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Pelican brings a background AI agent to the iPhone

Pelican is an iPhone AI agent that keeps working in the background even when the phone is locked, supports MCP, browser use and Maps with models from any provider, and is starting TestFlight invites.

Finn Voorhees

@finnvoorheesArchived 19 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.12

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Finn Voorhees @finnvoorheesOriginally posted 2026.10.12

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Say goodbye to your Mac mini 🫳🗑️ Your agent should live in your pocket, not on your desk. Pelican is an opinionated AI agent for iPhone. It keeps working in the background, even when your phone is locked. MCP, browser use, Maps, and more, with any model from your favourite provider. Starting to add a few people to TestFlight, hoping to launch 🔜 I have some super exciting plans for integrating private on-device models into this too 👀

x.com/finnvoorhees/status/2109628209532653593Archived 2026.10.13 10:30