Meet Dot: OpenAI's Always On Agent

Meet Dot: OpenAI's Always On Agent

This week on AppStories, John is back from OpenAI DevDay, so he and Federico cover the history of AI agents, the current landscape, and what OpenAI is doing with Dots. 

On AppStories+, Federico provides a sneak peek at what's in store for his Reminders, Notes, and upcoming CLIs.

Also available on YouTube here.

Links and Show Notes

AI Agents

OpenAI Dots and DevDay 2026
OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar (TechCrunch)

OpenAI’s Dots: A First Look

Self Hosted Agents
OpenClawOpenClaw on GitHubHermes AgentOpenAI hires OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger
Hosted Agent Competitors
Meta's Muse becomes App Store's hottest downloadGrok BotGrok Bot Brings Always-On AI Agents to macOS and iOS

AppStories+ Post-Show:

RemCTL: 
GitHubMacStories: Introducing RemCTL, the Power-User Reminders CLI for macOS and AI Agents
NotesCTL: 
Club MacStories downloadMacStories: NotesCTL, a Club MacStories Preview of Federico’s Advanced Apple Notes CLI Tool

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