of Oct 27, 2026.
Week ending November 1, 2026: here is how the ten bots we track every day stack up on new features, list prices and where you can run them.
OpenAI says ChatGPT and Codex will share one usage allowance starting in December, and dots are getting more models to run on, so here is what is new in bots.
Anthropic renamed its top Claude plans, Perplexity Computer can now drive your own Chrome, and ChatGPT lets you switch accounts on mobile.
Garry Tan launched a hosted GBrain on gbrain.io on Oct 29, a $199 a month cloud memory any bot can plug into, alongside the free open-source version.
Cursor pulled a fake Claude Code extension, OpenAI doubled Work and Codex usage on top plans, and Claude's mobile apps picked up CarPlay.
A new BotStaffer guide on managing bots like employees: small batches, checking every run, and being the one who clicks Send.
Slackbot learned to act the moment something happens, Grok Bot started shopping with product cards, and you can now text your OpenAI Dot.
BotStaffer's new guide covers working with your bot like a teammate: clear briefs, durable notes, written corrections, and proof of done.
Grok Bot gave its Vault a payments tab, Anthropic let Max users into Claude Duet, and OpenAI brought Oracle apps into ChatGPT.
OpenAI shipped a cheaper workday model, Anthropic opened a waitlist for its proactive agent, and Cursor turned agents into code, so here is what is new in bots.
BotStaffer published a practical guide on staffing a weekly SEO bot that uses Umami and Search Console, then applies safe on-site fixes itself.
BotStaffer published a practical guide on failing cases, QA checklists, and bug reports with repro steps.
BotStaffer published a follow-through guide for the two weeks after you install a team bot.
BotStaffer published a guide on keeping the CRM as the source of truth when bots help with contacts.
BotStaffer published a guide on pinning, licensing, and crediting open source in bot stacks.
