Sidekick
Sidekick is your private AI teammate. It belongs in the AI teammate model, not the workspace administration model: it has an agent runtime, personal context, connectors, skills, threads, and notification preferences.
What Sidekick is for
Section titled “What Sidekick is for”Use Sidekick for:
- Personal assistant workflows.
- Personal email, calendar, and document context.
- Private drafts and planning.
- Asking questions that should not go to a shared teammate.
- Connecting a personal OpenClaw runtime.
Sidekick versus shared teammates
Section titled “Sidekick versus shared teammates”| Sidekick | Shared AI teammate |
|---|---|
| Private to one user | Shared with selected people or the workspace |
| Uses personal connectors | Uses teammate and workspace connectors |
| Good for personal assistance | Good for team workflows and shared operating roles |
| Lives in the Sidekick surface | Lives in shared teammate surfaces |
Setup choices
Section titled “Setup choices”During setup, choose a Type-hosted runtime or connect an existing OpenClaw. OpenClaw is user-hosted; copy the Type-provided setup instructions into OpenClaw so it can connect back to Type.
Slack Agents
Section titled “Slack Agents”If your workspace has the Type Slack app installed with Slack Agents enabled, you can message Type in Slack to talk with your Sidekick. Type saves those conversations in your Sidekick thread history. If you have not set up Sidekick yet, Type sends you to Sidekick setup before continuing.
The first time you open the Type app in Slack, Type sends a welcome message so you can open Chat to talk to your Sidekick or set it up.
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”Sidekick has its own notification preferences. Keep them separate from shared teammate notifications so personal work does not drown out team work.