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Send one message on Telegram or in the web app. Tex, your AI captain, splits the job, calls in Byte, Patch and Scout when it helps, works in your apps and checks with you before anything risky.
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Textcrew in 57 seconds: one text, the crew at work, your OK, bring your own AI.
Check PR #128 and tell Maya
Today
Web · 10:42 AM
Web · 10:43 AM ·
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- To
- maya@acme.com
- Subject
- PR #128 is ready
Hi Maya, PR #128 looks good and is ready to merge. Thanks!
23h 59m left
Web · 10:43 AM
Try it: answer Tex's question, then look in Approvals, Automations and Activity.
Text it. Tex handles the rest.
No new app to learn. You send a text, Tex splits the job into steps, and anything risky waits for your tap.
Tuesday 30 September
9:41
1Sign up and pick your AI
Create your account on the web app. You start with 100 free credits. Tex runs on Textcrew AI (paid in credits), your own API key or your own Claude plan.
2Link Telegram
The web app shows a one-time code. Send it to our Telegram bot, and that chat becomes your agent. Or just chat in the web app. Your Telegram chats show up there too.
3Connect your apps
In Integrations, press Connect on Gmail, GitHub, Google Calendar or another app. Each signs in on their own screens, so we never see your passwords.
4Message it
Type, or send a voice note, a photo or a file. Tex and its crew work in the background and reply in the same chat when it's done.
Run your apps from your chats.
One text can touch several apps. Tex does the work in each one and hands you a receipt: what it did, where, and what it cost.
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Apps Tex can use
0 used on this job
- Your MCP servers (Max)
- More coming
Each app connects once, through its own sign-in screen. Tex never sees your passwords.
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Gmail, GitHub, Google Calendar, Google Docs and more.
More apps are being added across email, calendar, notes, tasks, CRM, dev and research. On Max, plug in your own MCP servers too.
- Dev
- Calendar
- Notes
- Tasks
- CRM
- Research
- + Your own MCP servers
Delegate the busywork.
Real requests, from your repo to your inbox, the way you'd actually type them. Or send a voice note.
- Code review
Review every pull request on my repo and text me the verdict.
Patch reviews each one, posts a review on GitHub and sends a short verdict to your chat. It never merges or approves.
- Coding
Fix the typo on the pricing page and open a PR.
Byte makes the change on a new branch and opens a pull request for you to merge. It never touches your main branch.
- Research
Find out what competitors charge and summarise it.
Scout searches the web, reads the pricing pages and hands Tex the findings. Reading a page is free.
- Email
Reply to Maya that Thursday works.
Finds her email, drafts the reply and sends it once you tap Approve. If you choose, it stops asking for that person.
- Automation
Every weekday at 9am, summarise my unread email.
Reads your inbox on schedule and sends a short summary to your chat. Pause it any time.
- Trigger
When an email from my manager arrives, tell me right away.
Watches Gmail and messages you the moment that email lands.
Tired of asking? Automate it.
Tell Tex what should happen and when, or build it on a canvas in the web app. It runs on time in your time zone and reports back in chat. Try the idea here.
WHAT YOU'D TEXT
When my boss emails, message me a one-line summary on Telegram.
Your automations
1 of 5 on Pro
Summarise my unread email
Every Monday at 9am
In the web app, every automation has the same shape
STEP 1
What starts it
A time, a repeat, or something happening in a connected app.
STEP 2
Read (optional)
Tex reads from an app, like your inbox or a pull request.
STEP 3
Tex and the crew
Tex does the thinking, with Byte, Patch or Scout when they fit.
STEP 4
Write or send (optional)
The result goes to an app or your chat. Risky steps ask first.
Up to 6 steps each. Start from a ready-made template, including pull-request review for a GitHub repo, test a run before you switch it on, and approve questions an automation asks right on Telegram.
Free: 1 automation · Pro: 5 · Max: 50. They pause on their own if you run out of credits.
Meet your crew.
Tex is the captain you text. Byte (code), Patch (code review) and Scout (research) work inside the same chat: ask in plain words and Tex hands each piece to the right one, then puts the results together. You never open a separate screen for them, and every send still waits for your OK.
in every chat
Tex takes the job
Reads your message and splits it into pieces for the crew.
An example of how the crew works together on one job.
