Buddy
Buddy is a floating chat bubble app that lets an AI agent use your Android phone for you, asking before sending or buying anything.
What it is good for
- Replying to messages on your phone by voice or text
- Adding items to a shopping cart on your phone
- Showing step by step how to change phone settings
- Acting on incoming notifications with your approval
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, Grok Build, WhatsApp
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 166
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Buddy free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Buddy?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Buddy work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, Grok Build, and WhatsApp.
- What is Buddy good for?
- Replying to messages on your phone by voice or text, adding items to a shopping cart on your phone, showing step by step how to change phone settings, and acting on incoming notifications with your approval.
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