# Pichu

> Pichu is an AI assistant with its own cloud computer. It works on websites, files and connected services, runs routines on its own, and asks for your approval before sending, deleting or paying. Made by YatoFix in France. Currently in beta.

Website: https://pichubot.com/ (English) and https://pichubot.com/fr/ (French). Web app: https://app.pichubot.com. Publisher: YatoFix (https://yatofix.com), France. Contact: contact@yatofix.com.

Key facts (updated 2026-11-15):
- Each person gets one persistent cloud computer running Linux (desktop, Chromium browser, terminal, files), shared by all of their Bots, with one screen per Bot. You can watch a Bot work live and take over the mouse and keyboard. The computer sleeps after 40 minutes without work and wakes in about 4 to 6 seconds.
- Proactive: routines on a schedule, on an incoming email or on a webhook; a morning brief; follow-up of tasks over several days; procedures shown once can be replayed without calling the AI model.
- Approvals: emails, sending, deleting, payments, system settings and routines can each require approval, Bot by Bot. Payments always require approval. A second AI model reviews sensitive actions (mismatch with the request, prompt injection, data leak). Work triggered by an outside email or a webhook cannot send anything without approval.
- Vault: credentials are encrypted and the AI model never sees passwords. An activity log records changes and sign-ins.
- Team of Bots: one main assistant plus optional specialist Bots, with groups and delegation. Each Bot has a memory that the user can read and edit. Bots are shown as living spheres.
- Connectors: email (IMAP/SMTP, Gmail and Outlook via OAuth), calendars, Slack, HubSpot, Google Drive, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams; remote MCP servers from a catalog or by HTTPS address, with one-click OAuth for Notion and for Jira and Confluence; the Bot’s own browser for sites without a connector.
- Apps: web (https://app.pichubot.com), Mac (macOS 15+), Windows, Linux, iPhone (iOS 18+, TestFlight beta by invitation, not on the App Store) and Android (Android 8+, beta APK, not on Google Play).
- Data: hosted on servers in France. The default AI model is DeepSeek (operated from China); Mistral AI (EU) is available with the customer’s own key; OpenAI only for image creation, voice features or GPT models. YatoFix does not sell data or use it to train models.
- Offer: a free self-hosted edition under a proprietary license (package in preparation; today’s installer still connects to the Pichu platform) and a paid managed cloud run by YatoFix in France. No public prices during the beta.
- Not available yet: voice conversations, control of the user’s own personal computer (experimental), the complete self-hosting package, Android notifications when the app is closed, App Store and Google Play listings.
- Name: Pichu is named after the founder’s cat, who is the brand mascot. The cat is never a Bot avatar.

## Help (English)
- [What is Pichu?](https://pichubot.com/help/what-is-pichu/): Pichu is an AI assistant with its own cloud computer. It takes initiative on what you ask it to watch and asks before sensitive actions. Made by YatoFix, in beta.
- [Is Pichu safe?](https://pichubot.com/help/is-pichu-safe/): How Pichu keeps an AI assistant that acts under your control: approvals, a second model reviewing sensitive actions, restricted outside triggers, a password vault and an activity log.
- [What is the Bot’s computer?](https://pichubot.com/help/bot-computer/): Each Pichu user gets a persistent cloud Linux computer with a desktop, a browser, a terminal and files. Watch your Bots work live and take over at any time.
- [How is Pichu proactive?](https://pichubot.com/help/proactive-assistant/): Pichu runs routines on a schedule, on incoming email or on a webhook, sends a morning brief, follows tasks over several days and tells you when something is blocked.
- [How do approvals work in Pichu?](https://pichubot.com/help/approvals/): In Pichu, emails, sending, deleting, payments, system settings and routines can require your approval, Bot by Bot. Payments always do. Each request shows the details and a second model’s review.
- [Can I self-host Pichu?](https://pichubot.com/help/self-hosting/): Pichu will offer a free self-hosted edition under a proprietary license, alongside a paid managed cloud. The complete self-hosting package is in preparation.
- [Which apps and MCP servers can Pichu connect to?](https://pichubot.com/help/mcp-connectors/): Pichu connects to email, calendars and work tools, to remote MCP servers from a catalog or by address, and uses its own browser for sites without a connector.
- [Where is my data with Pichu?](https://pichubot.com/help/data-hosting/): Pichu stores accounts, conversations, files, memory and the Bots’ computers on servers in France. The AI model provider receives what each task needs: DeepSeek by default, or Mistral with your own key.
- [How do teams of Bots and memory work in Pichu?](https://pichubot.com/help/bots-team-memory/): Start with one main assistant and add specialist Bots that work in groups and delegate tasks. Each Bot has a memory you can read and edit.
- [Which apps does Pichu have?](https://pichubot.com/help/apps-platforms/): Pichu runs in the browser and as native apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone (TestFlight beta) and Android (beta), with the same account everywhere.
- [What are the limits of the Pichu beta?](https://pichubot.com/help/beta-limits/): What Pichu doesn’t do yet during the beta: voice, control of your own computer, the complete self-hosting package, some connectors, App Store and Google Play.
- [How does Pichu compare with other AI tools?](https://pichubot.com/help/comparisons/): An honest comparison of Pichu with chat assistants, workflow automation tools and human assistants: what each is good at and when to choose which.

