AI builds

An agent on its own is just a chat window. To do real work it needs a brain, web access, skills and somewhere to run. Each build below names every part, what the parts cost together, and two or three alternatives for each slot. Start one and tick the parts off as you add them to your stack.

Agent builds

OpenClaw Starter

Your first always-on personal agent.

Beginner build · Personal agents · 5 parts · Running cost: $4/mo + model usage

OpenClaw Power Build

OpenClaw with hands: code execution, workflows, and a voice.

Advanced build · Personal agents · 6 parts · Running cost: $3/mo + model usage

Hermes Research Desk

An autonomous researcher that reads, digests, and files.

Intermediate build · Research · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers + model usage

Claude Code Ship Crew

An agentic engineering loop: write, review, test, ship.

Intermediate build · Coding · 5 parts · Running cost: $47–$230/mo + model usage

Browser Operator

An agent that clicks, fills, and finishes web tasks.

Intermediate build · Personal agents · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers + model usage

Outbound Sales Agency

Prospecting, personalization, and follow-up on autopilot.

Intermediate build · Sales & growth · 5 parts · Running cost: $30–$200/mo + model usage

Support Desk Agent

Resolve the routine tickets; escalate the rest with context.

Intermediate build · Support & voice · 5 parts · Running cost: $19–$150/mo + model usage

Voice Front Desk

A phone agent that answers, books, and routes calls.

Advanced build · Support & voice · 6 parts · Running cost: No listed price + model usage

Content Studio

One brief in, a week of channel-ready content out.

Beginner build · Content · 6 parts · Running cost: $168–$578/mo + model usage

Meeting Ops

Notes, actions, and scheduling that handle themselves.

Beginner build · Automation & data · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers + model usage

Automation Backbone

The plumbing layer every serious agent stack sits on.

Intermediate build · Automation & data · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers

Knowledge & RAG Base

Give every agent the same long-term memory.

Advanced build · Automation & data · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers + model usage

App Builder Line

From idea to deployed product without a dev team.

Beginner build · Coding · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers + model usage

Short-Video Factory

A clip pipeline for channels that never sleep.

Intermediate build · Content · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers

Starter stacks

Solo Creator Starter

Everything one person needs to write, design, and publish content — record a video, polish the audio, turn the transcript into posts.

Beginner starter stack · Content · 4 parts · Running cost: Free tiers

Small Marketing Team

A lean marketing stack: long-form drafting, on-brand copy at scale, scroll-stopping visuals, scheduled socials, and automation glue between them.

Beginner starter stack · Sales & growth · 5 parts · Running cost: $168–$578/mo

Developer Starter

Ship faster with an agentic coding CLI, an AI-native editor, instant UI prototyping, and a research engine that cites its sources.

Beginner starter stack · Coding · 4 parts · Running cost: $20–$200/mo

Customer Support Team

Answer customers around the clock: a helpdesk with AI agents, a trainable site chatbot, and meeting recaps so handovers never drop context.

Beginner starter stack · Support & voice · 3 parts · Running cost: $29–$132/mo

Everyday Productivity

The all-purpose starter: a do-everything assistant, your own documents turned into a research buddy, meeting recaps, instant decks, and automations.

Beginner starter stack · Productivity · 5 parts · Running cost: Free tiers

Not sure which build fits? Run Smart Match, or track what you already run in Smart Stack.