folk

folk: The Powerful AI in Your Texts That Gets Stuff Done

In an era where productivity tools often feel fragmented and overwhelming, folk by Nozomio Labs emerges as a revolutionary solution. It is not just another chatbot; it is a persistent, 24/7 AI integrated directly into your favorite messaging platforms like iMessage and Telegram. Designed to act as a personal cloud-based assistant, folk is built to handle complex tasks, track information over months, and even collaborate with your friends' AI assistants through a secure multiplayer framework.

What is folk?

folk is a sophisticated personal AI assistant developed by Nozomio Labs. Unlike traditional AI tools that require you to log into a specific web interface, folk lives where you already communicate—in your texts. It operates on its own private cloud machine 24/7, meaning it never sleeps and is always ready to execute tasks, even while you are offline.

Whether you need to track flights, join meetings, conduct deep research, or manage your personal schedule, folk acts as an extension of your own capabilities. It is designed with a "persistent memory" that grows with you, creating a private knowledge graph that remembers every preference, message, and task you’ve ever assigned to it. This makes folk more than just an assistant; it is a digital companion that understands your context better every day.

Features of folk

1. Persistent Memory and Knowledge Graph

One of the standout features of folk is its ability to remember everything forever. Every interaction is linked like a personal wiki, allowing the AI to maintain months of context. It picks up exactly where you left off, ensuring that you never have to repeat your preferences or re-explain ongoing projects. This private graph is encrypted at rest and end-to-end, and users have the power to browse, edit, or delete any part of their data at any time.

2. Always-On Private Cloud Machine

Every folk user gets their own dedicated private cloud machine. This infrastructure allows folk to remain active 24/7. It doesn't just wait for you to prompt it; it can be set to "watch" for things. Because it has full access to the tools you provide—such as GitHub, your bank accounts, your calendar, or Notion—it can figure out and execute complex workflows independently.

3. folk Crew: Secure Multiplayer AI

folk introduces a unique "multiplayer" concept known as folk Crew. This feature allows you to add friends who are also using the platform. Once connected, your folk and theirs can interact to perform tasks for each other—such as booking a table, sharing documents, or checking mutual availability. Security is paramount here: every request requires a tap to approve, and the system is one-way by design, ensuring your private data is never shared with your crew members.

4. Comprehensive Tool Integration

folk is designed to be highly "hackable" and compatible with various professional and personal tools. It can:

• Browse the live web for research.
• Write and execute code.
• Connect to GitHub for developer workflows.
• Manage Instagram and other social media.
• Access Polymarket, banking apps, and calendars.
• Generate high-quality images.

Use Case: How People are Using folk

Users have found creative and powerful ways to integrate folk into their daily lives. Here are a few real-world examples of how folk is being utilized:

Technical and Developer Automation

For tech-savvy users, folk offers deep integration. One user, Ben Aratame (Co-founder of Instinct), reported using folk to SSH into his laptop through his phone. This allowed him to monitor RL finetuning jobs 24/7, turning a messaging AI into a robust remote server management tool.

Life Planning and Dating

folk excels at managing personal logistics. Users have successfully used the AI to plan entire date nights from start to finish. In these scenarios, folk picks the restaurant, handles the booking, sets the schedule, and sends text updates throughout the process, allowing the user to focus on the experience rather than the planning.

Real Estate and Apartment Hunting

In competitive housing markets, speed is everything. Users have leveraged folk to set up constant alerts across platforms like Zillow, Facebook Marketplace, and Redfin. By being the first to know about new listings, users have been able to secure tours and land dream apartments that they otherwise might have missed.

Workflow and Meeting Management

By connecting to your calendar and email, folk can autonomously join meetings, track flight status in real-time, and manage your inbox. It keeps you informed via text whenever a significant change occurs, ensuring you stay ahead of your schedule without constant manual checking.

Pricing Plans

Nozomio Labs offers flexible pricing to ensure folk is accessible to everyone, from students to power users.

• Pro Plan ($20/mo): This is the standard personal AI plan. It includes 24/7 availability on iMessage and Telegram, persistent memory, web browsing, code execution, and tool connections (GitHub, Calendar, Notion, etc.).
• Max Plan ($100/mo): Designed for power users, this plan includes everything in Pro plus access to the best reasoning AI models available, priority support with zero queue, 2x daily message capacity, and early access to beta features.
• Student/Regional Pricing ($5/mo): To support global accessibility, folk offers a discounted rate of $5/mo for students under 26 with a valid .edu or academic email. Similar regional pricing is automatically applied to users in markets like India, Brazil, Turkey, and Kazakhstan.

Note: Every new user can try folk for free for 3 days with no commitment.

FAQ

What can folk actually do? folk operates like having your own computer that can perform almost any task you would do on a laptop. This includes booking tables, tracking flights, managing emails, browsing the web, running code, generating images, and setting up complex automations that run while you sleep.

What is folk Crew? folk Crew allows your AI to work with your friends' AIs. You can ask a friend's folk to perform a task (like checking a calendar or sharing a file), and it will execute the task using their tools only after they give explicit approval.

Is my data shared with my Crew? No. The boundary is one-way by design. When a crew member's folk does something for you, you only receive confirmation that the task was completed. They never see your data, and you never see theirs.

Who can ask my folk to do things? Only people you have specifically added and accepted into your crew. Furthermore, every single request requires your explicit, manual approval before folk takes any action.

What platforms does folk support? Currently, folk is available on iMessage, Telegram, and Discord. Support for Signal is coming soon.

What is the difference between Pro and Max models? The Pro plan uses a fast, capable model for everyday tasks. The Max plan upgrades you to the strongest reasoning models available for deeper thinking and higher rate limits, along with priority processing.

Can I cancel my subscription? Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time via your dashboard with a single click. There is no lock-in and no cancellation fees. If you cancel during your 3-day free trial, you will not be charged.