Den
Den Inc. · Productivity
Den is an AI agent workspace from Den Inc. that blends chat, docs, and team agents, so people build no-code AI agents and run them inside one shared platform.
About Den
What Is Den
Den is an AI agent workspace where people and AI agents work side by side. It combines the feel of a team chat app with the structure of a docs tool, then drops AI agents into that same space. You describe what you want in plain English, and Den builds an agent you can run on demand or on a schedule. It works as a no-code AI agent builder, so the people closest to a task can automate it themselves.
The founding team pitches it as "Cursor for knowledge workers." The idea is that engineers got a huge speed boost from AI coding tools, and everyone else got left behind. Den aims to close that gap. Instead of wiring together a dozen separate automation apps, you keep your conversations, documents, and agents in one place. That combination is what pushes Den into the role of an AI agent platform rather than a single automation tool.
The catch is scope. Den is young, launched by two founders backed by Y Combinator, and it's still finding its shape. It leans toward teamwork and business operations, and it courts AI agents for teams, so solo tinkerers and anyone wanting a polished consumer app may find it more than they need. Pricing details also sit behind a sign-up rather than a public price list.
Getting Started
- Sign up at getden.io with your work email and open your first workspace.
- Add teammates if you're collaborating, so you can build and review agents together.
- Click New Agent, name it, and describe its goal in plain English.
- Pick the tools it should connect to and the model it should use, then set a schedule or a trigger.
- Run the agent, review what it finished, and step in when it gets stuck.
Product Information
A quick look at Den's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Operations and knowledge workers
- Small teams that want shared automation
- Founders and managers drowning in repetitive tasks
Tasks
- Meeting prep and follow-up
- Metrics reporting
- Content repurposing
Scenarios
- Onboarding a new hire
- Watching for sales signals
- Clearing a crowded inbox
Key features
Natural language agent builder
The core move is describing an agent in plain English instead of building it with a flowchart. You type the goal, answer a few clarifying questions, and Den assembles the workflow, its instructions, and the tools it needs. It's the feature that lets someone with no coding background ship something useful in minutes rather than weeks.
Multiplayer workspace
Den treats agents as first-class members of the team, not add-ons bolted onto a chat app. Chats, documents, and agents share one structure, so a teammate can open an agent, read its instructions, and change how it works. People hunting for a Slack Notion alternative often land here, because agents are built into the same space instead of stacked on top of it.
Agents that run on their own
You can run an agent by hand or hand it a schedule or an event trigger. That covers the daily report, the weekly digest, or the "notify me whenever this changes" job. Agents also keep working after you log off, which is the point of a background helper.
Manage and unblock agents
Den gives you a place to review what agents completed and to step in when one stalls. You see the work, approve it, or correct the instructions, then let it continue. It's a small addition that matters, because unsupervised automation gets risky fast when nobody is watching.
Knowledge and context for agents
Agents can be given custom knowledge and access to context so they act on your specifics, not generic advice. You add the facts, links, or documents the agent should lean on, and it refers to them as it works. This is what keeps a business agent from inventing details it doesn't actually have.
80+ integrations
Den connects to a long list of everyday business tools, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, Figma, HubSpot, Stripe, Snowflake, and Zendesk, among many others. The breadth means an agent can pull a trigger from one app and act in another. Connecting external tools is what turns a chatbot into something that gets real work done.
Model choice and built-in tools
You pick which large language model an agent uses, and Den ships a set of built-in tools so agents can do more than talk. That mix lets you match the model to the job and give the agent capabilities beyond drafting text. It's a quiet but practical layer for teams that care about output quality.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Builds working agents from plain English, so people without coding skills can automate real tasks.
- Keeps chats, docs, and agents in one workspace, which helps a whole team see and shape the automation.
- Runs agents on schedules or event triggers, including while you're offline.
- Connects to 80+ tools, so agents can act across the apps a team already uses.
- Free tier makes it cheap to test before paying.
Cons
- Pricing isn't published on a public page, so you can't compare plans without signing up.
- There's no public developer API, which blocks anyone who wants to build Den into another product.
- It's built for teams, so solo users may pay for collaboration features they never touch.
- As a young Y Combinator startup, the product and its direction can shift between releases.
Frequently asked questions
Den is an AI-native workspace from Den Inc. that puts chats, documents, and AI agents in one place. You build agents in plain English, connect them to your tools, and let them run routine work for your team.
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