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Introduction

The first mainstream AI agent platform that turns anyone into an agent creator—no coding required

What is Finlay?

Finlay Codes is a code-first AI agent platform for everyone, with two parts:

  1. 1
    A platform for deploying and running personal AI agents—with built-in authentication, tool integration, memory, scheduling, and scale.
  2. 2
    An AI agent that builds, edits, and maintains your personal agents autonomously—learning from your preferences and workflows.

Create agents by describing what you want in plain language, or let Finlay build them for you. What deploys is always an agent you can understand, debug, and own. Because the system runs inside the platform—with access to your tools, run history, and project configuration—it can do more than generate responses. It can test against live services, diagnose failures, and maintain your agents after deployment.

Key Insight

Finlay is an agent, not a chatbot. It can break down complex goals into steps, use software and connected services, work with files and information, and carry out multi-step tasks with memory and context.

What you can build

Personal AI agents cover any task where software can understand intent, take action, and deliver results. Common use cases include:

Work Automation

Automate repetitive tasks across your work tools. Email drafting, meeting scheduling, document organization, data entry, and report generation. Write the logic once, run it on a schedule, and get results delivered to your systems.

Personal Assistants

Create agents that understand your routines and preferences. Calendar management, travel planning, expense tracking, reminder systems, and personal knowledge bases. Each agent learns and adapts to how you work.

Research & Analysis

Build agents that gather, synthesize, and present information. Market research, competitive analysis, content curation, academic research, and trend monitoring. Define your criteria once, get ongoing insights.

Creative Projects

Agents for content creation, brainstorming, and creative workflows. Writing assistance, design feedback, project management, and collaborative ideation. Your agent becomes a creative partner.

Communication

Manage communications across channels. Email triage, message drafting, follow-up tracking, social media management, and outreach campaigns. Agents that communicate in your voice.

Finlay Agent

The Finlay Agent is the AI system that helps you create and maintain your personal agents. It operates with full context of your connected tools, preferences, and project history.

Autonomous Creation

Describe what you need in plain language. The agent understands your intent, selects appropriate tools, and builds a working agent.

Self-Healing Projects

When something breaks, the agent diagnoses the issue, proposes fixes, and can implement repairs automatically.

Memory & Context

Agents remember your preferences, past interactions, and project context. They learn and improve over time.

Full Transparency

Every action is logged and explainable. You always know what your agent did and why.

typescript
// Example: Creating a personal research agent
import { Finlay } from '@finlay/sdk'

const agent = await Finlay.createAgent({
  name: 'Research Assistant',
  description: 'Gather and summarize information on topics I care about',
  tools: ['web-search', 'document-reader', 'email'],
  schedule: 'daily at 9am',
  preferences: {
    summaryLength: 'concise',
    sources: ['news', 'academic', 'industry'],
    deliveryMethod: 'email'
  }
})

// The agent now runs autonomously
await agent.deploy()

Platform features

Finlay provides enterprise-grade infrastructure for personal AI agents, making advanced capabilities accessible to everyone.

Tool Integration

Connect to 100+ apps and services. OAuth authentication, API management, and secure credential storage built-in.

Scheduling & Triggers

Run agents on schedules, in response to events, or on-demand. Flexible execution with detailed logging.

Online IDE

Edit and debug your agents in the browser. Full development environment with live preview and testing.

Local Development

Use your favorite editor. CLI tools for local testing, version control integration, and CI/CD support.

Security First

End-to-end encryption, SOC 2 compliance, and granular permissions. Your data stays yours.

Version Control

Every change is tracked. Roll back to any version, compare changes, and collaborate safely.

Quickstarts

Get started with Finlay in minutes. Choose the path that fits your workflow.

Create your first agent

Use natural language to describe what you want. Finlay builds and deploys your agent automatically.

5 minutes

SDK quickstart

Install the SDK, authenticate, and start building agents programmatically with full type support.

10 minutes

Connect your tools

Link your existing apps and services. OAuth setup, credential management, and permission configuration.

5 minutes

Local development setup

Set up your local environment for agent development. CLI installation, editor integration, and testing.

15 minutes

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