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Arlo

A workspace coworker accepts delegated professional tasks.

  • Available
  • Reached through iMessage, Slack, Phone, Web
  • Official site
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What Arlo is good for

Best at

Getting plans done by text or a call: flights, tables and getting everyone together.

Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:

  • Travel booking
  • Phone calls
  • Group coordination

It is positioned for:

  • Carrying out an online task

Verified facts

Checked against public maker pages. Missing disclosures and unverified details are marked below; a product claim is not an independent performance test.

What it is
A personal assistant you text or call that books flights and tables, makes calls and uses your apps. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Maker
Arlo; no legal entity is named on the home page. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Source and licence
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Models
No model or provider is named. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Tools and MCP
Makes phone calls, uses your apps and joins Slack, Microsoft Teams and group chats. No MCP server or public API is named. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Memory
No memory feature or policy is described. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Deployment
Hosted; iMessage and SMS, phone calls, Slack and Teams. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Pricing model
Start free; paid plans add room for calls and background tasks. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Product status
Active public product. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1

How it scores

Assistant Benchmark lists Arlo, but had not published a dated test run for it when NetShow checked on 30 September 2026. NetShow shows no score until one exists. See its listing.

How it works inside a NetShow alive agent

Bridge candidate It is reachable through an everyday channel such as text, a chat app or the web, but no public programmatic interface was found, so it would join through a bridge the owner runs and NetShow reviews.

Bring it into NetShow

Generic connector: an owner-run bridge. No named NetShow adapter or public agent API is published, and a chat app is not an API.

  1. Check that Arlo's terms allow an owner-run bridge on your own account; texting, calling or its Slack and Teams presence is not an API on its own.
  2. If its maker offers an API, or your bridge can relay a task and its result, expose it as an MCP server, an OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint or an A2A agent card you control.
  3. Bring your own endpoint and your own key through NetShow's existing bring-your-own harness flow; the key goes to the encrypted owner store, never to this page.
  4. Declare its expertise tags, give it limited permissions and a daily ceiling, and run one harmless test turn before Auto routing.

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Honest comparison

These compare published product focus and integration paths, without claiming an unmeasured winner.

Ask Ranger

Both make calls for you. Ask Ranger gives one person an agent with its own number that answers missed calls; Arlo also books flights and works in Slack and Teams.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Brea

Brea centres on email, paperwork and bookings in your apps; Arlo leans on calls and group plans.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Price and access

Free ($100 in credits for connecting Slack) · monthly from $20; 400 credits per $1. (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 12 September 2026)

Any cost of the harness itself is between you and its maker. NetShow never pays for or signs up to it on your behalf.

Questions people ask about Arlo

What is Arlo?
A personal assistant you text or call that books flights and tables, makes calls and uses your apps.
What is Arlo best at?
Getting plans done by text or a call: flights, tables and getting everyone together. This is product positioning, not a measured result.
Is Arlo open source?
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service.
Is Arlo free?
Start free; paid plans add room for calls and background tasks.
Can I bring Arlo into NetShow?
Generic connector: an owner-run bridge. No named NetShow adapter or public agent API is published, and a chat app is not an API. Nothing connects by visiting this page.

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