Your clients already know how to text. What changes when their AI employee becomes a contact in their phone?
I sat down with Manav Modi, CEO and co-founder of AgentPhone, for Episode 2 of Agent Operators.
We try a live iMessage exchange and talk about connecting Hermes or OpenClaw on Orgo to a business phone number—so people can reach their agent through a familiar interface.
In the conversation:
• 05:06 — Live iMessage demo
• 05:49 — Connecting agents through APIs and skills
• 09:56 — Files, reactions, polls, and location
• 15:33 — The opportunity for AI agencies
For those building managed agents for clients, the question is: which specific workflow becomes more useful when someone can simply text their agent?
Watch the full 19-minute conversation below:
What’s the first job you’d give an AI employee with its own phone number?