Hey Product Hunt! I'm the maker of DeskMates and I wanted to share the story behind it. I kept running into the same problem: I'd discover something amazing Claude could do (triage my emails, review code, research a topic) but turning that into something that runs automatically on a schedule was always a project in itself. Write a script, set up a cron job, manage API keys, handle errors... by the time it was "automated," I'd spent more time on the plumbing than the actual task. I thought: why isn't there just a desktop app where I can describe what I want in plain English, set a schedule, and walk away? That's DeskMates. It's a native Windows app where you create AI agents by just telling them what to do. No code, no terminal, no cloud platform to manage. Your data is stored locally; agents run on schedules or when triggered by events like file changes, emails, or webhooks. A few things I'm most proud of: - Agents that learn: they build playbooks from your feedback and get better with every run - A knowledge vault: semantic search + graph visualization gives your agents long-term memory - Multi-agent chat: — @-mention multiple agents in one conversation and let them coordinate - Not locked into one model: — DeskMates is powered by Claude, but your agents can execute terminal commands and call any API. That means you can orchestrate calls to OpenAI, Gemini, local models, or any other service as part of a workflow. It's an agent platform, not a walled garden. - One-time pricing: — $29.99, no subscription for the core app. I wanted this to feel like buying software, not renting it The approach evolved a lot during development. It started as a simple scheduler, but once I added triggers (file watchers, clipboard monitoring, webhooks), it became clear that the real value was in making agents *reactive*, not just scheduled. The memory and learning system came from my own frustration with agents making the same mistakes twice – now they reflect on each run and build up knowledge that compounds. I'd love to hear what workflows you'd automate first. And I'm here all day to answer questions! I’m running a promo for free access to the core product, just use “AIDB-MADNESS” at checkout.

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