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News, releases, and technical articles about Yao Agents.
2026
Kanban Board + Inbox — Queue It Up, AI Knocks It Down
Yao Agents now has a task board and a smart inbox. Line up what needs doing, AI works through the list, and pings you when it's done — or when it needs a call from you.
Agent Smith — Build the Exact AI Expert You Need
Yao Agents now includes Agent Smith. Tell it what you need, and it finds skills, builds, tests, and ships your custom AI expert — hands-free. Full walkthrough with a Stock Analyst example.
Create a Brand Research Deck with Yao Agents
Use Yao Agents to research Labubu and generate a brand research slide deck. Full walkthrough from setup to finished PDF.
Settings Panel Is Live — Connect Your Own Models in 3 Steps
Yao Agents now has a settings panel. Add your own model providers, configure search, email, and sandbox — all from the GUI.
Setting Up DeepSeek V4 in Yao Agents
DeepSeek V4 just dropped — 1M context window, massively improved Agent capabilities. Here's how to hook up DeepSeek V4 Pro and V4 Flash in Yao Agents.
Yao Agents Open Beta — Put Your Old Computer to Work
Yao Agents is now in open beta. Turn your computers into an AI team. Build tools on the fly, spin up websites, analyze data, generate reports — and with Tai Link, put multiple machines to work together.