Inline is a thread-based chat app that keeps your teammates and AI agents working together in the same conversations, built for product and engineering groups who want agents assisting inside daily chat rather than in a separate tab.
Core Features
- Thread-based layout that keeps agent output out of the way of the human conversation and lets you close or reopen threads as needed.
- Agents as first-class participants through a hosted MCP server, a CLI, a Bot API, and a realtime SDK for custom integrations.
- Codex plugin installable with one CLI command, plus an OpenClaw channel plugin and a Hermes Agent adapter.
- Native clients targeting 120 fps with instant startup and low CPU and RAM usage on macOS and iOS.
- OAuth-authenticated hosted integrations with the local database encrypted on device like Signal.
Use Cases
- Product and engineering groups wanting AI help inside the chat they already live in.
- Communities and friend groups, with a solo Home mode for personal use.
- Builders wiring their own agents into threads via MCP, CLI, or the Bot API.
Pricing
Inline is free during its beta, with a Pro plan aimed at teams, commercial users, and enterprises planned for later. It is available now as a downloadable beta for macOS and iOS; web, Android, Windows, and Linux are still on the roadmap.
Our Take
Best for teams that already live in chat and want agents beside them instead of in another app; the trade-off is a macOS and iOS-only beta with no end-to-end encryption yet. Explore more AI chat tools.
