About
Switch is software from SandboxAQ that puts AI agents into the chat tools teams already use. It is part of SandboxAQ’s Flint AI line of agent products and launched on Product Hunt on September 8, 2026.
Agents join Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram or Mattermost channels as named participants, sharing the same messages and history as the people in the room. Switch works with agents built on Claude Code, OpenAI, Google ADK, LangChain, Amazon Bedrock and custom frameworks, and includes permission controls so owners decide who can talk to each agent and where.
Switch is free and self-hostable. Its code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence with the Commons Clause, which allows internal use and modification but bars selling Switch itself, so it is not open source under the formal OSI definition.
Features and integrations
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Agents as Teammates: Agents join channels as named participants with shared context.
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Multi-Platform: Works in Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram and Mattermost.
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Framework Agnostic: Connect agents built on Claude Code, OpenAI, Google ADK, LangChain and more.
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Room Context and Rules: Each channel carries its own context, participants and instructions.
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Permission Controls: Agent owners control who can invite and talk to each agent.
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Self-Hosted: Deploy in your own environment in minutes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free to use: No licence cost.
- Works where teams already chat: No new interface to learn.
- Vendor neutral: Avoids lock-in to one AI provider.
- Enterprise backing: Built by SandboxAQ.
Cons
- Needs technical setup: Self-hosting requires engineering time.
- Licence restrictions: The Commons Clause limits commercial resale.
- Busy channels: Many agents in one channel need careful rules.
Founder
Jack Hidary
Founder, SandboxAQ
Jack Hidary is the CEO of SandboxAQ, an enterprise AI and quantum technology company that was spun out of Alphabet in 2022. Switch is part of the company's Flint AI agent portfolio.
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Last updated October 5, 2026