Watch
Keeps an eye on prices, listings, tickets or the weather, and tells you only when something changes.
price drops · new flats · tickets back on sale
Spiegel by Vanyrion
The easy way to put AI to work for you.
Spiegel turns one sentence into an AI agent that watches, reminds, summarises and acts for you on a schedule, then messages you with the result.
- No code
- No servers
- No API keys
- No surprise bills
§ 1 · How it works
Three steps. That’s the whole setup.
If you can send a message, you can run an agent.
- 01
Ask
Type what you want in your own words, the way you’d ask a friend.
“Every evening, tell me if it’ll rain tomorrow.” - 02
Approve
See exactly what your agent will do, how often, where it tells you and what it may spend. Change anything, then approve.
Daily · 20:00 · Telegram · max $1 a month - 03
Done
It goes live in seconds and keeps working while you get on with your day.
Live · first message tonight
§ 2 · What it can do
Four kinds of work, handled for you.
Most of the small jobs that eat your week fall into one of these.
Remind
Nudges you or your family group at the right moment, on the right day.
bills due · school pickup · passport expirySummarise
Reads the news, your sources or your sales, and sends a short digest you can read in a minute.
morning news · daily sales · weekly billsAct
Saves a form entry, updates a live web page, or switches a smart plug through a webhook.
order forms · live dashboards · smart plugs
It starts when… triggers
It’s timeEvery 5 minutes to once a month
LiveYou message itA Telegram command
LiveA form is filledOn your agent’s own web page
LiveA webhook arrivesFrom any app, sensor or service
LiveAn email landsGmail, Outlook
SoonA home sensor changesTemperature, door, motion
Soon
…and then it actions
Messages you on TelegramAlerts, digests, replies
LiveUpdates a live web pageYour own dashboard or site
LiveCalls any APIWebhooks out, smart plugs, IFTTT
LiveSends a WhatsAppTo you or your family group
SoonSends an emailSummaries, reports, replies
SoonPushes to your phoneiOS and Android notifications
Soon
TelegramWhatsAppGmailOutlookGoogle CalendarGoogle SheetsSlackNotionHome AssistantSmart plugsIFTTTRSSAny REST API
“Soon” connectors are on the roadmap and not yet available in the beta.
§ 3 · Examples
Things people ask their agent for.
One sentence each. Spiegel works out the schedule, the sources and the cost.
Every evening, tell me if it’ll rain tomorrow.
Daily 20:00forecastTelegram
Ping me when a flat under $2k comes up near the park.
Daily 08:003 listing siteslive page
Tell me if these headphones drop below $200.
Every 15 min3 shopsAI only on change
Send my bakery’s website orders straight to my phone.
On each ordersavedTelegram
Summarise tech news for me every morning in five bullets.
Daily 07:00your sourcesTelegram
Remind the family group about school pickup every Friday.
Fridays 14:30Telegram group
Every Monday, list the bills due this week.
Mondays 07:00asks before sharing
Tell me the moment tickets for Saturday’s match are back.
Every 10 min1 pageTelegram
Turn the heater on at 6 pm if it’s below 15°C.
Daily 18:00forecastsmart plug
Illustrative requests. Telegram, web pages and webhooks work today; WhatsApp and email are coming soon.
§ 4 · Ways in
Chat, ask your assistant, or bring code.
Most people just chat. If you already build with AI or write code, Spiegel runs that too.
Describe the outcome
No code. We plan it, build it and test it on sample data. You pick the schedule, budget and alerts.
you Every morning, list new flats near the park under $2k and ping me. spiegel Live · checks daily at 8:00
Ask your assistant
Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor build it, then deploy straight to Spiegel. No copy-paste, no hosting.
you → Claude Track these 3 prices hourly and deploy to Spiegel. Claude Deployed “price-watch” · hourly
Ship your own code
Python or Node. One command gives you a scheduled job with secrets, logs and a data store.
$ spiegel deploy ./main.py ✓ deployed ✓ every 15 min → live · logs ready
§ 5 · Why it’s affordable
Built once by AI. Then it just runs.
Most AI agents re-think, and re-bill, on every run. Spiegel uses AI to build your agent once, tests it, and runs it as ordinary code. It calls a model only for the step that needs judgement.
An AI agent on every run
- Re-plans each time
- A different answer each run
- Cost grows with every run
Spiegel
- Written once, tested, versioned
- The same result every run
- AI only where it matters
Illustrative. An hourly job is about 720 runs a month.
news-digestRunning
every hour
5 stories summarised
Runs312Success98%Per run$0.002
page + Telegram2m ago
price-watchRunning
every 15 min
No change, AI skipped
Runs2140Success99%Per run$0.000
3 shopsjust now
flat-huntRunning
daily · 08:00
2 new listings found
Runs41Success100%Per run$0.004
live page3h ago
bills-weeklyNeeds you
Mondays · 07:00
Approve, then send to family
Runs12Success100%Per run$0.003
Telegram14m ago
§ 6 · In your control
Anything important waits for you.
Sending, paying, deleting: your agent stops and asks first. Every run leaves a record you can read, and every version can be undone.
- Spending limitsPer-run and monthly AI limits it never goes over. Bring your own model key if you like.
- Private memoryEach agent keeps its own data. You decide what its public page shows.
- IsolatedEvery agent runs on its own, with only the access it asks for.
- ReversibleTest on sample data, publish, roll back, pause or export at any time.
Inbox2 need you
bills-weekly · approval14m
Send this week’s bills summary to the family group?
3 bills due · $412 total · electricity up 18% on last month.
news-digest · new version1h
Publish v4 with a “markets” section?
Tested on yesterday’s inputs · output matched 23 of 24 runs.
Activity · every run recordedlive
§ 7 · Pricing
Start free. Pay as it grows.
Beta pricing. Final plans will be announced at launch.
Free
$0- 1 live agent
- Hourly schedules
- Web page, data and Telegram
- Platform AI model
Pro
Coming soon- More live agents
- Schedules down to minutes
- Custom domains
- Higher AI budgets
Bring your own key
Runtime only- Use your own AI provider
- Pay us only for running
- Same controls and budgets
- For heavy users
§ 8 · Questions
Straight answers.
What is an AI agent, in plain words?
A small helper that works on its own. You tell it what to watch and what to do, such as checking prices, reading the forecast or collecting orders. It does that on a schedule or when something happens, then tells you. Today that’s on Telegram or a web page; WhatsApp and email are coming soon.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Describe what you want in chat, review what Spiegel builds, and choose the schedule, budget and alerts. Developers can still bring their own code.
Can it control my smart home?
Yes, through webhooks today. Anything that accepts a web request, such as Home Assistant, IFTTT or many smart plugs, can be switched by your agent. Direct home-sensor triggers are coming soon.
How is this different from Zapier or other AI agents?
Zapier makes you wire steps together by hand. Most AI agents re-plan on every run, so results drift and costs grow. Spiegel uses AI to build your agent once and runs it as tested code: the same result every time, at a fraction of the cost.
What if it breaks?
Every run is recorded. If a source changes and a run fails, you’re alerted, and a fix is tested on past inputs before you approve it. You can roll back to the last working version at any time.
Will I get a surprise bill?
No. You set per-run and monthly AI limits, and Spiegel never goes over them. Or bring your own model key and pay your provider directly.
Who can see my data?
Only you, unless you choose to show specific fields on a public page. Each agent keeps its own private data.
Your first agent is one sentence away.
Join the private beta. We’re letting new people in every week.