Description
ego is a personal AI agent built by Citro Labs, positioned as software that works for one person across a browser, a desktop app, and a phone rather than a chatbot confined to one window. ego is not yet generally available: access runs through a waitlist, and the company describes itself as still polishing ego ahead of launch.
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The product's core idea is persistent, personal memory. ego says it learns from a user's conversations, browsing behavior, desktop activity, and past corrections, building that into reusable Skills so that repeated instructions become unnecessary over time. It's designed to run as several form factors: a desktop bar and floating chat window on macOS (Windows is planned), a built-in AI browser that carries over a user's existing Chrome extensions, bookmarks, and logged-in sessions, and a phone interface for starting or checking tasks on the go. A user can hold a key to speak a request aloud, and ego is meant to act on what's on screen alongside what it already knows about that person.
Once a task is handed off, ego is designed to keep running in the background, even after the laptop closes, and to take on multiple tasks at once rather than one at a time. Connections to existing SaaS tools go through three paths: reusing a browser's logged-in session, the MCP protocol for AI-to-tool access, or direct APIs, which the company says removes the need for manual OAuth setup for many services.
ego distinguishes itself from AI browsers such as Comet or ChatGPT Atlas by working beyond the browser, across email, calendar, files, desktop apps, and messaging, and by continuing to run when the browser is closed. It distinguishes itself from open-source agent frameworks such as OpenClaw by requiring no local setup or a machine that stays on, since it runs in the cloud. The company states that user data is used only to complete that person's own tasks: not shared with third parties, not sold to advertisers, and not used to train AI models, and that the product is funded by subscription rather than advertising.
ego is aimed at individuals who want one agent handling research, drafting, competitor tracking, and admin work across their devices, rather than at teams or enterprises. Most of what it's described as doing is demonstrated on the company's own site rather than through independent reviews, since the product has not shipped broadly yet.
- CategoryAI Personal Assistants
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsmacOS
ego's Core Features
Persistent memory built from conversations, browsing, and desktop activity
Reusable Skills learned from a user's own behavior over time
Desktop bar and floating chat window on macOS, with Windows planned
Built-in AI browser that carries over Chrome extensions, bookmarks, and logins
Voice activation for hands-free task requests
24/7 background task execution across parallel tasks
Connections to existing tools via browser sessions, MCP, or direct APIs
Encrypted cross-device sync of a user's data and memory
How to use ego?
Join the waitlist: Sign up with an email to request early access.
Install on macOS: Set up ego as a desktop bar, floating chat, or AI browser once access opens.
Describe a task: Type, speak, or point ego at what's already on screen.
Let it run: ego works the task in the background, even after the laptop closes.
Review the result: Check the finished file, email, or report ego delivers.
ego's Use Cases
- Cross-device task handoff
- Background research
- Inbox and thread handling
- Competitor tracking
