Dan Peguine, a tech entrepreneur and marketing consultant based in Lisbon, lets a precocious, lobster-themed AI assistant called Moltbot run much of his life.
Peguine, a self-professed early adopter and trendspotter, discovered Moltbot several weeks ago—back then it was Clawdbot—after discussing a vibe-coding side project with friends on WhatsApp. He installed it on his computer, connected it to numerous apps and online accounts, including Google Apps, and was astonished by how capable it was.
“I tried it, got interested, then got really obsessed,” Peguine says. “I could basically automate anything. It was magical.”
Moltbot makes regular AI assistants, like Siri and Alexa, seem quaint. The AI assistant is designed to run constantly on a user’s computer and communicate with different AI models, applications, and online services to get stuff done. Users can talk to it through WhatsApp, Telegram, or another chat app. While normal assistants are limited in the questions they can answer and the tasks they can perform, Moltbot can do an almost limitless range of chores involving different apps, coding, and using the web.
Peguine has his Moltbot, called “Pokey,” give him morning briefings, organize his workday to maximize productivity, arrange meetings, manage calendar conflicts, and deal with invoices. Pokey even warns him and his wife when his kids have an upcoming test or homework due.
Peguine is just one of many new Moltbot disciples. The AI assistant has blown up on social media in recent days as developers, business types, and tech enthusiasts discovered its impressive powers of organization, automation, and all-round helpfulness.
“It’s the first time I have felt like I am living in the future since the launch of ChatGPT,” declared Dave Morin, another Moltbot fan, on X.
“It gives the same kick as when we first saw the power of ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Claude Code,” wrote Abhishek Katiyar, an X user who says he works at Amazon. “You realize that a fundamental shift is happening.”
“The future is here,” was a common refrain among the Moltbot-pilled.
Although agentic AI is notoriously imperfect, some Moltbot fanboys are evidently automating high-stakes stuff.
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