Tex
You textCaptain
The one you text, in the web chat or on Telegram. Tex handles small jobs itself, hands each bigger piece to the right specialist and puts the results together. You never pick a specialist: just ask.
Byte
In the chatCoding
Writes and fixes code in your GitHub repos on a new branch, runs the tests and opens a pull request for you to merge. It never pushes to your main branch.
Patch
In the chatCode review
Reads a pull request, runs the tests and looks for bugs, security problems and missing tests. Posts one review on the PR and sends a short verdict to your chat. It never merges or approves.
Scout
In the chatResearch
Searches the web, reads the pages and comes back with an answer and its links. On the Max plan it can also drive a real browser, for pages that need clicking.
Also on the way
Next
More channels
Telegram and the web app are the two today. Where the platforms allow it, iMessage as a beta and WhatsApp in regions where it is permitted may follow.
Next
Desktop app
Let Tex work with files and apps on your own computer, and hand tasks to your own Claude Code.
Next
More apps
The catalogue has 25 apps, and the full list is on the Integrations page in the web app. New ones are added over time.
Next
Teams and workspaces
Shared agents for small companies, with roles and permissions.
Use it where you already are.
Start in the web app or on Telegram today. Desktop and mobile apps are in beta.
Web app
LiveAt app.textcrew.in. Works in your phone's browser too, and you can add it to your home screen.
Telegram
LiveLink your chat with a one-time code and text Tex like a friend.
Desktop app
In betaTex on your computer. Not open to everyone yet.
Mobile app
In betaTex as an app on your phone. Not open to everyone yet.
Don't pay for the AI twice.
Most AI agents charge you for their AI on top of everything else. Textcrew lets you bring the Claude plan or API key you already have.
Other AI agents
You pay for their AI inside their price.
The AI is bundled in, so you pay for it again even if you already have your own.
Textcrew
Connect the Claude plan or key you already have.
You pay only for your agent's time, not the AI twice. Credits cover running time (1 credit per 5 minutes) and app actions that change something.
Your Claude planbeta
Use the Claude plan you already pay for. The AI runs on your own account.
Your API key
Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter. Your key is encrypted and never shown in full.
Textcrew AI
Don't have either? Use ours, paid in credits.
You're in the driver's seat.
An agent that acts for you has to earn trust. These promises are built into how Textcrew works.
Your agent is yours alone
Every account gets a private, isolated workspace. Your agent's memory, files and notes never mix with anyone else's.
We never see your passwords
Apps connect through their own sign-in screens. Access tokens stay with our integration provider and are never handed to the agent.
It asks before it acts
Sending to other people, deleting, paying and merging wait for your Approve, in the chat or on Telegram. Delete, pay and merge always ask. For the rest you can tap "Don't ask again" yourself, and every skipped ask is kept as Auto-approved.
Everything is logged
The activity log shows every action Tex took, when it happened and how many credits it used. Approvals keep a record of what was approved and what ran on its own.
Not used to train AI
We don't use your data to train AI models, and that includes Textcrew AI. With your own API key or Claude plan, the AI runs on your own account with that provider.
Delete anytime
Deleting your account removes your workspace, memory, messages and connected apps. Backups clear within 7 days.
Locked-down sandbox
Each agent runs in its own sandbox that can only reach approved services, so a bad website can't send it wandering.
Secrets stay secret
Your own API keys are encrypted and never shown again. Payments go through Polar, so we never see card details.
Everything Tex does on day one.
What you get the moment you sign up.
Voice notes, images and files
Talk instead of typing, or send a photo or a PDF. Tex handles them as part of the job.
One shared memory
Tex keeps short notes about you: people, preferences, projects. Every chat shares them. See, fix or delete any of them in Settings.
Your apps, plus your own tools
Connect Gmail, GitHub, Google Calendar, Google Docs and more from Integrations. On Max you can plug in your own MCP servers too.
Three ways to run the AI
Textcrew AI, paid in credits; your own API key (Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter); or your own Claude plan (beta). Bring your own AI and that part isn't charged in credits.
Automations on a canvas
Start from a template or describe it to Tex. Each automation is a short chain of up to 6 steps you can see, test and pause.
A web app for the details
Chat, approvals, automations, apps, memory and the activity log in one place, with what each task cost. No surprise bills: at zero, Tex pauses and tells you. Your Telegram chats show up here too.
