
, also called Youdao Lobster...
Ask for a visual page from growth data, or a shortlist from a stack of resumes, and Lobster reads the local spreadsheet or documents and saves a page, deck, or table you can open. Scheduled jobs collect a briefing at a set time, and browser actions repeat a back-office check. Away from the desk, WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, or Feishu can send the instruction to the computer and return the file when it is done. Expert kits for product, marketing, and data install a group of skills for that kind of work. Sessions and memory stay on the machine, and file access can be permissioned. It fits office users who want files delivered on their own computer and want a familiar chat app to keep the work going remotely.
LobsterAI, also called Youdao Lobster, is a desktop office agent from NetEase Youdao for Apple-silicon and Intel Macs and for Windows. It can connect to local files, a terminal, a browser, and local projects to organize documents, analyze spreadsheets, build decks, write research, or turn a request into a small app that opens on the machine. WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, and Feishu can send a sentence to the computer and let the work continue. Sessions, settings, and memory stay on the device, and tool calls can be viewed and permissioned. The source is public. The site has pricing and a team plan.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Deliver files from the local machine
Read local spreadsheets and documents, then save a page, deck, or table back onto the machine.
Remote control from chat apps
Send one sentence from WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, or Feishu so the computer continues and returns the result.
Schedules and web checks
Collect a briefing on a schedule, or repeat web lookups and organize anything unusual into a result.
Scenario expert kits
Install a set of skills for product, marketing, or data work, such as requirements, campaigns, or charts.
Local memory and permissions
Sessions, settings, and memory stay on the device, and file or tool access can be reviewed and limited.
Reports from local sheets
An analyst has it read a local growth sheet, summarize the metrics, and save a visual page that opens locally.
Screen a batch of resumes
A recruiter hands over a stack of resumes and gets a table that pulls out information against the role.
Continue work away from the desk
Away from the computer, send a WeChat or Feishu message so it organizes meeting notes and sends the minutes back.
The page says a sentence from WeChat, WeCom, DingTalk, or Feishu can tell the desktop app to keep working, then send the finished file back to chat. The phone is a remote control, not a full workstation. The computer has to be reachable; the page does not say a powered-off machine still runs the job.
The site says sessions, settings, and memory stay on the machine, tool calls are permissioned, and the source can be inspected. That does not mean every web lookup never leaves the computer. Opening a page or connecting a chat app still reaches that service within the access you allow. Check permissions before sharing the machine.
An expert kit installs a group of skills for one kind of work. The page cites product, marketing, and data: requirements and competitor notes, content and campaigns, analysis and charts. It is not a second app. The exact skill list is whatever that kit shows at install time.
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