Perplexity introduced Teammates, an autonomous multi-agent system designed for long-running, ongoing workplace responsibilities rather than one-off conversational prompts. Operating inside Perplexity’s cloud-based agentic environment, Teammates inherit established projects, skills, and secure tool credentials (such as GitHub, Gmail, and Slack plugins). Unlike traditional chatbots waiting for user input, Teammates run 24/7 in the background—monitoring workflows, flagging anomalies (like stalled sales pipelines or missing deadlines), and initiating actions autonomously. Agents can pass tasks directly to one another (e.g., a bug-hunting agent handing off findings to a remediation agent) and integrate directly into team communication channels like Slack to ask for human approvals or post progress updates. The feature is rolling out initially to high-tier Perplexity Max subscribers on the web and iOS, reflecting its focus on enterprise and heavy professional power users.

Full report : New agentic system builds on Perplexity Computer to handle background workflows, cross-tool handoffs, and proactive monitoring for high-tier subscribers.