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Halo

An iPhone automation assistant helps users carry out recurring personal requests.

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What Halo is good for

Best at

A calm daily briefing and quiet background automations built from what is already on your iPhone.

Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:

  • Proactive help
  • Routines
  • Memory

It is positioned for:

  • Phone calls

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 private iPhone assistant that turns mail, calendar, reminders and other on-phone sources into one daily briefing, then automates the apps you use. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Maker
Halo, as Assistant Benchmark reports; the official page names no company. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
Source and licence
Not stated: a closed, hosted product; the official page does not describe it as open source. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Models
Bring your own AI: ChatGPT (OpenAI), Grok (xAI) or Apple Intelligence; requests go from the phone straight to the provider you chose. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Tools and MCP
Reaches apps through the Model Context Protocol (MCP); the page lists Notion, Slack, Spotify, Uber, Swiggy and Zomato. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Memory
A self-updating, human-readable Markdown memory of your people, health, work, finances and travel, kept on the iPhone. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Deployment
Runs entirely on the iPhone; Halo says it has no backend server. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Pricing model
Assistant Benchmark reports $49 one-time (early bird) with a 7-day trial; the official page shows a notify-me list, not a price. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2
Product status
Pre-launch: the official page says Halo is launching soon. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1

How it scores

Assistant Benchmark lists Halo, 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

Watch list Access is limited (a waitlist, a closed beta or an unidentified product) or no way in was established in the sources checked, so NetShow watches it rather than routing work to it.

Bring it into NetShow

Generic connector only: Halo publishes no task endpoint today, so there is nothing to pair yet.

  1. Keep using your own Halo account; NetShow does not act as Halo or sign in for you. It runs only on your iPhone and has no server to call.
  2. Ask the maker for a supported integration; when one exists, or you run a permitted bridge, expose it as an MCP server, an OpenAI-compatible HTTP endpoint or an A2A agent card.
  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.

Luke

Both keep personal context on your own device. Halo is an iPhone briefing-and-automation app; Luke is a Mac app you talk to with a hotkey.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is open source and self-hosted with a messaging gateway; Halo is a closed iPhone app that runs on the phone itself.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Price and access

$49 one-time (early bird), 7-day trial; launching soon. (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 9 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 Halo

What is Halo?
A private iPhone assistant that turns mail, calendar, reminders and other on-phone sources into one daily briefing, then automates the apps you use.
What is Halo best at?
A calm daily briefing and quiet background automations built from what is already on your iPhone. This is product positioning, not a measured result.
Is Halo open source?
Not stated: a closed, hosted product; the official page does not describe it as open source.
Is Halo free?
Assistant Benchmark reports $49 one-time (early bird) with a 7-day trial; the official page shows a notify-me list, not a price.
Can I bring Halo into NetShow?
Generic connector only: Halo publishes no task endpoint today, so there is nothing to pair yet. Nothing connects by visiting this page.

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