## Aide (français)
- [Qu’est-ce que Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/qu-est-ce-que-pichu/): Pichu est un assistant IA qui a son propre ordinateur dans le cloud. Il prend des initiatives sur ce que tu lui confies et demande ton accord avant les actions sensibles. Par YatoFix, en bêta.
- [Pichu est-il sûr ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/pichu-est-il-sur/): Comment Pichu garde sous ton contrôle un assistant IA qui agit : accords, relecture des actions sensibles par un second modèle, déclencheurs extérieurs bridés, coffre et journal.
- [Qu’est-ce que l’ordinateur du Bot ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/ordinateur-du-bot/): Chaque personne qui utilise Pichu a un ordinateur cloud Linux persistant, avec un bureau, un navigateur, un terminal et des fichiers. Regarde tes Bots travailler et reprends la main à tout moment.
- [En quoi Pichu est-il proactif ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/assistant-proactif/): Pichu lance des routines à heure fixe, à l’arrivée d’un mail ou sur un webhook, envoie un point du matin, suit les tâches sur plusieurs jours et te prévient quand quelque chose bloque.
- [Comment marchent les accords dans Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/accords/): Dans Pichu, mails, envois, suppressions, paiements, réglages du système et routines peuvent demander ton accord, Bot par Bot. Les paiements, toujours. Chaque demande montre le détail et l’avis d’un second modèle.
- [Peut-on héberger Pichu soi-même ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/auto-hebergement/): Pichu proposera une édition auto-hébergée gratuite, sous licence propriétaire, à côté d’un cloud géré payant. Le paquet complet d’auto-hébergement est en préparation.
- [À quels outils et serveurs MCP Pichu se connecte-t-il ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/mcp-et-connecteurs/): Pichu se connecte aux mails, aux agendas et aux outils de travail, à des serveurs MCP distants pris dans un catalogue ou par adresse, et utilise son propre navigateur pour les sites sans connecteur.
- [Où sont mes données avec Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/donnees-et-hebergement/): Pichu garde comptes, conversations, fichiers, mémoire et ordinateurs des Bots sur des serveurs en France. Le fournisseur du modèle d’IA reçoit ce dont chaque tâche a besoin : DeepSeek par défaut, ou Mistral avec ta propre clé.
- [Comment marchent l’équipe de Bots et la mémoire dans Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/equipe-de-bots-et-memoire/): Commence avec un assistant principal et ajoute des Bots spécialisés qui travaillent en groupe et se délèguent des tâches. Chaque Bot a une mémoire que tu peux lire et corriger.
- [Quelles sont les apps de Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/apps-et-plateformes/): Pichu marche dans le navigateur et en apps natives pour Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone (bêta TestFlight) et Android (bêta), avec le même compte partout.
- [Quelles sont les limites de la bêta de Pichu ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/limites-de-la-beta/): Ce que Pichu ne fait pas encore pendant la bêta : la voix, le pilotage de ton propre ordinateur, le paquet complet d’auto-hébergement, certains connecteurs, l’App Store et Google Play.
- [Comment Pichu se compare-t-il aux autres outils d’IA ?](https://pichubot.com/fr/aide/comparaisons/): Une comparaison honnête de Pichu avec les assistants de conversation, les outils d’automatisation et les assistants humains : ce que chacun fait bien et quand choisir lequel.

## Pages
- [Home](https://pichubot.com/): Pichu is an AI assistant that works on its own cloud computer, takes initiative on what you ask it to watch and asks before anything sensitive. Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. In beta.
- [Accueil](https://pichubot.com/fr/): Pichu est un assistant IA qui travaille sur son propre ordinateur dans le cloud, prend des initiatives sur ce que tu lui confies et demande ton accord avant toute action sensible. Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone et Android. En bêta.
- [Interactive demo, fictional data](https://pichubot.com/demo/): a fictional online shop run by a team of Bots; nothing in it is a real customer or account.
- [Démo interactive, données fictives](https://pichubot.com/fr/demo/) : une boutique en ligne fictive tenue par une équipe de Bots ; rien n’y est un vrai client ni un vrai compte.

## Optional
- [Full text of every help page, English and French](https://pichubot.com/llms-full.txt)
- [YatoFix](https://yatofix.com/llms.txt): the publisher and its other projects