The agent that builds and operates its own SaaS tools
For context, we started working on our general AI agent CraftBot before OpenClaw came out. It works similarly to OpenClaw and Hermes agent: control your PC to do task + memory + proactivity. However, here is the catch: it can create and operate its own SaaS tools with the concept of Living UI Living UI is a system where an AI agent can scaffold and launch real, working web apps on demand. Each living UI can be a dashboard/software/internal tool. They are essentially just frontend with X techstack talking to a backend + database with the techstack of your choice, spun up in its own…
The agent that builds and operates its own SaaS tools launched on June 9, 2026 with 11 votes, #1,225 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
CraftBot is an AI agent that automates tasks on your computer while building and operating its own web-based tools on demand. Unlike similar agents, it can dynamically create functional SaaS applications called "Living UIs"—dashboards and internal tools with custom frontend and backend stacks that persist across sessions. Each application runs as an isolated subprocess with a backend managing state and a frontend interface. It's designed for users who need an AI assistant that not only completes tasks but also generates custom software solutions as needed.
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From the sources
CraftBot is an AI agent that clears your inbox, builds tools, and works while you sleep. CraftBot Live runs it in the cloud, always on, zero setup. Start free.
CraftBot is an autonomous AI agent that handles any kind of computer-based work: clearing your inbox, making slide decks, running research, even creating a company. Hosted in the cloud, it works 24/7, even while you sleep. CraftBot is a personal AI agent that controls a PC to perform any computer-based task for you. It remembers what you told it, proactively creates its own tasks, and runs them while you sleep. Apps, dashboards, internal tools, software: CraftBot generates or imports them inside itself and operates them for the next level of automation. "Build me a CRM for outreach": CraftBot scaffolds the schema, API, and UI, then runs it. Moved 'Q4 brief — Nova Foods' to In Progress.…from craftbot.live
In the maker’s words, at launch
For context, we started working on our general AI agent CraftBot before OpenClaw came out. It works similarly to OpenClaw and Hermes agent: control your PC to do task + memory + proactivity. However, here is the catch: it can create and operate its own SaaS tools with the concept of Living UI Living UI is a system…
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