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Always-on agents
Always-on agents run on their own cloud computer and keep working after you close the app. These articles compare the 2026 launches, explain each one, and show how to build or govern your own, starting with who controls the agent's computer, approvals and identity.
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Ordered from foundations to advanced, newest first within each level.
- Dots vs Muse vs Grok Bot vs Gemini Spark: Best Always-On AI Agent in 2026OpenAI Dots, Meta Muse, xAI Grok Bot and Google Gemini Spark compared on runtime, security, approvals, integrations and price, with a pick for every use case.Foundations 11 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
- What Is Grok Bot? xAI's Always-On AI Teammates Explained (Pricing, Routines, Risks)Grok Bot gives xAI's agents a cloud computer, skills learned from screen recordings and scheduled routines. How it works, what it costs, and the shared-VM risk.Foundations 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
- What Are OpenAI Dots? Always-On ChatGPT Agents Explained (2026)OpenAI Dots are always-on ChatGPT agents with their own cloud computer. How they work, pricing, approval rules, specialist Dots, and how to set one up.Foundations 9 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11
- Forward Deployed Engineer in 2026: Skills, Role and Why Always-On Agents Need FDEsWhat a Forward Deployed Engineer does in 2026, the FDE skill stack, why always-on agents like Dots and Grok Bot need FDEs, and how to train your team.Intermediate 10 min readLast reviewed 2026-10-11