Start free. Pay for what you use.
Every plan runs on credits, so you pay for the work Tex actually does. Bring your own Claude plan or API key and you don't pay for the AI twice: credits cover the agent's time, not the AI.
- Free$0forever
- Pro
$30$19/ monthLaunch price - Max
$50$30/ monthLaunch price
Questions, answered.
How do I get started?
Sign up at app.textcrew.in. You start on the Free plan with 100 credits, good for 14 days, and can message Tex in the web app right away. Link Telegram with a one-time code if you'd like to text it there, and connect your apps from Integrations.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. Everyone starts on the Free plan with 100 credits, good for 14 days, and a coupon code can add more free credits, so you can put Tex on real work before paying anything.
What does it cost?
Free is $0. Pro is $19 a month and Max is $30 a month. These are launch prices: the regular prices are $30 and $50 a month. If you joined the waitlist, your first month of Pro or Max is half price: $9.50 or $15.
Where can I use Textcrew?
In the web app at app.textcrew.in, which also works in your phone's browser (you can add it to your home screen), and on Telegram. Both are live. A desktop app and a mobile app are in beta.
Which chat apps does it work with?
Telegram and the web app. Link Telegram with a one-time code and your Telegram chats also show up in the web app. WhatsApp and iMessage are not live yet; we will add channels where the platforms allow it.
How many automations can I run?
One on Free, five on Pro and 50 on Max. Each can have up to 6 steps. Start from a template, build it on the canvas in the web app, or just tell Tex, like "every weekday at 9am, summarise my unread email". You can also switch on pull-request review for a repo. Automations pause on their own if you run out of credits.
Will it do things without asking me?
Not the risky ones. Sending to other people, deleting, paying and changing what is already there wait for your Approve, in the chat or on Telegram. If you trust an action, tap "Don't ask again" on its card to make a skip rule, only for those people or for anyone. Delete, pay and merge always ask. Anything that ran on its own is kept under Auto-approved, and everything is logged.
What can it connect to?
Gmail, GitHub, Google Calendar, Google Docs and more. The full list is on the Integrations page in the web app (Apps). The catalogue has 25 apps: Free allows 10; Pro and Max allow all 25. On Max you can add your own MCP servers, and Scout can use a real browser.
What is a credit?
One credit is about one cent. Credits pay for Textcrew AI if you use it, your agent's running time (1 credit per 5 minutes), actions in your apps (1 credit per action that changes something, such as sending an email or creating an event; reading and searching are free) and, on the Max plan, browser time (2 credits per minute). If you bring your own AI, the AI part isn't charged in credits. Credits from a plan, a top-up or a code last 90 days, and the 100 free sign-up credits last 14 days. The activity log shows the credits used by every task.
How do I cancel a paid plan?
In the web app, on Pricing, press Cancel plan. Your plan doesn't renew, and you keep it until the end of the month you paid for, then move to Free. Your credits stay until they expire. Invoices, receipts and your card are on Polar's billing page, one click from the same screen.
What happens when I run out of credits?
Tex pauses and tells you in chat, and automations pause too. Upgrade, buy a top-up or redeem a code and it picks up where it left off.
Which AI does Tex use? Do I need my own key?
You choose, and you don't have to bring your own. There are three ways to run the AI: your own API key (Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter), your Claude plan (beta), which runs Claude Code, or Textcrew AI, paid in credits. If you bring your own AI, the AI part isn't charged in credits, so you only pay for the agent's time (1 credit per 5 minutes) and app actions that change something, not the AI twice. An API key is encrypted, and only its last four characters are ever shown.
What is the crew?
Tex is the one you text. For bigger jobs it hands pieces to Byte (writes code and opens a pull request), Patch (reviews pull requests) and Scout (searches the web), then puts the results together. There is no separate screen for them: you ask in the chat, in the web app or on Telegram.
Is my data used to train AI models?
No. We don't use your data to train AI models, and that includes Textcrew AI. With your own API key or Claude plan, the AI runs on your own account with that provider.
How do I delete my data?
Delete your account from settings. That removes your agent's workspace, memory, messages and connected apps, and clears backups within 7 days.
Put your crew to work.
Sign up in a minute and start with 100 free credits, good for 14 days. Text Tex in the web app, or link Telegram.
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