This 100% FREE AI Agent Is Absolutely INSANE! | Rtrvr AI

Summary

The video demonstrates Retriever AI, a browser agent that performs web research and browser workflows from natural-language instructions. Rather than simply advising the user, it can navigate websites, gather and organize information, and take actions in connected accounts.

Features and setup

• Retriever AI is available as a cloud agent or a Chrome extension that runs workflows locally in the browser.
• Users submit a request after choosing a model and execution mode. The agent can show its work and return results, such as a spreadsheet.
• The presenter says the free mode requires no subscription or credit card. It includes sponsored ads and a fair-use limit; the cloud interface also displays daily credits that reset.
• Users can authorize services such as Google Drive and import cookies for cloud workflows that need access to their accounts.
• Retriever supports MCP connections to third-party applications, including custom connectors configured with a server URL.

Workflows demonstrated

1. YouTube keyword research: The agent searched for videos about building websites with AI and collected titles, channels, URLs, views, durations, and publication dates in a Google Sheet. The presenter says the first run took under two minutes.
2. YC founder research: The agent gathered information on five founders—including company names, addresses, bios, and LinkedIn URLs—and organized it in a sheet. Before sending LinkedIn connection requests, it asked for confirmation. The presenter reports that the requests were sent. The agent also found X profile links for some founders.
3. LinkedIn news posts: The agent searched for AI news, drafted posts with source links, and scheduled them on LinkedIn. The presenter showed the scheduled posts and noted that the third workflow was stopped partway through.

Overall, the video is a setup guide and product demonstration for cloud and local browser automation. Its examples cover both research tasks and actions in social accounts, with confirmation prompts shown before at least some actions.

Main speaker/source: Astro K Joseph, presenting and testing Retriever AI.