Perplexity Launches Teammates, AI Agents That Own Whole Projects

Perplexity has launched Teammates, AI agents designed to take ownership of ongoing business assignments rather than answer one-off questions. The agents are available now through the web version of Perplexity for Max subscribers, with an iOS rollout planned.

Unlike a conventional assistant, a Teammate maintains project context over time. It remembers project goals, task histories, shared documents, and user feedback, so each new activity builds on previously completed work. The agents operate inside Perplexity Computer, drawing on its connected applications, shared files, and multi-model AI architecture.

Each Teammate can coordinate Computer sessions and work with other agents to finish larger projects that span multiple steps or business functions. One agent might identify technical defects on a website. Another receives the findings and prepares potential fixes. Responsibilities can transfer between agents this way across a project's life.

What can these agents actually do?

Perplexity described concrete scenarios. A Teammate assigned to market research can investigate an industry, monitor new developments, and keep refining its analysis as new information arrives. Another can manage a software development project by identifying problems, coordinating investigations, and presenting recommended improvements for review.

The company also built in proactive monitoring. In sales, a Teammate can spot customers who stopped buying, review their transaction histories and previous support interactions, and investigate why engagement declined. The agent can then prepare a personalized offer, or flag unresolved service issues, before proposing outreach. Throughout the process, the system sends progress updates and requests human approval when needed.

Teammates also absorb feedback into future workflows. If a user specifies that a vendor requires two weeks' notice before starting work, an operations agent can bake that requirement into future project schedules.

Perplexity is positioning the agents across four major business functions:

• Marketing: social media campaigns, advertising, SEO, email marketing, and competitor monitoring; agents evaluate campaign performance and recommend changes when results decline.
• Sales: identify opportunities from customer inquiries and past transactions, prepare quotes, track conversations, and draft follow-up communications.
• Customer support: review complaints, identify recurring issues, draft responses, and track cases through resolution.
• Operations: monitor deadlines, coordinate vendors, manage checklists, and flag missing documentation before milestones.

In one example the company described, an operations agent identifies outstanding requirements 72 hours before a deadline and initiates follow-up activities on its own.

How do agents work with human teams?

The platform supports collaboration between agents and employees through workplace integrations. Users can add Teammates to Slack channels, where colleagues assign tasks, request updates, and coordinate work. Supported integrations include Slack, GitHub, and Gmail, with permissions available to restrict each agent's access to specific resources.

Setup is straightforward: users select Teammates from the platform's navigation, assign a name, connect relevant applications, and define the responsibilities and objectives the agent should manage.

The technology builds on Perplexity Computer's existing Projects, skills, and memory capabilities. A sales-oriented Teammate can combine customer research, established outreach procedures, and recurring pipeline reviews to identify stalled opportunities and prepare follow-up communications.

What guardrails has Perplexity built in?

Access controls separate agent activities from each other and from connected systems. Each Teammate operates in its own environment, with browser sessions isolated from those of other agents. The system stores credentials encrypted and follows existing tool and Project permissions.

Humans keep several points of control. Users can inspect completed work, redirect agents mid-execution, or take over their desktop environments when necessary. Perplexity says these features provide oversight while agents handle substantial portions of routine project coordination.

Why this launch matters

The release marks Perplexity's move beyond AI-powered search and single-task execution toward persistent digital agents that manage work over extended periods. By combining memory, connected tools, proactive monitoring, and coordination between multiple agents, the company aims to cut the manual oversight required to run recurring business processes.

Perplexity plans to expand access and add capabilities in the coming weeks. If Teammates deliver on persistent, delegated work, the product positions Perplexity Computer as a platform where employees hand off recurring responsibilities and keep only strategic decisions, performance evaluation, and final approvals for themselves.