What is LobsterAI
LobsterAI is an all-scenario office assistant Agent launched by NetEase, and it is also the first open-source desktop-level Agent from a major domestic company. It emphasizes local-first, security, and trustworthiness; the user's sessions, configurations, and memory are mainly kept on the local machine, and the tool invocation process is controllable and auditable. By connecting local files, terminals, browsers, and project environments, it helps users complete real office tasks such as document processing, data analysis, webpage generation, PPT creation, browser automation, and scheduled tasks.
LobsterAI's main features
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Desktop-level Agent office assistant: It can connect files, terminals, browsers, and local projects to enter real work environments and complete complex office tasks.
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Automatic task decomposition and execution: After users describe their needs in natural language, it automatically breaks down the steps and completes them step by step, for example building an inventory management system, creating a data dashboard, or organizing a resume screening table.
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Document and content creation: Supports scenarios such as content summarization, report writing, PPT creation, copywriting generation, and material organization.
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Data processing and webpage generation: It can read local files such as Excel and PDF, complete data analysis, visual page creation, table organization, and information extraction.
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Browser automation: It can open web backends, view data, check anomalies, and organize conclusions, making it suitable for repetitive work such as operations, advertising, and data monitoring.
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Scheduled tasks: Supports setting periodic tasks, such as organizing AI technology news every day or regularly checking advertising backend data.
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Multi-Agent and sub-Agents: Supports creating specialized Agents such as stock assistants, content creation, and lesson preparation and test paper generation, and handles complex tasks collaboratively through sub-Agents.
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Expert kits: Install capability packs according to work scenarios, combine related skills, MCP services, or connectors, and enable them directly in conversations; for example, the built-in computer operation kit can be used for local desktop application control.
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Skill system: Provides fine-grained workflow capabilities and supports custom skill extensions for specific tasks.
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MCP support: Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP services, expanding the boundaries of tools that the Agent can invoke.
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Remotely direct the computer to work: Supports remotely directing LobsterAI to execute tasks on the computer through IM tools such as WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, and Feishu.
How to use LobsterAI
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Download and install: Visit the LobsterAI official website https://lobsterai.youdao.com/ , download the client, which provides MacOS Apple chip, MacOS Intel chip, and Windows versions.
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Chat directly: After installation, open the client and directly describe tasks or ask questions in the input box, for example "help me organize the resumes in this folder", "make a visual page based on this Excel", or "organize AI news every morning at 9 o'clock".
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Permission authorization: Authorize LobsterAI to access local files, browsers, terminals, or related tools as needed for the task; during execution, you can view the tool invocation records to ensure operations are controllable.
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Advanced configuration: You can use features such as scheduled tasks, expert kits, skills, MCP, and My Agent to create automation assistants that better fit your own workflow.
Who LobsterAI is for
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Office workers: Suitable for users who frequently handle documents, spreadsheets, PPT, information summarization, and cross-tool collaboration.
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Operations and marketing personnel: Suitable for work such as advertising backend checks, data organization, anomaly analysis, competitor research, and daily and weekly reports.
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Content creators: Suitable for topic research, copywriting, content summarization, script organization, and material planning.
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Developers and technical personnel: Suitable for local project processing, web page generation, automation scripts, terminal operations, and exploring open-source Agent capabilities.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed individuals: Suitable for building lightweight systems, organizing inventory data, creating local tools, and increasing the level of automation for repetitive work.
LobsterAI product pricing
Limited-time offer: new users get 1 million tokens.
For complete plans and paid pricing, please refer to the official website's "Pricing" page or the actual display in the client.
