A text thread becomes the control panel when Poke routes AI agents through everyday messaging instead of dedicated apps. The service lets users describe what they want done in plain language, then delegates the work to agents that run in the background. No dashboards, plug-ins, or onboarding flows stand between the request and the automation.

Poke positions the phone inbox as an orchestration layer for tasks that normally require accounts, settings, and integrations. Users message a number, define a goal, and the agent handles recurring chores, information lookups, and basic workflow automation. The interaction pattern keeps cognitive load low and shortens the path from intent to execution, while still allowing complex sequences under the hood.

Instead of teaching people how to operate new interfaces, Poke leans on a behavior they already repeat many times a day: sending a text. That choice lowers the barrier to trying AI agents and makes them accessible to people who would not install or configure a specialized productivity tool. For Poke, the bet is that the simplest user interface for automation is the one that already sits in the default messaging app.