Unlike traditional AI assistants that respond to individual requests, Teammates are designed to take ownership of ongoing assignments, maintain project context, and adjust their activities as priorities change.
The agents operate within Perplexity Computer, drawing on its existing capabilities, connected applications, shared files, and multi-model AI architecture.
Each Teammate can coordinate Computer sessions and work with other agents to complete larger projects involving multiple steps or business functions.
The system is designed to remember project goals, task histories, shared documents, and user feedback, allowing subsequent activities to build on previously completed work.
For example, a Teammate assigned to market research can investigate an industry, monitor new developments, and continue refining its analysis as additional information becomes available.
Another Teammate could manage a software development project by identifying problems, coordinating investigations, and presenting recommended improvements for review.
Perplexity has also introduced proactive monitoring capabilities that allow agents to identify changing conditions and initiate follow-up work.
In sales, a Teammate could identify customers who have stopped making purchases, review their transaction histories and previous support interactions, and investigate potential reasons for declining engagement.
The agent could then prepare a personalized offer or flag unresolved customer service issues before proposing outreach.
Throughout the process, the system can provide progress updates and request human approval when needed.
Teammates also incorporate feedback into future workflows.
For instance, if a user specifies that a vendor requires two weeks’ notice before beginning work, an operations-focused agent can incorporate that requirement into future project schedules.
The platform supports collaboration between AI agents and human teams through integrations with workplace applications.
Users can add Teammates to Slack channels, where colleagues can assign tasks, request updates, and coordinate work.
Different Teammates can also transfer responsibilities to one another.
One agent might identify technical defects on a website, while another receives the findings and prepares potential fixes.
The technology builds on Perplexity Computer’s existing Projects, skills, and memory capabilities.
A sales-oriented Teammate could combine customer research, established outreach procedures, and recurring pipeline reviews to identify stalled opportunities and prepare follow-up communications.
Perplexity is positioning the agents for use across several major business functions.
Marketing Teammates can assist with social media campaigns, advertising, search engine optimization, email marketing, and competitor monitoring.
They can evaluate campaign performance and recommend changes when engagement or other results decline.
Sales Teammates can identify opportunities from customer inquiries and previous transactions, prepare quotes, track conversations, and develop follow-up communications.
Customer support Teammates can review complaints, identify recurring issues, draft responses, and track cases through resolution.
Operations Teammates can monitor deadlines, coordinate vendors, manage checklists, and identify missing documentation before project milestones.
The company described an example in which an operations agent identifies outstanding requirements 72 hours before a deadline and initiates follow-up activities.
Perplexity has incorporated access controls intended to separate agent activities and protect connected systems.
Each Teammate operates in its own environment, with browser sessions isolated from those of other agents.
The system uses encrypted saved credentials and follows existing tool and Project permissions.
Users can inspect completed work, redirect agents during execution, or take control of their desktop environments when necessary.
These features are intended to provide oversight while allowing AI agents to handle substantial portions of routine project coordination.
Teammates are initially available through the web version of Perplexity for Max subscribers, with an iOS rollout planned.
Users can create agents by selecting Teammates from the platform’s navigation, assigning a name, connecting relevant applications, and defining the responsibilities and objectives they want the agent to manage.
Supported application integrations include tools such as Slack, GitHub, and Gmail, with permissions available to restrict access to specific resources.
Perplexity plans to expand access and introduce additional capabilities in the coming weeks.
The launch represents the company’s effort to move beyond AI-powered search and individual task execution toward persistent digital agents capable of managing work over extended periods.
By combining memory, connected tools, proactive monitoring, and coordination between multiple agents, Perplexity aims to reduce the amount of manual oversight required to manage recurring business processes.
Teammates positions Perplexity Computer as a platform for delegating ongoing responsibilities while allowing employees to focus on strategic decisions, performance evaluation, and final approvals.
