GoKawiilFrigade launches Assist API to let AI agents show users where to click in-app
Frigade, a YC W23 startup, has released an Assist API that gives in-app AI agents a single tool call to generate on-screen visual guides instead of relying on outdated help-center text or web searches. The tool uses a browser-based agent trained on a test account to understand a product's UI, then either produces a step-by-step visual walkthrough, returns a conceptual explanation, or declines if it can't help. A demo shows integration with the Vercel AI SDK.
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Most AI support agents today fall back on retrieval from stale documentation when they can't automate a task directly, producing clunky text answers users must manually map onto a live interface. By letting agents generate contextual, on-screen guidance instead, Frigade addresses a common failure mode in AI-powered customer support and product onboarding, potentially reducing reliance on brittle help articles as software UIs change rapidly.
- Frigade's Assist API adds a single tool call agents can invoke to guide users visually within an app.
- A browser-based agent learns the UI from a test/staging account rather than relying on written documentation.
- The tool can generate step-by-step guides, return conceptual explanations, or decline if it can't assist.
Source: news.ycombinator.com, 2026-09-09
Published there as: “Show HN: Give your AI agent on-screen guides that show users where to click”
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