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Summary
- Anything has unveiled Skydive, an AI agent that moves across Slack, email, iMessage, and CLI
- It lets users pick from multiple models including GPT, DeepSeek, and Fable, setting it apart from Grok Bot, which is locked to Grok
- The announcing account framed it as a direct challenge to Grok Bot, saying full functionality would be available to everyone from day one
- 제품명
- Skydive by Anything
- 발표
- Dhruv Amin(@dhruvamin)이 소개, Anything 계정이 재확산
- 발표일
- 2026년 8월 20일
- 지원 채널
- Slack, 이메일, iMessage, CLI (옴니채널)
- 지원 모델
- Fable, GPT, DeepSeek 등 (모델 비종속)
- 제공 방식
- 클라우드 상시 구동, 출시 첫날부터 전체 기능 접근 제공 주장
- 반응
- 게시 후 60만회 이상 조회
- 비교 대상
- xAI 그록 봇(2026-08-11 베타, Grok Heavy·Cursor Ultra·Team Premium 한정)
An AI teammate that crosses channels has arrived
Imagine an AI agent that's chatting with you on Slack, then carries that same context over to email, then to iMessage on your iPhone, and finally into a terminal CLI. An account called Anything painted exactly this picture on August 20 (local time). The product is called 'Skydive.' Dhruv Amin (@dhruvamin) first introduced it with the line, "What if an AI teammate like Grok Bot or Hermes were alive everywhere?" The Anything account reposted this with the tagline "Anything is coming for Grok Bot."
Why Grok Bot is being invoked now
xAI released an agent called 'Grok Bot' in early beta on August 11. Once a user built a bot, it would run on a dedicated cloud computer around the clock, handling real tasks on the user's behalf. However, this feature was limited to Grok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Team Premium subscribers. A day later, on the 12th, a solo business owner drew attention by splitting tasks among nine such Grok Bots — from morning briefings to email organization to payment tracking. Skydive emerged in this context, positioning itself as removing the model and channel restrictions that had confined Grok Bot.
Skydive's three claimed strengths
Dhruv Amin summarized Skydive's characteristics in three points. First, omnichannel: the same agent can be used as-is across Slack, email, iMessage, and CLI. Second, cloud-native: it stays on at all times, continuing tasks even while the user sleeps. Third, model independence: users can choose among multiple models including Fable, GPT, and DeepSeek. Since DeepSeek is a Chinese research team backed by a hedge fund that releases its model weights openly, this also opens up the option of running it on one's own servers. The post adds that "everyone gets full access from day one," emphasizing a contrast with Grok Bot's tiered beta rollout.
Signs of actual use also appear in the comments. An account called Boondachshunds left feedback saying, "With Emma, we've processed 24,000 messages so far." While the specific nature of the work wasn't disclosed, it at least suggests real-world use at scale for message processing.
How to get started with Skydive
The original post didn't include a separate sign-up page or pricing information. What is confirmed is the list of supported channels (Slack, email, iMessage, CLI), the list of models (Fable, GPT, DeepSeek, etc.), and the usage condition of "full access from day one." Specific registration procedures or pricing cannot be confirmed from this post alone.
Side by side with Grok Bot
| Item | Skydive (Anything) | Grok Bot (xAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | Slack, email, iMessage, CLI | Cursor integration, dedicated cloud computer |
| Models | Choice of Fable, GPT, DeepSeek, etc. | Grok only |
| Access | Claims full access from launch day | Limited to Grok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, Team Premium |
| Announced | 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-11 (early beta) |
Editor's take
What makes this announcement interesting isn't the feature set itself but its target. Less than ten days after launch, Grok Bot's weakness — tiered access restrictions — was already exposed, and Skydive struck precisely at that point. The phrase "full access from day one" isn't pricing copy; it's a line aimed squarely at Grok Bot's tiered beta structure. The next phase of the agent wars is shifting from speed or accuracy to the question of "who isn't being locked in."
Having put this type of agent product to practical use before, the conclusion is always similar. Tools locked to a specific model or specific pricing tier feel convenient at first, but around the six-month mark, switching costs start to bite. Tools that let you choose your model, by contrast, take a bit more setup upfront, but team operations don't grind to a halt when one model raises prices or changes its service. Skydive's "model agnostic" pitch is a bet on the latter.
For teams in Korea, there's no reason to roll this out company-wide at this stage — neither pricing nor concrete stability have been confirmed. But for teams that have been cobbling together their own scripts to move agents across Slack, email, texts, and CLI, the broader trend of omnichannel access becoming standard is worth watching. Before handing an entire agent workflow over to a single vendor, keeping the option to switch models open will make a real difference in negotiating power over the coming months.
In the coming weeks, Grok Bot is likely to respond by loosening its access restrictions or expanding its supported channels. Locking an agent into a single channel is starting to look like a losing card in this competition.
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