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Comparisons, alternatives, and how-tos for teams running AI teammates in Slack. Every post cites its sources and shows the date they were checked.
three-way comparison · September 30, 2026
Hermes vs OpenClaw: what a fresh install of each gives you
Hermes vs OpenClaw from a same-day install of both: default permissions, RAM, memory, Slack, the security record, and running costs at 10 and 25 people.
explainer · September 29, 2026
What is OpenAI Dots? Cost, plans, and Slack for ChatGPT's new agents
OpenAI Dots are ChatGPT's always-on agents, launched September 29, 2026. What a dot costs, who gets one, who can direct it in Slack, and its safeguards.
alternatives list · September 9, 2026
Stilla AI alternatives after the Meta acquisition: five Slack agents graded on Stilla's own bar
Meta bought Stilla on September 9, 2026. Five Slack agents graded on the security bar Stilla documents, where each is worse, and when to stay.
alternatives list · September 8, 2026
Claude Tag alternatives: what Tag charges for, and five products that answer the same question
What Claude Tag charges for, a seat plus Opus by the token for one shared identity, and five alternatives that change that, each priced and dated.
for-teams alternative · September 8, 2026
OpenClaw alternatives for teams in Slack: what breaks when you share one agent
What breaks when a team shares one OpenClaw agent, from its docs and users, and four ways out: harden it, Hermes, a Chickpea teammate, or hosted Viktor.
Every post has a plain-text copy at the same path with .md appended, and the site index for agents is at /llms.txt. Comparison pages live under /compare.